Creamy Tuscan Shrimp is a delicious dish featuring shrimp in a creamy sauce with sundried tomatoes and spinach, creating a rich and flavorful meal. It's a perfect combination of seafood and Italian flavors that will leave you craving more!
Want to switch up the protein? Try my Creamy Tuscan Sausage or Creamy Tuscan Chicken version here!
Why You'll Love this Recipe
You'll love this recipe because it's so full of flavor and has so many elements to it! It pairs deliciously with so many different options.
It's also clean and healthy, and made with real food ingredients! It's gluten free and a great option if you're following a Paleo or Whole30 diet.
If you'd like another delicious shrimp recipe, try this Gluten Free Shrimp Scampi! It cooks quickly and has minimal prep!
Needed Ingredients for Creamy Tuscan Shrimp
- Olive Oil
- Shrimp
- Onion
- Garlic
- Arrowroot Powder
- Milk
- Broth
- Mustard
- Lemon Juice
- Spinach
- Sun Dried Tomatoes
- Salt
- Basil
- Oregano
- Rosemary
- Parsley
As you can see, this list is comprised of all real foods! It's a healthy yet restaurant-tasty meal, but it won't leave you feeling sluggish or bloated!
Substitutions and Variations
- While shrimp is the star of this dish, you can also make Tuscan Chicken, Tuscan Sausage, or use scallops!
- Use any milk you'd like! I originally made this recipe with almond milk which keeps it dairy free and paleo/whole30 friendly, but now a days I use raw milk.
- If you don't have arrowroot, you can substitute with tapioca flour or cassava flour. Both of them are grain free!
- For sun dried tomatoes, you can use either a bag of them dried or a jarred in oil. Simply discard the oil, optionally saving a tablespoon to add in along with them for extra flavor!
- To save some time, you can use a tablespoon of Italian Seasoning in place of the dried herbs!
- This recipe calls for 1 bunch of spinach. If you buy pre-chopped spinach in a box or bag, just throw in 2-4 handfuls instead.
How to Make Creamy Tuscan Shrimp
Start by heating olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Cook the shrimp in the pan. It's done when it's white and pink in color, or the internal temperature reaches 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Set it aside.
Add 1 Tbsp. to the pan and when heated, add the onion. After a minute add the garlic. If it seems dry, add a bit more oil.
Add the arrowroot to the pan and stir to coat the onion and garlic.
Slowly start adding the milk while stirring. Let the mixture re-heat and start to boil before each addition.
Repeat the process with the broth.
Add in the lemon juice, mustard, and spices and mix together.
Add back in the shrimp along with the spinach and sun dried tomatoes. Stir to mix everything together and allow the spinach to wilt.
Let simmer for two minutes to let the flavors mix, then serve and enjoy!
How to Store Leftover Tuscan Shrimp
Serve any leftovers in an air tight container. You can keep leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days.
I do not recommend freezing it!
How to reheat Leftovers
My preferred way of re-heating leftover creamy tuscan shrimp is in the oven! Just put it in an oven safe dish at 350 degrees Fahrenheit and reheat till your desired temperature.
You can also put it in a pan and reheat it on the stove. Just be sure to stir it frequently, and if needed, add a bit more broth in.
Of course you can microwave it as well.
What to Serve with this Creamy Tuscan Shrimp Pasta
So many options here! Since many of my recipes are Paleo and Whole30, I've included those options here, as well as just gluten free options.
- Grain Free Pasta
- Gluten Free Pasta
- Riced Cauliflower
- Sweet Potato Noodles
- Zucchini Noodles
- Raspberry Kale Salad
- Crusty Sourdough Bread
Tips on Cooking this Shrimp and Spinach Recipe
When you wash and chop the spinach, before to pat it dry before adding it into the mixture. Otherwise that excess water can really thin out the liquid!
If for whatever reason the sauce is not thick enough, thicken it with a slurry! Mix together 1 part arrowroot to 2 parts cold water, and pour it into the sauce, stirring rapidly.
Depending on how thin the liquid is, I suggest starting with 1 Tbsp. of arrowroot and 2 Tbsp. of cold water.
It usually only needs to be thickened if the spinach was too wet.
FAQ's
Yes you can use frozen shrimp, just be sure to thaw it first.
Yes, this recipe can be made in advance! Once it's all finished, let it cool down completely then refrigerate it for up to 3 days. Reheat it on the stovetop over medium heat, stirring frequently.
If you'd like to keep this recipe grain free and paleo friendly, I recommend using Jovial grain free pasta! If you only need to keep it gluten free and grains are ok, then use any grain free pasta you'd like.
Yes you can! Look above for more options such as chicken and sausage!
Yes you can! See more options above for other swaps.
Creamy Tuscan Shrimp
Equipment
- 1 Large Pan
- 1 wooden spoon or other spoon to cook with
- 1 Knife
- 1 Cutting Board
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp. Olive oil or ghee if not on a Whole30, butter is fine
- 1 lb. shrimp
- 1 onion sliced
- 5 cloves garlic chopped or minced
- 1 Tbsp. arrowroot powder
- 1 cup almond milk If not on a Whole30, dairy milk is fine
- ¾ cup broth
- 1 Tbsp. mustard
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- ¼ tsp. rosemary
- ½ tsp. oregano
- ½ tsp. basil
- ½ tsp. parsley
- 2 tsp. salt more or less depending how salty your broth is
- ¾ cup sun dried tomatoes
- 1 bunch spinach washed and chopped
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large pan.
- Add the frozen shrimp and cook for about 8-10 minutes. It should be pinkish in color, or 120 degrees Fahrenheit internally. Set aside.
- Add the remaining 2 Tbsp. oil to the pan, and when heated add in the onion, stirring frequently. After 2 minutes add in the garlic and cook for 1 minute longer.
- Constantly stirring, add in the arrowroot powder into the mixture and coat everything.
- Slowly add in the milk, stirring constantly. Allow it to thicken and re-boil before each addition.
- Repeat the same process with the broth.
- Lower the heat back to medium. Add in the mustard, lemon juice, and spices, then mix thoroughly.
- Add in the shrimp, sun dried tomatoes, and spinach. Mix everything together and let simmer for 2 minutes, allowing the spinach to wilt and the flavors to all mix.
- Serve and enjoy!
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More Whole30 One Skillet Recipes to Try
- Mongolian Beef
- Puerto Rican Picadillo Recipe
- Healthy Chicken Teriyaki
- Italian Sausage Meal
- Shrimp Egg Roll in a Bowl
Did you make this recipe? Let me know in the comments below how it turned out, and what you served it with!
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Kathy Peed says
What kind of mustard? Powdered or just yellow mustard?
Rachel Rivera says
Hi Kathy! You'll want to use yellow mustard, or you can use Dijon too! I've used Dijon often in this recipe. Not the powdered kind.