Keto Creamy Butter Shrimp
Yield:
1
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
15 minutes
Total Time:
30 minutes
This creamy butter shrimp is one of the keto recipes that everyone will go crazy about. It is packed with flavors thanks to the shrimp, butter, garlic, basil, cherry tomatoes, heavy cream, and parmesan cheese combined.
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 200g Shrimps, deveined and shelled
- Sea salt and Black Pepper to taste
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1 clove of Garlic, minced
- 1/2 Cherry Tomatoes, in halves
- 1 cup Arugula
- 2 Tbsp Heavy Cream
- 2 Tbsp Parmesan cheese
- 2 Tbsp fresh Basil, chopped
- 1/2 lemon, squeezed
Instructions
- Over medium heat, heat the skillet and add the olive oil.
- Add shrimps and cook until the color turns into light orange, about 2 minutes.
- Remove from skillet and set aside.
- Lower the heat to low and add butter. When butter has melted, saute the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add cherry tomatoes and arugula. Then, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook until tomatoes are tender and arugula is just wilted.
- Add in heavy cream, parmesan and fresh basil.
- Add the shrimps back to the skillet and stir to combine.
- Bring the mixture to simmer.
- Lastly, squeeze lemon before serving.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 729Total Fat: 54gSaturated Fat: 26gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 24gCholesterol: 526mgSodium: 2573mgCarbohydrates: 11gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gProtein: 51g
