Garlicky Buffalo Shrimp

Name: Garlicky Buffalo Shrimp
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 30 g Olive oil; 18 g Garlic cloves; 40 g Butter; 4 g Salt; 1 g Ground pepper; 45 g Barbecue sauce; 500 g Large shrimp; 5 g Parsley

Garlicky Buffalo Shrimp · ready in 20 min · 4 servings · 280 kcal per serving · easy · 8 ingredients

Juicy shrimp quickly sautéed in fragrant garlic butter and olive oil, coated in a tangy, spicy buffalo style sauce and finished with fresh parsley for a bright, savory bite.

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 10 min
Total: 20 min
Serves: 4
kcal: 280
Difficulty: easy

American Main dishes Snacks & starters Quick (30 min or less)Gluten-free High-protein (25 g+)Low-carb (20 g or less)

A QiMeal recipe · Updated 3 October 2026

Ingredients · 4 servings

30 gOlive oil
18 gGarlic cloves
40 gButter
4 gSalt
1 gGround pepper
45 gBarbecue sauce
500 gLarge shrimp
5 gParsley

Equipment

stovetop, frying pan, measuring spoons, tongs, wooden spoon

Instructions

Soften garlic
Saute garlic in olive oil and butter over medium heat until translucent, being careful not to brown it, about 2 minutes. · 2 min
What to look for: Garlic turns translucent without browning
Season sauce base
Add a dash of salt and pepper, then hot sauce, and cook until garlic is softened, about a minute or two more. Again, do not brown it or it will become bitter! · 2 min
What to look for: Sauce bubbles gently
Adjust sauce
Taste and adjust seasonings. Add BBQ sauce if desired, or more hot sauce if you'd like it spicier. More butter can be added if desired, to make it milder as well. · 1 min
What to look for: Sauce slightly thickened
Cook shrimp
Add shrimp and saute until done. (Pink and slightly curled). · 4 min
What to look for: Shrimp pink and curled
Finish with herbs
Remove from heat, toss with parsley. · 1 min
What to look for: Shrimp evenly coated and glossy

Nutrition (per serving)

kcal	280
Protein	25 g
Carbohydrates	6 g
of which sugars	4 g
Fat	18 g
of which saturated	6 g
Fibre	1 g
Sodium	720 mg

Nutri-ScoreC

Allergens

Contains: crustaceans, milk

Storage and reheating

Fridge: up to 2 days
Freezer: not recommended

Ingredient substitutions

Olive oil

avocado oil: Higher smoke point and neutral taste.

Garlic cloves

garlic paste: Use gently and avoid browning.

Butter

ghee: Clarified butter with higher smoke point.

Salt

sea salt: Adjust to taste.

Ground pepper

white pepper: Milder pepper heat.

Barbecue sauce

additional hot sauce: Choose tangy rather than sweet sauces.