The easiest recipe for cooking shrimp. The shrimp is sauteed in garlic butter and lemon sauce and completely ready in 10 minutes.
Prep time: PT5M
Cook time: PT5M
Total time: PT10M
Rating
4.96 stars (116 reviews)
Keywords
sauteed shrimp
Ingredients
1 lb large raw shrimp, peeled & deveined
8 Tbsp unsalted butter
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp Italian seasoning
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp ground black pepper
½ tsp ground paprika
1 lemon, to taste
Categories
Dinner
Side Dish
Cuisine
American
Steps
Defrost shrimp and completely pat dry. Devein the shrimp and remove the tail, optional.
Combine the ingredients for the seasoning: the Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and paprika.
In a bowl, coat the shrimp with the seasoning and mix well.
In a skillet, over medium heat, melt the butter and garlic, stirring frequently.
Add shrimp and cook 2-3 minutes per side.
Remove from heat and drizzle freshly squeezed lemon, mix to combine.
Enjoy.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 320 kcal
Carbohydrates: 1 g
Protein: 23 g
Fat: 24 g
Saturated Fat: 14 g
Cholesterol: 346 mg
Sodium: 1175 mg
Reviews
Jeanette on 2026-05-02 (5 stars): Easy and tasty
Bruce R. Stith on 2026-02-14 (5 stars): I made this for my fiancé, for her birthday. She sends her utmost compliments. I very much loved this recipe and she did so, more than I did. Shrimp is one of her favorite foods and this one went through the hoop. Thank you guys, for this.
Martha on 2026-02-04 (5 stars): Delicious! I served it with spaghetti squash and used the garlic butter on that too. Absolutely divine. I did end up with way too much butter, so I think I'd cut it down next time.
Aria on 2026-02-03 (5 stars): This was delicious! I will be making again, regularly. I made very few changes. I agree with one reviewer, and used less salt from the start. But we eat almost no processed food, and I've discovered that after a couple of years of that that things now taste too salty to us much more easily. the l The one other change I made was to add the garlic in after I removed the shrimp and then pour the garlic butter over the shrimp on the plate. Just because I know I tend to burn garlic, and I didn't want to ruin those pretty shrimp. Really, really fabulous and easy. Thank you!!
Britney Beckaspears on 2025-12-16 (5 stars): Hi Valentina! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I loved this recipe. I’m personally allergic to shrimp, so I just made it for the funsies. I really liked how the looks of the dish filled my appetite from the appeal 😜😜🤪🤪😳😳!! This recipe blew my mind I was so stunned I couldn’t move. My husband had to shake my legs until I woke back up. Absolutely mind blowing.
Bless!
Britney Beckaspears
Wendy on 2025-12-10 (5 stars): Very good and easy!
Chris on 2025-11-20 (5 stars): I'm a 42 yr Dad of four picky eaters & a disabled wife who can't cook so it's up to me. I try to find new things to make every night and they are usually a tossup on if they'll eat it but they all loved this recipe, thank you
Ozala on 2025-10-25 (5 stars): I’m a native New Orleanian and I’ve had shrimp prepared in so many delicious ways, but this recipe was truly, easy and absolutely delicious! I didn’t have Italian seasoning on hand, so I used some pampered chef garlic and herb seasoning which worked well. I know I will make this again and again!
