Garlic Shrimp with Butter Herb Rice

Yes, shrimp, we all love shrimp, well most of us. I do! How about an easy recipe with few ingredients with lots of flavor? Perfect for a Monday. Yesterday was Mothers Day, but most of us are back to cooking dinner tonight, so make it easy on yourself with this recipe!

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Garlic Butter Herb Rice

  • Servings: 4-6
  • Difficulty: easy
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What you’ll need:

Rice

4 cups water
2 cups white rice
bouillon cubes
4 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
​2 tbsp butter

Shrimp

1 1/2 pound large peeled shrimp
8 tbsp butter
​5 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup chicken stock
juice of 1 lemon
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
salt and pepper


Bring water to a boil, add some salt, 2 small or 1 large chicken bouillon cube, chopped parsley, and rice. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and cover. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add 2 tbsp butter and mix thoroughly.
Melt 2 tbsp of butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add shrimp with salt and pepper to taste. Cook and stir occasionally until pink, about 3 minutes, then remove the shrimp and set aside.
Add garlic to the skillet and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the chicken stock and lemon juice. Bring to a boil and reduce heat back to medium. Simmer for 2 minutes. Stir in remaining 6 tbsp of butter, one tbsp at a time. when melted and smooth, add shrimp and parsley and stir. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Serve immediately over the Butter Herb rice. This is a buttery dinner that will leave you satisfied and happy!Bon Apetit!
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