Garlic Butter Shrimp with Yellow Rice

Ingredients

• For the Garlic Butter Shrimp:
• 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined 🍤
• 3 tbsp unsalted butter 🧈
• 1 tbsp olive oil 🫒
• 4 cloves garlic, minced 🧄
• 0.5 tsp smoked paprika 🌶️
• 0.5 tsp salt 🧂
• 0.25 tsp black pepper
• 0.25 tsp red pepper flakes (optional, for heat) 🔥
• Juice of ½ a lime 🍋
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped 🌿
• For the Rice:
• 2 cups cooked white rice 🍚
• 1 tbsp olive oil 🫒
• 1 clove garlic, minced 🧄
• 0.5 tsp salt 🧂
• 0.25 tsp black pepper
• For Serving:
• Lime wedges 🍋
• Extra chopped parsley 🌿

Instructions

1. 11️⃣ Prepare the Rice
2. 2Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat.
3. 3Add minced garlic and sauté until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
4. 4Stir in cooked rice, salt, and black pepper, mixing well. Keep warm. 🍚🔥
5. 52️⃣ Cook the Garlic Butter Shrimp
6. 6Heat olive oil and 1 tbsp butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
7. 7Add minced garlic and sauté until golden and fragrant. 🧄✨
8. 8Toss in shrimp, smoked paprika, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes.
9. 9Cook for 2-3 minutes per side until shrimp turn pink and opaque. 🍤🔥
10. 103️⃣ Finish the Sauce
11. 11Add remaining butter and a squeeze of lime juice, stirring to coat the shrimp in the buttery garlic sauce.
12. 12Sprinkle with fresh parsley and remove from heat. 🌿🧈
13. 134️⃣ Serve & Enjoy
14. 14Plate the garlic butter shrimp over a bed of warm rice.
15. 15Garnish with extra parsley and lime wedges. 🍚🍤🔥