Description
Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi is a quick and easy dish featuring a garlic buttery scampi sauce with lemon, ready in less than 10 minutes. Serve as an appetizer or as a main course with pasta or low-carb vegetables.
Ingredients
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- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4–5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/4 pounds shrimp, shelled
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch cracked pepper
- 1/4 cup vegetable broth
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Step 1: Heat olive oil and 2 tablespoons of butter in a large pan or skillet. Add garlic and sauté until fragrant (about 30 seconds – 1 minute). Then add the shrimp, season with salt and pepper to taste and sauté for 1-2 minutes on one side (until just beginning to turn pink), then flip.
- Step 2: Pour in vegetable broth, add red pepper flakes (if using). Bring to a simmer for 1-2 minutes or until liquid reduces by about half and the shrimp is cooked through.
- Step 3: Stir in the remaining butter, lemon juice and parsley and take off heat immediately.
- Step 4: Serve over rice, pasta, garlic bread or steamed vegetables.
Notes
Use a butter/oil combination to prevent the butter from burning. For a low carb option, serve over zucchini noodles or steamed cauliflower.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 303 kcal
- Sugar: 0.4 g
- Sodium: 276 mg
- Fat: 19 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 2 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 29 g
- Cholesterol: 258 mg
Keywords: shrimp scampi, garlic butter shrimp, quick dinner, Italian seafood