Creamy low-carb Tuscan shrimp
A creamy-dreamy shrimp dish with a rich, garlicky white wine sauce—plus color from sun-dried tomatoes and spinach! After the first bite, you'll feel like you're basking in Tuscan sunshine, and your family will wonder if you hired an Italian chef. It's low carb and delizioso!
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Ingredients
- 2 oz. 50 g butter
- 1 1 yellow onion, choppedyellow onions, chopped
- 2 2 garlic clove, mincedgarlic cloves, minced
- 1½ lbs 650 g shrimp, peeled
- 1¼ cups 300 ml heavy whipping cream
- 3 tbsp 3 tbsp white wine
- 1 oz. 30 g tomatoes, sun-dried
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp fresh parsley
- 3 oz. 75 g (125 ml) parmesan cheese, shredded
- 3 oz. 75 g (600 ml) baby spinach
- salt and ground black pepper
- 1 lb 450 g green asparagus
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Making low carb simple
Instructions
- In a large frying pan, sauté garlic and onion in butter until golden and translucent.
- Add shrimp and fry for a few minutes on each side if it is raw. It should be pink and opaque. Don't over-cook, or it can become dry and rubbery.
- Remove the shrimp but leave the onion in the pan. Set the shrimp aside; it will be added back to the pan after the next step.
- Add heavy cream, white wine, finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes and spices. Bring to a simmer. Add parmesan and lower the heat. Simmer for a few more minutes for a creamy consistency.
- Add parsley, spinach and shrimp and let simmer just until everything is warm.
- Clean, trim and chop the asparagus. Boil for a few minutes in lightly salted water and serve with the shrimp.
Tip!
Add a side of butter-fried mushrooms for a filling, low-carb addition to this already delicious meal!
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people need to be very, very careful on your very high cream, cheese, calcium content meals
so VERY disappointed
Next time I make this I will also double the spinach.
Great recipe will be making again
Thanks
The carbs are accounted for in the 13g carbs per serving figure that is given.
This is 13g net carbs. Each recipe picture has a colored circle with a number on it, which is the net carb count.
You may be interested in our guide on cholesterol. In the absence of carbs, dietary fat is not an issue.
https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/cholesterol-basics
Like others here I substituted fresh tomatoes (diced) for sun-dried and it was perfect. For Italian seasoning I simply combined 1 Tbsp Oregano with 1 tsp each of Rosemary, Thyme, Basil, Marjoram, & Sage along with salt and pepper to taste.
We have not tested freezing and thawing this recipe. The cream sauce may break when heated, and the shrimp may become rubbery. Most recipes are great candidates for freezing, but this one may not work as well.
Neat way to change it up!!