Creamy Garlic Shrimp and Rice is an easy comfort food that only takes 25 minutes to make. This garlicky seafood meal combines sauteed vegetables and plump shrimp, served over a bed of warm white rice.
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Why this Garlic Shrimp and Rice Recipe is a Keeper
This great shrimp with rice recipe for the best creamy garlic shrimp is one of our favorites. Add shrimp and fresh garlic into a skillet with a cream of shrimp sauce, and soon enough, you’ll have the perfect weeknight dinner! Here’s just a few reasons why we think this is one of the best shrimp recipes:
- 25 Minute Meal: It only takes a quick 25 minutes to make this creamy shrimp recipe for shrimp in creamy garlic butter.
- Easy Ingredients: All the shrimp cream sauce ingredients are easy enough to throw together and can be found in your kitchen or local grocery store.
- Family Friendly: This easy and delicious rice and shrimp recipe is sure to satisfy your entire family, pleasing even the pickiest eaters.
If you’re looking for more shrimp recipes, try these: Garlic Parmesan Shrimp, Boom Boom Shrimp Tacos, and Lemony Shrimp Risotto.
Can I Use Different Rice to Make this Recipe?
Yes. You can make this quick and easy creamy shrimp and rice recipe with any type of rice you want, such as yellow rice or brown rice.
Ingredient Notes for Easy Creamy Garlic Butter Shrimp and Rice
Shrimp and garlic rice is all made easily in one pan, so there’s no need to remove the shrimp and set aside, only to add the shrimp back to the skillet later. Just add the garlic, shrimp, and everything else you need. Here are some useful ingredients you’ll need to make garlic and parmesan shrimp:
- Shrimp: Cook the shrimp in a creamy parmesan sauce. You can use either fresh shrimp or frozen shrimp, as long as it’s peeled and deveined. Jumbo shrimp works fine, but you can use any size shrimp you want.
- Cream of Shrimp Soup: Add the shrimp to this soup base, which will be used to make a creamy sauce with garlic and vegetables.
- Garlic Cloves: Mince 3 garlic cloves before cooking the shrimp rice dish.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
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Variations and Substitutions for the Best Creamy Shrimp and Garlic Rice
- Cream Soup: Use a different cream soup to make the sauce, like cream of mushroom or cream of chicken. The shrimp and sauce go great together, flavored with bits of garlic.
- Cheeses: Top this shrimp recipe with parmesan, Romano, or asiago cheese.
Pro Tip
Cook shrimp without tails or leave the tails on; it’s up to you!
How to Make this Creamy Garlic Shrimp Recipe
Cooking with shrimp is very easy, and this recipe is amazing for any occasion. Serve this creamy garlic shrimp for a family dinner, or for guests; they’ll be sure to love this recipe! Read on to learn how to make creamy garlic shrimp in butter, in just a few easy steps.
These are the basic steps to make shrimp and rice. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
1. Sautee Vegetables
First, heat butter or oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Then add celery, green pepper and shallots. Sautee until tender, about 5-6 minutes.
2. Cook Shrimp and Add Garlic
Next, add minced garlic to the same skillet as the vegetables and stir until fragrant for about 1 minute. Then, pat raw shrimp dry with a paper towel and season with House Seasoning Blend. Turn the stove on low, and add shrimp and cook. Sear the shrimp in the pan for 3-5 minutes, or until shrimp completely cooks through.
3. Simmer the Shrimp and Vegetables
Add soup, water, and red pepper and bring the sauce to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, until the white sauce has thickened. Serve the shrimp on top of hot rice and enjoy!
FAQs to Make Creamy Garlic Shrimp
Expert Tips for Making the Best Shrimp and Garlic Rice
- Seasoning: Add some more flavor to this shrimp and rice recipe with Old Bay seasoning, garlic powder, and a dash of lemon juice. You can also try Italian seasoning as well.
- Creamy Garlic Shrimp Pasta: Instead of rice, try risotto or even pasta. For a low carb option, try cauliflower rice or zucchini noodles. It’s a good idea to salt the pasta water, so you don’t have to use shrimp with salt.
- Fresh Parmesan: Try grated parmesan cheese on top of the shrimp. For other garnishes, try a teaspoon of red pepper flakes or parsley. Just add the parmesan cheese, then season with salt and pepper.
- Alternate ingredients: Substitute crab meat, garlic scallops, or clams instead of shrimp. You can even make a garlic chicken pasta salad with a few ingredient adjustments to this recipe.
- Wine: Try a splash of white wine in the sauce, such as a chardonnay, or add some cream to thicken the sauce a bit. Just add the heavy cream or chicken broth to make the creamy garlic sauce thicken.
What to Serve with Easy Creamy Garlic Shrimp and Rice
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Creamy Garlic Shrimp and Rice
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Butter
- 3 cloves Garlic minced
- 2 Celery , finely diced
- ¼ cup Green bell pepper , finely diced
- ¼ cup Shallots , finely diced
- 1 pound Shrimp , clean and deveined
- 1 teaspoon All Purpose Seasoning
- 10.75 ounces Cream of Shrimp soup, 1 can
- ½ cup water
- ¼ teaspoon Ground red pepper
- 6 cups Rice, cooked
Instructions
- Heat butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add celery, green pepper and shallots; saute until tender, about 5-6 minutes.
- Add garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Season shrimp with House Seasoning Blend, add to pan and cook for 3-5 minutes or until shrimp are pink and cooked through.
- Add soup, water and red pepper and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Serve over hot rice.
Expert Tips
- Seasoning: Add some more flavor to this shrimp and rice recipe with Old Bay seasoning, garlic powder, and a dash of lemon juice. You can also try Italian seasoning as well.
- Creamy Garlic Shrimp Pasta: Instead of rice, try risotto or even pasta. For a low carb option, try cauliflower rice or zucchini noodles. It’s a good idea to salt the pasta water, so you don’t have to use shrimp with salt.
- Fresh Parmesan: Try grated parmesan cheese on top of the shrimp. For other garnishes, try a teaspoon of red pepper flakes or parsley. Just add the parmesan cheese, then season with salt and pepper.
- Alternate ingredients: Substitute crab meat, garlic scallops, or clams instead of shrimp. You can even make a garlic chicken pasta salad with a few ingredient adjustments to this recipe.
- Wine: Try a splash of white wine in the sauce, such as a chardonnay, or add some cream to thicken the sauce a bit. Just add the heavy cream or chicken broth to make the creamy garlic sauce thicken.
I was running out of shrimp recipes…but I had shrimp and cream of shrimp and all the required ingredients for THIS…Damn this was so good thx
I’m pretty sure they don’t sell cream of shrimp soup where I live. What about lobster bisque?
They have the soup on amazon and in most walmarts but you can definitely use the lobster.
I am sitting here eating a bowl of this creamy garlic shrimp and as hard as I am to please I’m not giving it 5 stars. I need to give it 10!! THANK YOU TO THE MOON!!!
I subbed the bell pepper for a poblano pepper, and added some thin asparagus . Fan favorite for sure. Came out really good.
Sounds fabulous!
What a delicious recipe this was! We made it for company and it was a big hit!
Yum
Used onion instead of shallots, and did not include the Bell or red peppers.
Amazing dish. Thank you for the recipe.
I made this recipe last night and it was delicious. I did not have Cream of Shrimp soup so just used Cream of Chicken, I also used Vegetable Broth rather than water. That was the only change. Will definitely make again.
I’m a huge shrimp fan and couldn’t wait to make this Creamy Shrimp dish. It was simple and fast and I ate way more than I should have. DELISH!
Thanks sweetie! 3
I’m not a big seafood lover, but you make this look and sound really good 🙂