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Creamy Garlic Shrimp with Spinach – This deliciously creamy shrimp recipe is one of the easiest skillet meals you can ever make! Juicy shrimp are cooked in a garlic buttery sauce then mixed up with cream and spinach for a luscious 10-minute easy shrimp dinner!
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Ingredients list for the creamy garlic spinach shrimp
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided (or ghee, or olive oil)
- 1 1/2 pounds (700g) medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 onion, minced
- 1/2 cup sundried tomatoes, chopped
- 1/4 cup (60ml) chicken stock or veggie broth
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce of your choice (we used Sriracha)
- 2 cups chopped spinach (or baby spinach)
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream or (coconut cream)
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
- Crushed red chili pepper flakes, optional
Photo credit: © Eatwell101.com
Photo credit: © Eatwell101.com
Photo credit: © Eatwell101.com
Photo credit: © Eatwell101.com
Photo credit: © Eatwell101.com
Photo credit: © Eatwell101.com
Directions
1. To make the creamy garlic shrimp with spinach: Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. In a bowl, season shrimp with salt and pepper, to taste. Add shrimp and cook, stirring occasionally, until shrimp is pink, about 2-3 minutes; then set aside in a shallow plate.
2. Add onion and garlic to the same skillet, and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add sundried tomato and continue cooking for one minute. Stir in chicken stock and hot sauce to deglaze. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until reduced by half, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in remaining 3 tablespoons butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until melted and smooth. Add spinach, then heavy whipping cream and give a quick stir to combine. Adjust seasoning if necessary.
3. Stir in shrimp back to the pan and gently toss to combine with the creamy garlic spinach sauce. Reheat for 1 minute, then serve the creamy garlic spinach shrimp immediately, garnished with chili pepper flakes and fresh chopped parsley, if desired. If you’re super hungry, serve over pasta, rice, cauliflower rice or zucchini noodles. Enjoy! 🍤
Shrimp recipe note:
- You can use shrimp with tails on or off.
- Buy shrimp (or prawns) already deveined, shelled and cleaned, and you have yourself such an easy recipe.
- Frozen shrimp is okay for this recipe, but fresh wild-caught shrimp tend to have better flavor.
- You can use reduced-fat cream, light cream, or half and half instead of heavy cream. A good low-calorie substitution is evaporated milk. If you choose to go dairy-free, coconut cream is also excellent!
Photo credit: © Eatwell101.com
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Jen
2024-01-27 21:06:35
Delicious! Easy to make, ingredients on hand, added a handful of parmesan cheese before serving. Served over noodels. WIll definitely make again
Jeff
2023-07-30 14:40:49
This came out great, easy enough. Because shrimp are only sold whole, I made quickie shrimp stock (chicken stock cooked for 20 minutes with the heads and tails), which I think enhanced the flavor. I served it over brown rice. Next time, I will add the spinach earlier, it didn't cook down much in the time given in the recipe and I cooked it a bit longer before adding the shrimp.
Trish White
2023-07-30 11:28:20
I made this exactly like written and it was absolutely delicious. My husband and I really enjoyed it and will make it one of our regular go to's!
Hilary Taylor
2023-06-26 22:53:50
Made this tonight - super easy and very tasty. I used half and half instead of cream, doubled the spinach and served it with brown rice - will be making again soon!
Michele
2023-04-03 15:20:04
It was delicious. I added some parmesan cheese and it was scrumptious.
Krista
2023-03-16 20:16:25
I used half and half, but maybe if I had used whipping cream it would have been thicker? Ended up adding some flour to thicken up, but once I did, it was delicious! Served over spaghettini.
Susan
2022-08-17 18:33:56
A delicious dinner! Paired it with cauliflower rice for a healthy winner.
Nadine
2022-07-21 20:10:56
This was delicious! No difficult ingredients, easy to follow recipe, and awesome flavour. I served it over noodles/pasta.
Alisa
2022-03-17 10:47:53
Delicious, fresh and easy. Thanks!
Karen
2022-01-22 23:09:40
It was wonderful! I used half and half to cut down on calories. And used baby spinach. Lots of it. Also I used a tablespoon of a Moroccan jarred spice blend. We like spicy food. We will definitely do again. Served it over orzo.
Cathy B
2022-01-17 22:16:27
Excellent - hubs loved it, I loved it
Alisa
2021-12-19 17:32:03
This was so easy and absolutely delicious. I didn’t use any butter I used a tablespoon of olive oil to pan fry the shrimp and I used unsweetened coconut milk so I think this recipe was far lower in calorie and yet absolutely delicious, loved it, it’s going to be a regular! Thanks!
Connie
2021-10-21 19:41:59
Very tasty! I added more onion and garlic and used coconut milk and served over quinoa. I also left out the sun dried tomatoes since I didn’t have any on hand but tripled the fresh baby spinach. It was delicious!
Andrea
2021-07-01 09:52:19
This was really delicious. I served it over couscous.
Sheepdoc
2021-03-28 18:13:53
This was yummy. I had old fresh spinach, about to expire heavy cream, and frozen garlic shrimp. Served on noodles.
Carrie Sheppard
2021-01-07 16:30:49
Super tasty and healthy with that spinach going on👀😋
