Garlic Butter Shrimp

Name: Garlic Butter Shrimp
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter; 2 pounds frozen medium shrimp; 2 tablespoons garlic powder, or more to taste; 1/4 cup water; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; salt and ground black pepper to taste

⏱️ Ready in 15 min 🥄 Prep 5 min 🔥 Cook 10 min 👥 8 servings 👁️ 18 views

Delicious, satisfying, and oh-so-comforting garlic butter shrimp. Serve over rice or pasta.

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🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 5 min

Cook 10 min

Serves 8

Difficulty Medium

🛒 Ingredients

1/2 cup butter

2 pounds frozen medium shrimp

2 tablespoons garlic powder, or more to taste

1/4 cup water

2 tablespoons cornstarch

salt and ground black pepper to taste

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 8

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 204

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 12.5g 16%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 301mg 13%

Total Carbohydrate 3.3g 1%

Dietary Fiber 0.2g 1%

Total Sugars 0.5g

Protein 19g 38%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Melt butter in a large skillet or wok over medium-low heat.

Add shrimp; cook and stir until shrimp turn pink, about 5 minutes.

Mix in garlic powder.

Whisk water and cornstarch together in a bowl to make a slurry.

Pour into the skillet and stir until butter sauce thickens, 3 to 5 minutes.

Season with salt and pepper.