Here’s a rich, comforting Shrimp and Cod in Creamy Garlic Sauce — tender seafood simmered in a silky garlic-parmesan cream. This works beautifully over rice, pasta, mashed potatoes, or with crusty bread.
🍤 Shrimp & Cod in Creamy Garlic Sauce
Ingredients (serves 4)
Seafood
- 1 lb cod fillets, cut into large chunks
- 1 lb shrimp, peeled & deveined
- Salt & pepper, to taste
- 1–2 tbsp olive oil
Creamy garlic sauce
- 3 tbsp butter
- 4–5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small onion or 2 shallots, finely diced
- ½ cup dry white wine (optional — can sub broth)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup chicken or seafood broth
- ½ cup grated parmesan
- 1 tsp Old Bay or paprika
- ½ tsp Italian seasoning
- ¼ tsp crushed red pepper (optional)
- Salt & pepper, to taste
- Fresh parsley or basil, chopped
Instructions
1. Season & sear the seafood
- Pat shrimp and cod dry; season lightly with salt & pepper.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high.
- Sear cod pieces 1–2 minutes per side (don’t fully cook). Remove.
- Sear shrimp just until pink on the outside, about 1 minute per side. Remove.
(Seafood will finish cooking in the sauce.)
2. Make the creamy garlic sauce
- Lower heat to medium and melt butter in the same pan.
- Add onion/shallots and sauté until soft.
- Stir in garlic and cook 30 seconds.
- Pour in white wine and simmer 2–3 minutes to reduce.
- Add cream + broth, stir well.
- Add parmesan, Old Bay/paprika, Italian seasoning, and pepper.
- Simmer on low 3–5 minutes until slightly thickened.
3. Add seafood back
- Gently add shrimp and cod into the sauce.
- Simmer on low 4–6 minutes, just until cod flakes easily and shrimp is cooked through.
- Taste and adjust salt, pepper, or lemon if needed.
4. Serve
Top with fresh parsley or basil.
Serve over:
- Rice
- Buttered linguine
- Mashed potatoes
- Crusty bread
- Steamed broccoli or asparagus
⭐ Optional Add-Ins
- 1 cup spinach (add at end)
- Sun-dried tomatoes
- Mushrooms sautéed with onions
- Extra lemon zest for brightness
Want different versions?
I can give you:
- Lemon garlic cream sauce
- Tomato cream seafood sauce
- Cajun creamy shrimp & cod
- Low-carb / dairy-free version
Just tell me!
