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Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp - An Alternative Protein Bowl

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Easy Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp recipe with a touch of basil, coconut milk and honey! It's one of the easiest and quickest way to prepare shrimp, all ready within 20 minutes

This lemon garlic butter shrimp recipe is a perfect way to cook up shrimp in a tasty and unique way.  The shrimp is cooked with four different flavors that come together extremely well: honey, garlic, lemon and basil.  Sometimes adding too many flavors in one dish can result in a confusing taste going in too many directions, I don’t find this to be one of those dishes.  Lemon is practically a given ingredient when eating seafood, and lemon with garlic is always welcome in my book.  The savory basil is aromatic and the honey adds a sweetness and slight texture change that brings a hint of Asian flare.  I like that the honey balances out the tanginess from lemon.

lemon garlic butter shrimp

With the shrimp having a high protein content and quinoa added to the dish I consider this to be a great option for a shrimp protein bowl.  It definitely mixes it up a bit from the more common chicken and other common protein bowls that you’ll find out there.  I didn’t feel like going to the store today so I just grabbed a few other veggies that were on-hand, which included peas and corn (since I have two toddlers I always seem to have a bag of those around!).

You can enjoy this lemon garlic shrimp with rice or follow my lead with it on top of your favorite salad.  Either should taste great.

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Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp

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Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 2 -3

Ingredients
 

  • 12 pieces of extra-large shrimp
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 4-5 cloves garlic
  • 1 ¼ tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon honey, or more according to your liking
  • 1 teaspoon chopped basil, I used mydorot
  • tablespoons Optional: 2 coconut milk, full fat
  • salt/pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Heat olive oil in a skillet over hight heat. When it begins to smoke, place shrimp in a skillet and cook for one minute without stirring
  • Season shrimp with salt and pepper to taste
  • Stir in garlic and chopped basil, cook for about 1 minute
  • In a small mixing bowl, add lemon juice, honey and coconut milk quickly stir
  • Next stir in the lemon juice, coconut milk, honey mixture and ¼ tablespoon butter
  • Cook until the butter is melted, then turn the heat to low and add the remaining butter
  • Keep stirring until the shrimp is well cooked, then stir in chopped parsley and turn off the heat.
  • Serve with rice, salad or quinoa with veggies of your choice.
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  1. Doria says

    First of all, your pictures are gorgeous! Sometime when my husband isn't around (he's allergic to shellfish) I'm totally trying this because it looks so yummy--and easy. 😉

    • Rika says

      My sister is allergic to shellfish too 🙁

  2. Pam Wattenbarger says

    Your pictures are beautiful! They make me want to grab the dish right off the screen. I'm a huge shrimp fan so this recipe is on my menu soon.

    • Rika says

      hope you'd enjoy this recipe!

  3. 3decades3kids Diane Sullivan says

    What an absolutely delicious looking dish. I love anything with shrimp and would love to try this recipe!

  4. Heather says

    Oh my gosh, that looks amazing! I need to cook more with quinoa! Your pictures are amazing.

  5. Rebecca Swenor says

    This Lemon garlic butter shrimp looks like a great dish for my family. They love shrimp and I will have to make this for them. I don't eat shrimp but I do cook it for them. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

  6. chefjoe11 says

    This photo is gorgeous. Lemon and garlic are two of my favorite flavor combinations.

  7. sayhellonature says

    Oh yum! I love shrimp dishes and finding new recipes to make with them. Saving to make soon!

  8. Jennifer says

    Oh wow, this looks delicious! I never think to cook with shrimp even though it is so yummy.

  9. Bites for Foodies says

    This is my kind of meal!!! It looks so clean and so delicious! Shrimp is one of my favourite foods!

  10. Clara says

    I love shrimp and I love butter so this is a no brainer for me. The quinoa adds a nice twist.