Garlic Shrimp and Rice

Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Makes

4 servings

Updated: Jul. 21, 2023
My son's favorite food is shrimp, so I'm always looking for quick and simple ways to make it. In this recipe, sometimes I use garlic salt instead of minced garlic cloves and salt. —Julie Trani, Chesapeake, Virginia
Garlic Shrimp and Rice Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

  • 1 cup instant brown rice
  • 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 package (6 ounces) fresh baby spinach

Directions

  1. Cook rice according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook the shrimp, garlic and salt in butter and oil for 1 minute. Add spinach. Cover and cook until shrimp turn pink and spinach is wilted. Stir in rice.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 309 calories, 15g fat (5g saturated fat), 153mg cholesterol, 656mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 2g fiber), 22g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2-1/2 fat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable.