Description
Enjoy a flavorful and healthy meal with this easy Garlic Butter Shrimp with Zucchini Noodles recipe. Tender shrimp sautéed in garlic butter, served over fresh zucchini noodles, and finished with a squeeze of lemon juice and parsley. A low-carb, gluten-free dish that’s ready in no time!
Ingredients
Scale
For the Shrimp:
- 1 pound large shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
For the Zucchini Noodles:
- 4 medium zucchini (spiralized into noodles)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- Grated Parmesan cheese (optional, for serving)
Instructions
- Prepare the Shrimp: Pat dry the shrimp, season with salt and pepper.
- Sauté Shrimp: Heat olive oil and 2 tablespoons of butter, add garlic and red pepper flakes, sauté shrimp until pink and opaque.
- Cook Zucchini Noodles: Add remaining butter and zucchini noodles to the skillet, cook until tender.
- Combine: Return shrimp to skillet, add lemon juice and parsley, toss to combine.
- Serve: Garnish with Parmesan and serve immediately.
Notes
- Zucchini noodles cook quickly—avoid overcooking.
- Pre-spiralized zucchini can be used for convenience.
- Add white wine for extra flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 580mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 180mg
