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Garlic Honey Lime Shrimp - garlicky, sweet, sticky skillet shrimp with fresh lime. This recipe is so good and easy, takes only 15 mins to make.
I never run out of shrimp in my freezer.
I always have a pack or two frozen shrimp that I can quickly whip up for dinner.
Shrimp is so versatile and delicious, and this garlic honey lime shrimp recipe is no exception.
Shrimp is really not that expensive when they are on sale.
For 1 lb bag of shrimp, you can get it for $6-$7 or cheaper. They are shelled, deveined, and ready for cooking.
You can use whole peeled shrimp (no tail-on) and they are cheaper.
When you have good shrimp, all you need are some basic ingredients: garlic, honey, salt, cayenne pepper and squirts of fresh lime juice.
Serve this garlic honey lime shrimp with pasta, noodles, or cilantro lime rice.
I served it with my creamy garlic Parmesan fettuccine and dinner was delicious!
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This recipe is only 351 calories per serving.
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Garlic Honey Lime Shrimp Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb (500g) shelled and deveined shrimp
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon melted unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 dashes cayenne pepper
- chopped parsley
Instructions
- Rinse the shrimp with cold water. Drained and set aside.
- Heat up a skillet (cast-iron preferred), add the olive oil and butter. Add the garlic and saute until they turn slightly brown, stir in the shrimp. Stir and cook the shrimp a few times before adding the honey, lime juice, salt and cayenne pepper.
- Cook the shrimp until the honey lime sauce thickens. Garnish with chopped parsley and serve immediately.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Is this frozen, raw shrimp going directly into the pan?
Yes!
I tried this last night! It turned out amazing, will be making it in the future!
Awesome please try more recipes on my site!
I’m not sure what I did wrong but my sauce never thickened . So it wasn’t really sticky
The sauce should be thickened. You have to cook longer to reduce the sauce.
Made your lime/honey shrimp and it was absolutely the BEST EVER! Very easy & fairly quick and would be able to use a variety of rice, pasta or risotto. I got the shrimp just slightly overdone but will know better for 2nd go! AND there will be many times in the future as this really is the BEST and I am not exaggerating-have never posted any review and really don’t cook :) My husband, who is the cook loved it, seriously we both were surprised as I had mentioned all the great reviews & laughed as it was such a simple receipt we thought people were a bit full
Of it :) but we were the ones wrong! Thank you for sharing this excellent recipe!
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Oh my goodness. This recipe is so yummy. I scaled way down on the portion since it was dinner for one and probably went a little heavier on the honey. Haha. SO good. This made my “favorites” list!
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Great recipe. Added one chopped jalapeño instead of cayenne because I needed to use it. Served it over your cilantro lime rice. Husband said “this is a keeper!” Big compliment. Next time I will double the sauce because it’s so good over the rice.
5 Stars!
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Todas tus recetas son deliciosas y practicas. Me encanta lo que he hecho!!!.Falta probar esta de camarones.
This recipe is so very delicious! I was looking for something beyond merely oil, shrimp, salt, and heat lol
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Made the honey lime shrimp, was delicious with lime rice and cilantro. Yum! Fast and easy.
Was looking for a shrimp recipe to include in a shrimp omelet, and this shrimp is very tasty! The honey/lime/cayenne combo helps make a great sauce with the shrimp, and perfect for just about anything!
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