Description
This creamy garlic butter shrimp with mashed potatoes is a rich, restaurant-style comfort dish made easy at home. Juicy shrimp are coated in a velvety garlic cream sauce and served over fluffy mashed potatoes for the ultimate cozy dinner. Perfect for weeknights or special occasions.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 lbs russet potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1. Boil potatoes in salted water until tender
- 2. Drain and mash with butter and milk
- 3. Season mashed potatoes with salt and pepper
- 4. Heat butter in skillet over medium heat
- 5. Cook shrimp until pink then remove
- 6. Sauté garlic in same pan
- 7. Add cream and simmer gently
- 8. Stir in paprika, lemon juice, and seasoning
- 9. Return shrimp and coat in sauce
- 10. Serve over mashed potatoes and garnish with parsley
Notes
- Do not overcook shrimp
- Warm milk before mashing potatoes
- Use fresh garlic for best flavor
- Simmer sauce gently
- Adjust seasoning gradually
- Add Parmesan for extra richness
- Use Yukon Gold potatoes for creamier texture
- Store leftovers up to 3 days
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 620mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 16g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 210mg
Keywords: creamy garlic butter shrimp with mashed potatoes, shrimp dinner