Spanish Garlic Shrimp with Saffron Rice
Quick sautéed shrimp in garlic‑olive oil, paired with aromatic saffron-infused rice.

Total
30 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
2
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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
Heat broth with saffron; keep warm.
- 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
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
Serve shrimp over saffron rice with lemon wedges.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
460
23% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 30 g |
| Carbohydrate | 55 g |
| Fat | 12 g |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 2 g |
| Sodium | 560 mg |
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