Description
A delicious and easy-to-make Garlic Butter Shrimp Rice Bake that combines succulent shrimp, fluffy rice, and aromatic seasonings for a flavorful meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 cup long-grain white rice, rinsed
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 2 cups low-sodium chicken or seafood broth
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- In a 9×13 inch baking dish, combine rice, onion, half the minced garlic, 2 tablespoons melted butter, smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper. Add broth and lemon juice and stir gently to distribute ingredients evenly.
- Cover the baking dish tightly with foil and bake for 25 minutes to allow the rice to begin absorbing liquid.
- While rice bakes, mix shrimp in a bowl with the remaining garlic, 2 tablespoons melted butter, and red pepper flakes if desired.
- Remove the foil after 25 minutes, carefully fluff rice with a fork, and evenly arrange seasoned shrimp over the rice.
- Return dish to oven, uncovered, and bake for an additional 10 minutes until shrimp turn pink and are just cooked through, and rice is tender.
- Scatter chopped parsley over the top before serving.
Notes
- For a spicier kick, increase the amount of red pepper flakes.
- Feel free to substitute the shrimp with your choice of seafood.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 200mg