Description
A comforting dish packed with flavor, featuring shrimp cooked in garlic butter and served over rice.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup rice (white or brown)
- 2 cups chicken broth
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Chopped green onions, for garnish
Instructions
- Cook the rice: In a pot, cook the rice according to package instructions using chicken broth instead of water.
- Heat the butter: While the rice is cooking, heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Sauté the garlic: Add the minced garlic and sauté until fragrant.
- Cook the shrimp: Toss in the shrimp and sprinkle the Cajun seasoning over them. Cook until the shrimp turn pink, about 3-4 minutes.
- Season and serve: Season with salt and pepper to taste, serve the shrimp over the fluffy rice, and finish with chopped green onions.
Notes
For best results, don’t skip using chicken broth to cook the rice and adjust the Cajun seasoning to your spice tolerance.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Cajun
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 150mg