Easy Cilantro Lime Shrimp
Easy Cilantro Lime Shrimp is a simple skillet recipe anyone can make - bursting with garlic, lime, butter, and cilantro flavors for the best shrimp you can make in under 10 minutes - in just one pan! Perfect for shrimp tacos, fajitas, salads, wraps, and more!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 313kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp butter olive oil, or vegan butter
- 1 lb shrimp peeled and deveined
- ¼ cup garlic diced
- 1 lime 1/2 sliced, 1/2 juiced and zested
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp pepper freshly cracked
- ¼ cup cilantro chopped
Instructions
- In a large, nonstick pan, melt butter (or heat oil until shimmery if using olive oil) on medium high heat.
- Add diced garlic and let brown and become fragrant, stirring often to prevent burning - about 3 minutes.
- Cut lime in half, and add the juice and zest of half the lime to the pan.
- Stir in shrimp and red pepper flakes, as well as sliced wedges from the other half of the lime.
- Let cook until one side of shrimp is pink - about 3 minutes, and stir in cilantro.
- Continue to cook on high until pink are just pink and opaque - about another 4 minutes - do not overcook shrimp.
- Remove from heat and serve as an appetizer, over pasta, rice, vegetables, or in a taco or wrap!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 313kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 277mg | Sodium: 1191mg | Fiber: 1g