One-Pan Garlicky Shrimp & Rice

Love this. Easy, fast and deliciously garlicky. Lots of flavor and the red pepper flakes gives it some heat.

Nothing special here in my opinion. It was easy and healthy but had more spice than I was expecting from just the red pepper flakes and I wish it had more seasonings to add other flavor. Definitely needed the splash of lemon at the end.

This was in a list of one pot Mediterranean Diet recipes. It was one pot but not Mediterranean diet as written. I modified it make it align with the diet better. I replaced the white rice with instant brown rice as regular brown rice would take too long to cook. I also replaced the butter with olive oil. These substitutions were fine. I often find recipes on this site to be bland so I often double or triple the spice. I doubled the garlic and tripled the scallions. I kept the red pepper as written. And it was just the right amount. I accidentally added lemon juice at the same time with the zest. I won't do that again as the rice was too lemony. I added quite a bit of salt and pepper which helped. The only real complaint I had was that the bell peppers got mushy. I think I will cook them less next time. Overall, it was tasty enough and easy enough that it will make another appearance at our table. There were no leftovers so I might add an extra 1/2 cup of rice and water to stretch it out a bit more.