Here’s a rich, restaurant-style Shrimp and Cod in Creamy Garlic Sauce recipe — easy, luxurious, and perfect over rice, pasta, or with crusty bread!

🦐🐟 Shrimp & Cod in Creamy Garlic Sauce

Ingredients (Serves 4)

8 oz cod fillets, cut into bite-size chunks
8–12 oz shrimp, peeled & deveined
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil
4–5 cloves garlic, minced
1 small onion, finely diced (optional)
½ cup chicken broth (or seafood stock)
1 cup heavy cream
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
½ tsp paprika
½ tsp Italian seasoning
Salt & pepper to taste
1 tbsp lemon juice
Fresh parsley for garnish

🥘 Instructions

1. Prep the seafood

Pat cod chunks and shrimp dry.
Season lightly with salt, pepper, and paprika.

2. Sear the cod and shrimp

In a large skillet, heat butter + olive oil over medium-high.
Add cod pieces and cook 1–2 minutes per side, until lightly golden (they will finish cooking in sauce).
Remove and set aside.
Add shrimp, cook 1 minute per side, then remove.
Do NOT overcook — they’ll finish in the sauce.

3. Build the garlic cream sauce

Reduce heat to medium.
Add a little more butter if needed.
Sauté garlic (and onion if using) 1–2 minutes until fragrant.

Stir in:

chicken broth
heavy cream
Parmesan
Italian seasoning
Pinch of salt & pepper

Simmer 4–5 minutes until thickened.

4. Finish with seafood

Add cod and shrimp back into the skillet.
Simmer 3–4 minutes until fish is flaky and shrimp is fully pink.
Add lemon juice and adjust seasoning.

5. Garnish & serve

Top with chopped parsley and extra Parmesan.

🍽 Serving Ideas

Serve over:

Rice
Linguine or fettuccine
Mashed potatoes
Roasted vegetables
Garlic bread

⭐ Variations

Tomato-Cream Version

Add ½ cup crushed tomatoes.

Spicy Cajun Style

Add:

1 tsp Cajun seasoning
Pinch of cayenne

Spinach Garlic Cream

Stir in 2 cups fresh spinach in the final 2 minutes.

Wine Sauce Version

Replace ¼ cup of broth with white wine.

If you’d like, I can also give you:
🍋 Lemon Butter Shrimp & Cod
🦐 Creamy Tuscan Shrimp & Fish
🍝 Shrimp & Cod Alfredo Pasta

Just tell me!