Spinach Garlic Butter Shrimp
This delicious Spinach Garlic Butter Shrimp cooks quickly for a simple one-pot weeknight dinner. A fast pan sauce gets life from garlic, zesty lemon juice, and crushed red pepper. Shrimp is a quick-cooking protein that blends well with any ingredient. Here's how to make this easy weeknight shrimp dinner.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 155kcal
Equipment
- Large Fry Skillet or Dutch Oven
Ingredients
- 1 lbs Shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 1/2 stick Butter (divided)
- 4-5 cloves Garlic Minced
- 1/2 tsp Oregano Dried
- 1/2 tsp Red pepper flakes ( crushed)
- 2 cup Spinach Frozen ( thawed and drained well)
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese Grated
- 1/2 Lemon (to squeeze over the shrimp)
- Salt ( to taste)
- Black pepper ( to taste)
Instructions
- Melt 4 tbsp of butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add the garlic, oregano, and red pepper flakes to the skillet. Cooking for an additional 2 minutes until the garlic starts to become fragrant stirring frequently. Careful not to burn the garlic
- Add in the shrimp stirring frequently.
- Add the parmesan cheese and the spinach (thawed and drained) frozen spinach stir for about 2 minutes more.
- Squeeze 1/2 a lemon over the pan turn off the heat
- Optional: Serve over a bed of linguine and garlic bread.
Nutrition
Calories: 155kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 191mg | Sodium: 353mg | Potassium: 415mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 1583IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 246mg | Iron: 1mg