Shrimp in Avocado Cream Sauce Recipe - Allrecipes.com
Shrimp in Avocado Cream Sauce Recipe
  • READY IN 15 mins

Shrimp in Avocado Cream Sauce

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"I invented this to get a thick, creamy sauce without flour. Feel free to use pre-packaged guacamole instead of mashed avocados." 

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Directions

  1. Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat, stir in the garlic, and cook 1 to 2 minutes until soft but not browned. Pour in the cream and bring to a simmer. Whisk in the avocado until smooth, return to a simmer, and add the shrimp.
  2. Cook over medium-low heat just until the shrimp have turned opaque, 5 to 7 minutes. Sprinkle with black pepper, and serve hot.
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  • PREP 5 mins
  • COOK 10 mins
  • READY IN 15 mins
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Most Helpful Positive Review
May 28, 2009

A new favorite! I used butter and olive oil, sauteed 3 green onions and garlic for a few mins. added about 3/4c. of half n half, some seasoned salt, like nature's seasoning, and then mashed up 3 whole avacados into this mixture and reduced it a bit. What resulted was a thick, creamy, (but with good texture) sauce that I poured over toasted sourdough bread with shrimp on top,(they were already cooked)grilled asparagus and a salad of mixed greens with pears, dried cranberries and poppy seed dressing. A big hit. Take a recipe and make it your own. Use it as a guideline and suit it to you and your family's taste. This idea was exceptional and I will be making this again and again for my family.

 
Most Helpful Critical Review
Sep 14, 2009

It was rather bland, as others have said. Also, watch your garlic carefully when sauteeing. Mine burnt a little and the result wasn't very good.

 

20 Ratings

Mar 19, 2009

This was very simple and very tasty. I served the shrimp over herbed rice & drizzeled the sauce over the top. I then garnished with lime juice and green onions and accompanied it with fresh green beans. My family loved it.

 
Aug 18, 2010

Turned out decent, but I had higher hopes. Actually a 3.5 star rating. Used extra garlic and avocado. Then right before I pulled it off the stove, I added cilantro, green onion, and lime juice.

 
Mar 15, 2011

Yumm-o!! I used Light Cream instead of Heavy, added more shrimp (cuz there was a ton of sauce) and Old Bay seasoning, (and some crushed red peppers for myself). It was fabulous. My kids loved it too, even tho it was green! Definitely a keeper!

 
Aug 20, 2010

Pretty good recipe I will say. I tried this recipe last night and it was pretty good (my roommate even liked it). I brought leftovers to work today and with all you put in it the avacado didn't brown overnight (this I liked) It did start a little bland and could definately be spiced up or down to suit your personal taste. I did add a packet of dry Hidden Valley Ranch to it (attempting to get a avacado ranch taste)... it was OK.

 
Jan 11, 2010

Delicious - I added sauteed onions & zucchini to make it a little more than just sauce.

 
Jun 23, 2009

Very good "base" recipe. I personally thought it needed to be seasoned more,as others have said, but it's a great, simple beginning!

 

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Nutrition

  • Calories
  • 594 kcal
  • 30%
  • Carbohydrates
  • 7.9 g
  • 3%
  • Cholesterol
  • 315 mg
  • 105%
  • Fat
  • 54.4 g
  • 84%
  • Fiber
  • 4 g
  • 16%
  • Protein
  • 21.4 g
  • 43%
  • Sodium
  • 389 mg
  • 16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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