Buttery Shrimp with Bacon

This three-ingredient low carb dish combines three fantastic flavors: butter, shrimp, and bacon!

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I have seen a lot of recipes recently for shrimp wrapped in bacon. I have been super tempted by this combination, but with no parties coming up, and not being my husband’s kind of food, they would just be for me to eat. And I really wanted to try the flavor combination, but without all the effort of wrapping shrimp. My solution? Cooking it all in a pan. With butter. Three ingredients are all you need to make this easy and delicious meal!

Watch my recipe video tutorial or scroll down for full instructions and recipe card.

Melt the butter in a large skillet. Yes, I know you know what melting butter looks like. But it still looks good.

Trim the excess fat from the bacon to prevent it from overpowering the bacon. Slice the bacon into 1″ strips. Add the bacon to the butter and sauté until it starts to go crispy.

Add in the shrimp. I’ve used tail-on shrimp (deveined, of course) because I actually like eating the tail. Depending on how you’re going to eat the finished dish (or your own shrimpy preference), then tail-off shrimp may work better.  Sauté for 3-4 minutes on each side.

Grind some black pepper for seasoning and some chopped parsley for a bit of color and freshness, and serve.

This shrimp with bacon dish is pretty good just served on its own, to be honest. But you may like to add Miracle Noodles, steamed veg, salad, zucchini noodles or cauliflower rice as a side dish. Or it could be served as part of a tapas meal, or even my favorite option for pretty much everything I cook – wrap it in a low carb tortilla!

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Buttery Shrimp with Bacon

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

15 mins

 

Course: Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: 2

Calories: 638 kcal

Ingredients

• 2 tbs unsalted butter
• 8 slices of bacon excess fat trimmed
• 12 oz shrimp deveined, and peeled - tail on or off as preferred
• black pepper
• chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

1. Melt the butter in a skillet.
2. Cut the bacon into 1" pieces and sauté until starting to turn crispy.
3. Add the shrimp and cook on each side for 3-4 minutes or until cooked through.
4. Serve, garnished with black pepper and parsley.

Recipe Notes

0.7g net carbs per serving

Nutrition Facts

Buttery Shrimp with Bacon

Amount Per Serving

Calories 638 Calories from Fat 432

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 48g 74%

Saturated Fat 19g 95%

Cholesterol 517mg 172%

Sodium 1905mg 79%

Potassium 310mg 9%

Total Carbohydrates 1g 0%

Dietary Fiber 0.01g 0%

Protein 45g 90%

Vitamin A 7.7%

Vitamin C 8.5%

Calcium 24.7%

Iron 22.1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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