Description
This easy recipe for oven baked shrimp scampi is always a crowd-pleaser! It’s rich, buttery, garlicky, lemony and super quick to toss together. It’s a great option for holidays and special occasions, but it works just as well for weeknight dinners.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 medium shallot, minced
- 2 cloves garlic, grated or finely minced
- pinch of red chili flakes
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley (plus more for garnish)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 8 tablespoons salted Finlandia butter, melted
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 lemon, juiced (plus more for serving)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable broth
Instructions
- Step: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Step: Combine the breadcrumbs, shallot, garlic, chili flakes, lemon zest, parsley, salt, pepper and melted Finlandia butter in a medium bowl and mix until the butter is fully incorporated.
- Step: In another bowl, mix the shrimp with lemon juice, vegetable broth, salt, and pepper.
- Step: Transfer to a casserole dish and arrange the shrimp in a single layer with tails facing outward.
- Step: Sprinkle breadcrumb mixture over top and spread out evenly.
- Step: Bake for about 10-15 minutes, or until bubbling, golden brown, and the shrimp are opaque in the middle.
- Step: Squeeze a little bit more lemon juice over top, sprinkle with parsley, and serve.
Notes
Shrimp cook very quickly and overcooked shrimp will become rubbery. Check them after 10 minutes and cook only a few minutes longer if needed. You can assemble the breadcrumb butter mixture and the vegetable broth mixture separately and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days in advance.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 755 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 853 mg
- Fat: 48 g
- Saturated Fat: 29 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 51 g
- Cholesterol: 486 mg
Keywords: shrimp scampi, baked shrimp, seafood, garlic shrimp, easy dinner