Bacon Butter Shrimp. Its what dreams are made of y’all. 
Last night was one of THOSE NIGHTS and mama was just TIRED. 

But we were hungry and I had a TON of shrimp on hand with every intention of making
I Breathe Im Hungry’s Bang Bang shrimp recipe!  Sadly I was out of some ofthe main ingredients and felt stuck with what to do. 

What do you do when you feel stuck in a dinner rut?

You grab bacon. 

Thats right friend. BACON. 

I had shrimp, butter, bacon and garlic. Oh. And an air fryer that loves to be put to work!

So I said to myself “Well Self, these here are some fine ingredients. Something marvelous is surely to come of this.” And boy oh boy was I right! (And I love it when I am right LOL!)

Meet the easiest dish that had my husband groaning with delight

Low Carb Bacon Butter Shrimp.

Sounds easy enough, right!?

RIGHT!!!

I grabbed my lovely Cosori air fryer, tossed in some frozen shrimp, set the temp to 375 and 11minutes later I doused it in the bacon butter mixture. VOILA. Dinner was served!

It was really that easy y’all! And the best thing is it was SO satisfying!  It would be delicious over a bed of cauliflower mash, sautéed cabbage or any other veggie side. The options are endless my friends!

Keto can and always can be easy if you take a look at the staples you have in your fridge and toss some of the star players together!  These combos were a match made in heaven and I am sure you are going to LOVE this dinner idea on busy nights!

Scroll down past the recipe to grab my favorite Air Fryers if you happen to be in the market!!

Serves 2-3 people roughly

INGREDIENTS:

20-25 Medium shrimp or 10-15 large (We used fully cooked for ease)
Really you can use as much shrimp as you want. The more the merrier!
Depending on size of air fryer, you might have to do multiple batches. 

Sauce: 
1/2 cup cooked, chopped bacon
4-5 Tbsp Butter
1/2-1 tbsp chopped garlic

DIRECTIONS:

-Preheat air fryer to 375 and spray bottom with oil
-Place frozen shrimp in fryer and set timer for 10min. (Reduce by half if shrimp is thawed and check at the 5 min mark. You want a slight crisp but be cautious to not overcook)
-While shrimp is cooking, place sauce ingredients in small pan. Once butter melts and comes to a simmer, remove from heat and set aside.
-Once shrimp is cooked, place in bowl and top with butter sauce. 
-Repeat if necessary for batches 2 and 3. 
-Serve immediately and ENJOY!!!

For those of you still needing to hop on the AIR FRYER bandwagon, I haven’t forgotten about you!!!  These are my top picks with differences in size, price and kitchen space needed!

XL TOP PICKS
GREAT VALUE: Ultrean Air Fryer-4.2Qt (Under $70m with great ratings!)
BIGGEST SIZE: Big Boss Oil-Less Fryer 16Qt (Great price, HUGE, decent reviews)
BELLS AND WHISTLES: Cosori 11 Preset 5.8QT (Tons of features, good price!)

On the flip side, if kitchen space is an issue, they have some adorable compact versions that still get the job done and your meat cooked to perfection!  I am so serious… moist on the inside and the perfectly cooked crisp on the outside. OMG

COMPACT TOP PICKS
SIMPLE: Bella 2.6 QT Compact Fryer
ADORABLE: Dash 1.2 L Compact Fryer (Best Seller)
BELLS & WHISTLES: Cosori 3.7 QT (with 100 recipes included)

Keep it simple, satisfying and satiating y’all! You can do amazing things!

Rachael Dee