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Spanish Garlic Shrimp with Saffron Rice

Quick sautéed shrimp in garlic‑olive oil, paired with aromatic saffron-infused rice.

Spanish Garlic Shrimp with Saffron Rice

Total

30 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

20 min

Serves

2

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Servings

Recipe serves 2

Ingredients

  • 250 g Shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 150 g Rice
  • 2 tablespoons Olive oil
  • 2 cloves Garlic, minced
  • ¼ teaspoon Saffron threads
  • 300 ml Vegetable broth
  • ½ teaspoon Paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 2 pieces Lemon wedges(optional)

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat broth with saffron; keep warm.

  2. 2

    In a pan, heat 1 tbsp olive oil; add rice, toast 2 minutes, then add half the saffron broth. Cook 10 minutes, adding remaining broth as needed until rice is tender.

  3. 3

    Meanwhile, heat remaining olive oil in another skillet; sauté garlic 30 seconds, add shrimp, season with paprika, salt, and cook 2‑3 minutes until pink.

  4. 4

    Serve shrimp over saffron rice with lemon wedges.

Nutrition per serving

Calories

460

23% of a 2,000 kcal day

Protein30 g
Carbohydrate55 g
Fat12 g
Fiber2 g
Sugar2 g
Sodium560 mg

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