Description
Make everyone’s favorite dish right at home – it’s budget-friendly and it looks so fancy without any of the hard work!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan
Instructions
- Season: Season shrimp with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Sauté Shrimp: Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add shrimp and cook, stirring occasionally, until pink, about 2-3 minutes; set aside.
- Simmer Sauce: Add garlic to the skillet, and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in vegetable broth and lemon juice. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until reduced by half, about 4-5 minutes. Stir in basil, oregano, rosemary and thyme.
- Finish Sauce: Stir in butter, 2 tablespoons at a time, until melted and smooth.
- Combine: Stir in shrimp and parsley; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Serve: Serve immediately, garnished with Parmesan, if desired.
Notes
A budget-friendly restaurant-style shrimp scampi that is easy to prepare at home.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 880 mg
- Fat: 31 g
- Saturated Fat: 17 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 7 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 26 g
- Cholesterol: 175 mg
Keywords: shrimp scampi, red lobster copycat, buttery shrimp, seafood dinner