Shrimp Alfredo Skillet
with Buttery Lemon Green Beans
Cooking time
15 minutes
Servings
2/4
Calories
500 /serving
Everybody loves alfredo! Keto followers know we don’t even need pasta to share the love. We just put the same lip-smacking sauce—mmm, mmm, mmm, Grana Padano, cream and butter—on plentiful shrimp and tender-crisp green beans, with a hit of lemon for brightness.
We will send you:
- 340g BAP-certified shrimp (high-protein serving)
- 400g Green beans (or string peas)
- 1 Lemon
- 15ml Minced garlic
- 14g Parsley
- 60ml Heavy cream
- 25g Grana Padano (contains rennet)
Contains: Eggs • Milk • Shrimp
You will need:
2 Large pans
Oil
Salt & pepper (S&P)
2 or 4 tbsp Butter
Total Fat
33 g
Saturated Fat
17 g
Sodium
1160 mg
Total Carb
24 g
Sugars
9 g
Protein
33 g
Fibre
7 g
Preparation
Mise en place
- Remove the stem ends of the green beans.
- Halve the lemon; juice ½ and quarter the remaining ½.
- Pick the parsley leaves off the stems.
- Pat the shrimp dry (remove the shells from the tails if desired); season with S&P.
Sauté the green beans
- In a large pan, heat a drizzle of oil on medium-high.
- Add the green beans and sauté, 2 to 3 min., until beginning to soften.
- Add 1 tbsp water, 1 tbsp butter (double both for 4 portions), ½ the lemon juice and S&P.
- Cook, partially covered, 1 to 2 min., until crisp-tender.
Make the sauce & cook the shrimp
- Meanwhile, in a second large pan, heat 1 tbsp butter (double for 4 portions) on medium.
- Add the garlic and sauté, 1 to 2 min., until fragrant.
- Add the cream and ¼ cup water (double for 4 portions); bring to a boil.
- Add the shrimp* and cook, stirring occasionally, 2 to 4 min., until opaque and cooked through.
- Off the heat, add the cheese, remaining lemon juice and S&P; stir well.
Plate your dish
- Divide the shrimp, sauce and green beans between your plates.
- Garnish with the parsley and lemon wedges. Bon appétit!
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*Health Canada recommends cooking shellfish to a minimum internal temperature of 74°C.
