Cilantro-Lime Honey Garlic Shrimp, cooked in the skillet on stove-top – easy, healthy, gluten free appetizer. Low fat, low carb and low cholesterol recipe. And, it takes only 30 minutes to make from start to finish!
If you’re looking for an alternative to shrimp scampi, you came to the right page! This is a very flavorful shrimp recipe, combining honey, freshly squeezed lime juice, garlic, and cilantro. The sauce provides just the right flavor!
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Very easy to make: just cook raw shrimp in a large skillet, combine the sauce ingredients in a small bowl and add to the skillet to coat the shrimp to coat and for the sauce to thicken just a bit. That’s it!
Cilantro-Lime Honey Garlic Shrimp
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 lb shrimp (20-25 count), uncooked, deveined, peeled, tails-on
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 4 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil and butter. Add shrimp and minced garlic and cook for 5 minutes, occasionally turning shrimp over, until shrimp is cooked.
- In a small bowl, combine honey, lime juice, soy sauce, and chopped cilantro. Mix to combine.
- Add the mixture to the skillet with shrimp. Bring to high heat, coat the shrimp with the mixture, and cook for about 1-2 minutes until the sauce reduces just a touch. Remove from heat. Let it stand for sauce to thicken.
Yum! Whipped this up quick, with a rice pilaf.
Glad you liked it!
Wonderful recipe! It was absolutely delish — thank you for sharing.
So glad you liked it! 🙂
Question: I am following Weight Watchers. What portion is considered a serving size – 1 cup, 2 cups?
This was so good! I was nervous about trying this but I’m so glad I did. Such amazing flavor. Thanks for sharing!
What did you serve this with? I need some heart healthy side options if you have any 🙂
I am going to serve with roasted or grilled veggies, i.e., yellow squash zucchini and red onion!.