Garlic Butter Shrimp Zucchini Noodles
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Super skinny, super low carb zucchini noodles recipe! Made in less than 30 minutes! It’s so flavorful, you won’t even miss the pasta here!
Who’s ready for that summer diet?
Yeah, me neither. My wedding diet went out the window months ago so I probably won’t get around to that summer diet either.
But, I can definitely incorporate some zucchini noodles here instead of that carb-loaded pasta without compromising any kind of taste or flavor.
Really.
I mean, hello, it’s low-carb goodness! And we have garlicky, buttery zucchini noodles topped with the most perfect pan-seared lemon garlic shrimp.
So no, we’re not calling this diet food. It’s just super skinny and super buttery and super quick with the shortest ingredient list of all.
Garlic Butter Shrimp Zucchini Noodles
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
- 4 cloves garlic, minced and divided
- 1 pound 3 medium-sized zucchini, spiralized*
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Instructions
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add 2 cloves garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Stir in zucchini noodles until just tender, about 2-3 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Set aside and keep warm.
- Melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter in the skillet. Add remaining 2 cloves garlic and shallot, and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
- Add shrimp; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cook, stirring occasionally, until pink and cooked through, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in lemon zest and parsley.
- Serve immediately with zucchini noodles.
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Absolutely delicious!! Easy to follow instructions and perfect zucchini and shrimp times. Definitely a keeper!!
I am looking for low carb recipes, and this one caught my eye. I’ve never enjoyed zucchini before, so I was nervous that I wouldn’t like them. I was glad to be wrong! It was so flavorful and delicious!
As a single person with too much zucchini in the garden and too much shrimp in the freezer, I consider this recipe a real find. I could have used more zucchini as it really reduces in spiral form – will do that next time (didn’t bother to weigh it). Easy to make, easy to adjust according to personal taste, lo-cal enough to justify a lttle crusty Italian bread on the side. Will share with fellow gardeners!
This was good!!! I added crushed pepper !
So easy and cheap to make !
This was so easy to make. I had everything available to me and it was really a tasty dish. This is not the first time I have come to your website and made your recipes. You rock!! This was perfect for keto and everyone enjoyed this.
Delicious! Thank you.
I bought a spiral slicer really like fresh zucchini, but I’m left-handed and my spiral slicer is made to use right handed. Is there different kinds that you can use with either hand?
I’m left handed also I took a potatoe peeler and peeled zucchini in long strands it looked great and tasted delicious with shrimp
Made this dish for dinner tonight. We loved it so much that it will become a staple of our dinner recipes. Added a sprinkle of grated parm for the finishing touch. So simple and fast, can’t wait to serve it to friends. We made the zoodles the day before and let them dry out on paper towels during the day. Stored them in the fridge for tonight’s meal. Love it!
We love this dish! I had never made zucchini noodles before (don’t own a spiral slicer) but I found some frozen zucchini noodles at our local grocery store. I’d like to try fresh as the frozen were slightly soggy. We are also big fans of spice so I added about a 1 to 2 tsps of Old Bay seasoning to this and it was great!
This is absolutely delicious and is super quick to make. I only had calamari hoods – no shrimp, so cut that into squares & takes similar time to cook. No lemon zest either, so used same quantity of preserved lemon skin cut very small. Also added a little chilli powder. Very nice & would make again.
Hi ghat can I service this recipe with or is this a one dish meal
Looks delicious and easy to make. Can this be made ahead. Without the zoodles turning soggy?
it really good . but were the calories count?
Really great, very quick and deliciousl, only had frozen zucchini spirals and it worked well. Didn’t have shallot and used a leek.
Beyond easy and so delicious!
I’ve made this recipe twice now. Once with the frozen zoodles, and again with the fresh ones after buying a spiralizer. Will definitely only use the fresh ones, less soggy. I did use frozen shrimp that I thawed, and it came out just fine. Will be keeping this in my cooking rotation since its so fast and easy, and tastes delicious!
Can this be made a head of time
And frozen
This is excellent!!
Does anyone have the recipe to this? I just saw it the other day and went to make it last night and I couldn’t find the recipe. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
for everyone asking, this recipe is about 222.5 calories per serving!
nMade this tonight for my husband and myself. It was delicious!! Wouldn’t change a thing!
Easy and fun to make. I love that it is low carb. Thanks for another great recipe.
Can anyone tell me how I would change this recipe for frozen shrimp and frozen zucchini? I’m making it tonight and I’m not a great cook.
Easy and delicious !
Looks delish! No nutritional info included 🙁
Quick and easy. Meal prep greatness
This was an amazing meal I added smoke sausage, red and green peppers… sooo good. I don’t eat zucchini
That’s a great compliment, especially since you don’t like zucchini! Thanks Latasha.
Recipe is very good. The 1st time I made it just like this recipe & the 2nd time I added fresh mushrooms, little white wine & a few fresh pieces of tomato. Tasted really good, family enjoyed it.
I bet the additional fresh ingredients were great in this, Lea!
Sounds good im goin try this beautiful dish
Great recipe!! I added artichoke quarters & halved cherry tomatoes that I had on hand. No one missed the real pasta!
That’s so great! Thanks for sharing, Amanda!
WOW! Fantastic recipe. Extremely flavourful. Added small tomatoes for colour.
Great addition, Kathy!
Trying to make dinner tonight. Can I use cooked frozen shrimp?
What is the calories.
Nutritional information is provided only for select and new recipes at this time. However, if it is not available for a specific recipe, we recommend using free online resources at your discretion (you can Google “nutritional calculator”). Hope that helps!
Excellent! I calculated on Weight Watchers and a serving was only 3 Smart Points!
Amazing!
I made this and added fresh peas. My husband loved it and he was surprised the noodles were zucchini. Trick/hint: drain the noodles in a colander after cooking them and be careful not to overcook. I highly recommend the Kitchenaid attachment spiralizer
Great tip, Kelly! 🙂
This looks so delicious and I’m excited to be making it this week! Could you tell me the macros for one serving, as I’m currently doing keto. Thanks for the recipe:)
Hi Dana! Nutritional information is provided only for select recipes at this time. However, if it is not available for a specific recipe, we recommend using free online resources at your discretion (you can Google “nutritional calculator”). Hope that helps!
Loved the garlic shrimp zucchini noodle dish! Even my husband liked it. Will be making it often.
We love hearing that, Elaine! 🙂
Super excited to try these meals!!! Thank you
You are so welcome, Maria! 🙂
Delicious, healthy, quick, and easy to make! This is the first recipe I try from your site and I’m in love with it. Definitely will make again and try more of your recipes.
Thanks for sharing, Blanca! We hope you find more recipes you love! 🙂
I’m from the Midwest which is steak and potato country. Luckily I have had the chance to travel to several foreign countries and try the local meals. Seams everyone is trying to eat healthier. My wife was surprised when I told her about this dish. I like shrimp and I like zucchini so gave it a try. Prep time is fast and easy along with cooking time. It turned out great and most importantly the wife said I could make it again.
** I have tried several of your recipes and wanted to say thank you. I was in Korea and learned to make a great bulgogi and rice.
That’s awesome, Don! We love that you and your family are so open to trying new things. We hope you’ll continue to find inspiration on our site!
My mother has become a big fan of these zucchini noodles dishes so I’ll make sure to give her the recipe. She always makes them with tomato sauce or fried tofu. That would bring a nice change !