Garlic Butter Shrimp

This Garlic Butter Shrimp is the easiest 15-minute dinner! It's made with just a few ingredients and the end result is perfectly cooked plump shrimp in the most divine, fragrant buttery sauce. Enjoy over rice or pasta to soak it up!

Prep Time10

Cook Time5

Total Time15

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: buttered shrimp, garlic lemon shrimp, lemon garlic butter shrimp

Servings: servings

Ingredients

4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 pound medium shrimp , peeled and deveined, thawed if frozen and patted dry
5 cloves garlic , minced
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
6 cranks freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
cooked white rice , for serving

Instructions

In a large nonstick skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Stir in the paprika and red pepper flakes.
Add in the shrimp; cook until pink and opaque, 2 to 3 minutes.
Stir in the garlic; sauté until fragrant and a bit softened, about 30-45 seconds.
Stir in the lemon juice, salt, pepper, and parsley.
Remove from the heat.
Serve right away over cooked white rice with some spoonfuls of the pan sauce and enjoy.

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