A delicious, light, one pot keto dinner of Shrimp and Zucchini Noodles in a lemon, garlic and butter sauce.
Course Dinner
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 2
Calories 406kcal
Author lorcan
Ingredients
2medium zucchini - spiralized or julienne peeled
½Lbraw shrimp - peeled
3garlic cloves - finely diced
2Tbsp- Olive Oil
3Tbsp- Salted butter - softened
½Lemon - Juice and zest
¼cupvegetable or chicken stock
½tspPaprika
Small handful of chopped parsleyreserve some for garnish
Salt and black pepper
Instructions
Use a spiralizer or julienne peeler to prepare your zucchini noodles. (Optional) for a firmer end result, sprinkle the spiralized zucchini with salt and mix well in a colander. Leave for 5 minutes then press firmly to remove excess moisture. Rinse and drain well before using.
Heat oil and half of the butter in a heave based skillet on high to medium heat. Add shrimp to pan and saute for one minute.
Add garlic, paprika, salt and pepper and saute for another 2 minutes until shrimp is cooked through, stirring well.
Set aside shrimp, in the same pan add the lemon juice and stock and stir well to de-glaze any browning stuck to the bottom of the pan. Stir for two to three minutes until the sauce starts to thicken
Add in the zucchini, stirring well and cooking for 2 minutes until done.
Take the pan off the heat, add in the shrimp, the remaining butter, a big pinch of lemon zest and parsley. Stir well to melt the butter and serve immediately, enjoy!