Description
Creamy Garlic Shrimp Bread Boats are a delicious and indulgent dish featuring shrimp cooked in a creamy garlic sauce, served in hollowed-out bread.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (450 g) shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ tsp chili flakes (optional)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley
- 2 tbsp butter (for cream sauce)
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 cup (240 ml) milk
- ½ cup (120 ml) heavy cream
- ½ cup (50 g) grated Parmesan
- ½ cup (50 g) shredded mozzarella
- Salt and pepper, to taste (for cream sauce)
- 1 large French baguette or 2 small ones
- ½ cup (50 g) shredded mozzarella (extra for topping)
- Fresh parsley, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 190°C (375°F).
- Slice the baguette into 4–5 thick sections and hollow out the centers, leaving the bottom and sides intact.
- Arrange them on a baking tray lined with parchment.
- In a skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
- Add garlic and chili flakes, sauté for 30 seconds.
- Add shrimp, season with salt and pepper, and cook for 2–3 minutes until pink.
- Remove from heat, stir in chopped parsley, and set aside.
- In the same pan, melt butter and whisk in flour.
- Gradually add milk and cream, whisking until smooth and thick.
- Stir in Parmesan, mozzarella, salt, and pepper.
- Mix the cooked shrimp into the sauce.
- Spoon the creamy shrimp mixture into each bread boat.
- Sprinkle extra mozzarella on top.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes until the tops are golden and bubbly.
- Garnish with parsley and serve warm — perfect for sharing!
Notes
- Feel free to adjust the amount of chili flakes based on your spice preference.
- For a lighter version, you can substitute half of the heavy cream with additional milk.
- These bread boats are best served fresh out of the oven.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bread boat
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 150mg