Skillet Garlic Butter Shrimp and Sausage
This one-pan skillet garlic butter shrimp and sausage meal is brilliantly simple and so delicious. It comes together in less than 20 minutes!
Such a yummy dinner, this one. It is a perfect weeknight meal, and the leftovers are delicious, which makes it a great meal to prep for easy lunches during the week!
A One-Pan Wonder
Everything cooks in one skillet for this amazingly flavorful recipe.
- Sliced sausage
- Shrimp
- Butter
- Garlic + A Few Pantry-Friendly Spices
That’s really it. There’s no hidden agenda. It is as wonderfully simple as it appears and, wow, just so delicious.
The shrimp and sausage are delicious enough to justify digging in without any side dishes.
And this skillet recipe could also make a fun addition to an appetizer spread or party at some point in your lifetime. You know, if appetizers and parties are your thing. (Personally, I’m always saying yes to appetizers and yes to parties if they involve PJs, messy buns, and not leaving my house. 😉)
But if you want to elevate this into a well-rounded simple meal, serve the shrimp and sausage with the following sides:
What to Serve With This:
This skillet garlic butter shrimp and sausage is easy enough for a weeknight and delicious enough for a fancier type of meal or event. Isn’t that always the case when shrimp is involved? 🤔😉
It’s so very good; I hope you love it!
And if you’re wondering about substitutions for the shrimp (figure I’ll get asked about this), feel free to experiment! Chicken or salmon pieces come to mind as a good alternative to try.
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Skillet Garlic Butter Shrimp and Sausage
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 12 ounces pork, chicken or turkey kielbasa, sliced into 1/4-inch rounds (see note)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 cloves garlic, finely minced or pressed through a garlic press (see note)
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled, deveined and tails removed
- ½ teaspoon sweet or smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- Pinch salt and pepper
- ¼ cup chicken broth or stock
- Fresh, chopped parsley, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- In a 12-inch nonstick or stainless skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat until rippling. Add the sausage in an even layer without overlapping pieces. Let the sausage brown lightly on one side. Flip and brown on the other side. Remove the sausage to a plate or dish.
- Return the skillet to medium heat and add the butter. Once melted, add the garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for about 30 seconds (don't let the garlic burn or it can turn bitter).
- Pat the shrimp dry and add to the skillet in an even layer. Season the shrimp with a light sprinkle of salt and pepper. Cook until the shrimp start to turn pink (they'll cook fast). Flip, and cook until fully pink. Leaving as much liquid as you can in the pan, scrape the shrimp onto the same plate/dish as the sausage.
- Return the skillet to medium heat. Add the paprika, oregano, and a pinch of salt and pepper. If the skillet is really dry, drizzle in a bit of olive oil. Cook for 30 seconds or so, stirring constantly, until the spices smell fragrant.
- Add the chicken broth, scraping up the bottom of the pan. Simmer for 30 seconds or so, stirring often.
- Add the shrimp and sausage back to the skillet and toss with the spices. Heat through. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper, if needed.
- Remove from heat and garnish with chopped, fresh parsley and serve immediately.
Notes
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Recipe Source: from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe
This is a slam dunk dinner! So quick, so simple, and so divine. I used some Aidell’s chicken sausage I had on hand in the freezer (pineapple bacon) and followed the recipe as written. I happened to have some leftover cooked, pearled couscous begging to be used, so I added that at the end to simmer and warm up in the juices. That was an excellent choice! So yummy. We had 5/5 eat up dinner and that is a major win in our house these days. Thank you Mel for making my life easier and full of delicious food!! ❤️
I made this for my family and it was incredible! Served with garlic butter rice… people were licking their plates. My smoked sausage was beef, but other than that the recipe was followed to a T! Thanks so much for this amazing and easy dinner!
Hi! Just curious what size shrimp you prefer for this dish? I can’t tell from photo but I’m debating between medium and large…thanks!
I have used both size in this recipe with great results, but in the photos, the shrimp are medium-size (31-40 shrimp per pound).
Perfect that’s what I bought! Making tonight to take to a friend post-surgery. Thank you!
Mel, we have no power due to remnants of the hurricane. So we made this with the garlic rice on our gas stove. We also added frozen peas in a saucepan. It was delicious thank you. Hard to cook anything much but this was great and made us feel more normal.
Ann, so many prayers for you and all the others affected by the hurricane. Glad you have food and a way to make it. Stay safe.
I made this recipe, and it was absolutely worth the effort! The flavors were bold, hearty, and filled with that true soul food essence. The combination of juicy shrimp and savory sausage was perfect. Everything came together in one pan, making cleanup a breeze. Definitely a new favorite for a satisfying, quick meal!
I’m new to shrimp. What should I buy? Frozen?
Hi Jenny, if you live inland and not near a coastal area that sells fresh shrimp, most shrimp you find in the store is frozen (or has been frozen, if it’s being sold as “fresh”) – I always buy bagged, frozen shrimp and thaw before using. Look for peeled and deveined shrimp. Some shrimp also come with tails removed, but if not, it’s easy to remove them once the shrimp are thawed.
Made this tonight with the garlic rice. Yum! We all loved it. The meal came together quickly and the flavor was so good. My husband said this one is definitely a repeat.
So good. I used a pineapple-bacon flavored chicken sausage. I also have some non-shrimp eaters in my house, so I added chicken to the recipe. For those wondering, I cooked the chicken first, then followed the recipe. Because I added about 2lbs of chicken (a 3 breast package), I doubled the broth and spices. Made it with the garlic rice (that is ridiculously good!), and all 4 kids ate it with their preferred protein!
Made it just now, everyone loved it. Big win! I made the garlic rice too and my oldest commented on how much he liked it!
Oh – and somehow I had no oregano so I used herbs de Provence and it was delicious!
Thanks, Rikki – glad you loved this one, and good to know the herbs de Provence sub worked out well!
Yum. Being from Louisiana, I appreciate this sausage shrimp recipe. What a great flavor combination.
Easy, flavorful and filling! Thank you!
My husband is allergic to shrimp so we used scallops which was a great substitute. The flavor was amazing!
Made it with chicken tonight. SO good!
Yes!!! This is the sort of recipe that has kept me coming back over the years! Tasty, practical, and delicious without being fussy. We recently tried your garlic butter rice, and it was delicious!! We use jasmine rice for almost everything. Most of my family likes it plain, but that recipe was an overwhelming win!
Thank you so much, Tabitha – that really did make my day. I’m so happy you are still here over all the years and that the recipes are still appealing! I agree on that rice…we’re usually kind of plain white rice kind of people, but that garlic butter rice is a favorite!