Garlic Butter Shrimp with Rice

🕒 Time: ~20 minutes
🍽 Servings: 2

Ingredients

• 1 lb shrimp (peeled & deveined)
• 2 tbsp butter
• 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 tsp paprika
• ½ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
• Salt & pepper to taste
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley
• 2 cups cooked rice

Instructions

1. Cook the Rice: If you don’t have pre-cooked rice, start by cooking it first.
2. Sauté Garlic: In a pan, melt butter over medium heat and add garlic. Cook for 1 minute.
3. Cook Shrimp: Add shrimp, paprika, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Cook for about 2 minutes per side until pink.
4. Add Lemon & Parsley: Stir in lemon juice and parsley.
5. Serve: Plate the shrimp over rice and enjoy!

Check out this rice cooker that included steamer basket fits above the cooking pot, so you can multitask by steaming ingredients while your grains cook below.