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    Cilantro-Lime Honey Garlic Shrimp

    Published: Sep 02, 2015 / 20 Comments

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    Cilantro-Lime Honey Garlic Shrimp, cooked in the skillet on stove-top - easy, healthy, gluten-free seafood dinner. Low fat, low carb recipe.  And, it takes only 30 minutes to make this honey garlic shrimp from start to finish!

    Cilantro-Lime Honey Garlic Shrimp in a large All-clad skillet

    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!

    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 on a fork

    Recipe notes

    • Use freshly minced garlic for honey garlic sauce.
    • Do not use pre-cooked shrimp. Use large raw shrimp.
    • Do not overcook the shrimp.  How not overcook it?  Cook the shrimp for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the flesh turns pink and there are no more grey spots. Do not overcrowd the shrimp: use a large skillet and cook in several batches, if needed.
    • Serve shrimp immediately, so plan accordingly and have the rest of your dinner ready before you start cooking the shrimp. This ensures that you don't have to reheat the shrimp and overcook it by doing so.
    • Use fresh cilantro and freshly squeezed lime juice.  Do not use bottled lime juice.

    Cilantro-Lime Honey Garlic Shrimp - 2 shrimps

    More shrimp recipes

    If you liked this cilantro lime honey garlic shrimp as much as I did, here are my other favorite shrimp recipes, where shrimp is the star. All the recipes below are just shrimp and the sauce (no pasta, no rice to distract you):

      • Pesto Shrimp with Mushrooms - basil pesto sauce with mushrooms together with shrimp creates an amazing Mediterranean style dinner!
      • Honey Mustard Garlic Shrimp - honey garlic sauce with the addition of mustard is used in this shrimp recipe.
      • Spicy Cajun Shrimp - easy homemade Cajun sauce.

    Cilantro-Lime Honey Garlic Shrimp on a white plate

    Other recipes with honey garlic sauce

    Honey garlic sauce goes well not only with cilantro lime shrimp but also with other kinds of seafood and other kinds of meat, too:

    • Cilantro Lime Honey Garlic Salmon
    • Garlic Lime Salmon with Honey-Lime Pineapple Salsa
    • Pan-Fried Pork Chops with Honey Lime Glaze
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    Cilantro-Lime Honey Garlic Shrimp

    Cilantro-Lime Honey Garlic Shrimp made on stove top.  Easy, 30 minute recipe.  Healthy, gluten free, low fat, low carb recipe. 
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories per serving 242 kcal
    Author: Julia

    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 lime juice freshly squeezed
    • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
    • 3 tablespoons cilantro chopped

    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.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Information
    Cilantro-Lime Honey Garlic Shrimp
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    242
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    7
    g
    11
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    2
    g
    13
    %
    Cholesterol
     
    293
    mg
    98
    %
    Sodium
     
    1159
    mg
    50
    %
    Potassium
     
    133
    mg
    4
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    19
    g
    6
    %
    Sugar
     
    17
    g
    19
    %
    Protein
     
    23
    g
    46
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    110
    IU
    2
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    8.7
    mg
    11
    %
    Calcium
     
    168
    mg
    17
    %
    Iron
     
    2.6
    mg
    14
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

    Keyword cilantro lime shrimp, honey garlic shrimp
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    1. Carole

      February 01, 2023 at 12:06 pm

      So easy and so delicious! Thank you!

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      • Julia

        February 13, 2023 at 7:39 pm

        Carole, thank you for the 5-star review! 🙂

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    2. Wanda Marshall

      February 19, 2021 at 11:42 pm

      Thoroughly enjoyed this shrimp dish. I made it according to your recipe and it was wonderful. This cilantro-lime shrimp dish will now be a part of regular dishes. Can't wait to eat some more tomorrow.

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