Description
Made with fresh ingredients and a light lemon sauce that’s oh-so-tasty, this restaurant-quality dish can be on your table in less than 20 minutes!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1/2 pounds medium or large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- Kosher salt and pepper, to taste
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- 1/4 teaspoon chili flakes
- 1 medium lemon, zest and juice
- 1/2 cup fish or vegetable stock
- 2 tbsp minced fresh parsley
Instructions
- Heat: Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Sauté Shrimp: Add shrimp, season with Kosher salt and pepper, and cook until pink and opaque, then set aside.
- Sauté Aromatics: To the same skillet, add the garlic and onion and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
- Simmer Sauce: Stir in the chili flakes, lemon juice, lemon zest, and stock; allow the sauce to bubble for a minute.
- Combine: Return the shrimp to the sauce, stir in the fresh parsley, remove from heat and serve.
Notes
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days. Reheat slowly in a saucepan or microwave to avoid overcooking the shrimp. This dish does not freeze well.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Pan-frying
- Cuisine: American, Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 197 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 905 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.01 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 274 mg
Keywords: healthy shrimp scampi, lemon garlic shrimp, quick seafood dinner, low calorie scampi