15-Minute Creamy Tuscan Shrimp

15-Minute Creamy Tuscan Shrimp – fast and easy shrimp in a creamy sauce made with sun-dried tomatoes, garlic and spinach. This dinner is perfect for busy weeknights!

Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 20 mins 

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 12 oz. shrimp I used jumbo
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter divided
• 3 garlic cloves minced
• 1 shallot finely diced
• 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes
• 2 cups loosely packed spinach roughly chopped

• 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 3/4 cup heavy cream

Directions

1. Start by preparing your shrimp. De-vein, take off the shell. You can remove the tails if you like. Season with salt and pepper.
2. In a skillet, heat up olive oil and one tablespoon of butter. Cook shrimp for 2 minutes on each side, until they are nice and pink. Remove onto a plate.
3. Add more oil and butter to the pan. Add garlic and shallot. Saute for 2 minutes. Add Italian seasoning, sun-dried tomatoes and spinach and cook until wilted. Add chicken stock and scrape any cooked on bits from the bottom of the pan. Add heavy cream and cook over medium-low heat. Add a tablespoon of butter and let melt. Stir in. Add cooked shrimp back into the pan. Let it heat up.
4. Serve over pasta.

Recipe Notes

Shallots are small slightly-pink onions, found in the produce section. You can use 1/4 cup of finely chopped yellow or white onion in place of the shallot.

Credit to: crunchycreamysweet