Creamy Mushroom & Spinach Shrimp Skillet

Single-skillet dinners are always welcome, and this Creamy Mushroom & Spinach Shrimp Skillet is a favorite. The vegetables are cooked together in a creamy sauce for this pescatarian dinner that's also Whole30 compatible. For me, a skillet dinner often includes shrimp. It’s one of my favorite proteins – I always keep plenty of the frozen shellfish on hand – and it’s easy to build a Whole30-friendly dinner around it. This Creamy Mushroom & Spinach Shrimp Skillet checks all of the boxes and is complete with some Italian-inspired ingredients you likely have on hand.

Author: Pesto & Potatoes

Meal Type: Eggs Free

Cuisine: Other

Difficulty: MEDIUM

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 5 servings

Calories: 502 kcal per serving

Ingredients

1 lb - shrimp
1 - yellow onion
8 cloves - garlic
2 cups - mushrooms
½ cup - sundried tomatoes
4 cups - baby spinach
1 can - coconut cream
1 - lemon
2 tablespoons - ghee
2 tablespoons - olive oil
2 tablespoons - fresh basil
pinch - red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper

Instructions

Heat 2 tablespoons ghee over medium-high heat in a large skillet. Place shrimp in a single layer into the skillet and cook for about 2 minutes. Flip and cook for 2 minutes, or until shrimp is just cooked through. Remove from pan and set aside on a plate.
Reduce heat to medium and add 2 tablespoons olive oil to the skillet. Once heated, add in diced onion, stirring to coat. Cook for about 5 minutes, until onion is translucent.
Add in minced garlic and a pinch of red pepper flakes. Cook for 1 minute before adding in sundried tomatoes and sliced mushrooms.
Return heat to medium-high and cook until mushrooms start to get crispy on the edges. Add coconut cream to the pan. (Note: If you don’t have coconut cream, you can skim off the thicker, cream from a can of coconut milk.)
Season with salt and pepper and stir to combine. Cook for about 3 minutes, until sauce begins to thicken. Reduce heat back to medium. Add spinach to the pan. Stir and cook until spinach is just wilted.
Return shrimp to the pan, stirring to combine and reheat the shrimp. Zest about 1 tablespoon lemon zest into the skillet and squeeze in the juice of half a lemon. Stir in fresh basil (you can also substitute 1 teaspoon dried basil). Taste, adjust seasoning, as desired.
Serve.

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