Creamy garlic butter tuscan shrimp coated in a light and creamy sauce filled with garlic, sun dried tomatoes and spinach! packed with incredible flavours!
This Creamy Garlic Butter Tuscan Shrimp boasts so much flavour, it would be a sin not to share it with you!
First, I have two words for you. Garlic. Butter. HELLO. You are going to fry your shrimp (or prawns) in butter FULL of garlic. I could have left this recipe right here….but then I wouldn’t be doing anything different to this Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp. And that’s NO BUENO. SO… Garlic Butter Shrimp SMOTHERED in a beautiful and creamy Tuscan sauce.
Tuscan? I know, I know. This is not a traditional recipe form Tuscany… BUT it is a ‘traditional’ recipe — in chicken form — from the popular Olive Garden Italian Restaurant. However, being Valentine’s Day, shrimp is that much more romantic.
In this recipe, you can use marinated peppers (capsicums), or sun dried tomatoes. I went for the tomaytoes, because this Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Parmesan Chicken has lingered in my brain cells since making it, and this recipe is similar to that one.
Need some tips? Here ya go:
If you don’t want to use salted butter, use unsalted and season shrimp to suit your tastebuds.
If wanting to cut the calorie or fat grams, use less butter or cooking oil spray to fry the garlic.
Half and half is an American product, made from equal parts light cream and milk. Feel free to use half light cream and half 2% milk (or full fat if not worried about calories and fat counts), in place of half and half. Alternatively, use all light cream or heavy cream if you wish. For a dairy free option, substitute half and half with almond milk.
I use sun dried tomatoes in oil, and drain them reserving about 1 teaspoon for added flavour when cooking. Feel free to use fat free sun dried tomatoes (not packed in oil), to save calories.
For a gluten free option, find GLUTEN FREE Cornstarch where available
Creamy Garlic Butter Tuscan Shrimp
Prep Time : 5 mins
Cook Time : 15 mins
Total Time : 20 mins
Creamy Garlic Butter Tuscan Shrimp coated in a light and creamy sauce filled with garlic, sun dried tomatoes and spinach! Packed with incredible flavours!
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Calories: 403 kcal
Recipe Notes
*If you don't want to use salted butter, use unsalted and season shrimp as desired
**Half and half is an American product, made from equal parts light cream and milk. Feel free to use half light cream and half 2% milk (or full fat if not worried about calories and fat counts), in place of half and half. Alternatively, use all light cream or heavy cream. Substitute half and half with almond milk.
***For a gluten free option, find GLUTEN FREE Cornstarch where available
Nutrition Facts
Creamy Garlic Butter Tuscan Shrimp
Amount Per Serving
Calories 403 Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15g 23%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Cholesterol 332mg 111%
Sodium 1346mg 56%
Potassium 1531mg 44%
Total Carbohydrates 16g 5%
Dietary Fiber 5g 20%
Sugars 18g
Protein 39g 78%
Vitamin A 61.1%
Vitamin C 39.5%
Calcium 43.2%
Iron 37.5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons salted butter*
- 6 cloves garlic , finely diced
- 1 pound (500 g) shrimp (or prawns) -- tails on or off
- 1 small yellow onion , diced
- 1/2 cup white wine (OPTIONAL)
- 5 oz (150 g) jarred sun dried tomato strips in oil, drained
- 1 3/4 cups half and half (or milk -- reduced fat, skim or full fat milk)* *SEE NOTES
- Salt and pepper , to taste
- 3 cups baby spinach leaves
- 2/3 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese (do not include for dairy free option)
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch (cornflour) mixed with 1 tablespoons of water (optional)***
- 2 teaspoons dried Italian herbs
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley , choppe
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