Italian🍜 Noodles & pasta

Easy Shrimp Scampi

Name: Easy Shrimp Scampi
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: ¼ cups fresh flat-leaf parsley; 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice; 5 cloves garlic; 1 lb shrimp; ¼ cups butter; 2 tbsp olive oil; ¼ tsp salt; ¼ tsp black pepper; ¼ cups dry white wine (or veggie/chicken stock); ¼ tsp red pepper flakes; ~1 lb pasta

⏱ 10 min🍽 Serves 4

A quick and flavorful garlic butter shrimp cooked in a white wine and lemon sauce—perfect served over pasta or with crusty bread for a busy weeknight dinner.

Adapted from a video by Preppy Kitchen

Easy Shrimp Scampi Recipe

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Ingredients

fresh flat-leaf parsleychopped¼ cups
fresh lemon juice2 tbsp
garlicminced or pressed5 cloves
shrimppeeled and deveined, tail on or off1 lb
butterdivided, 2 tbsp at start and 2 tbsp at end¼ cups
olive oil2 tbsp
salt¼ tsp
black pepper¼ tsp
dry white wine (or veggie/chicken stock)¼ cups
red pepper flakes

Steps

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1
Prep the ingredients: chop 1/4 cup of parsley, squeeze 2 tbsp of lemon juice, and mince or press 5 cloves of garlic. If serving with pasta, get a pot of salted water boiling.
2
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and melt 2 tbsp of butter with 2 tbsp of olive oil.
3
Once the butter has melted, add the garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for about 30 seconds until fragrant.
4
Add the shrimp along with 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp black pepper. Flip the shrimp once they start turning pink.
5
Once all the shrimp are flipped, add 1/4 cup of white wine (or stock) and 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes for some heat.
6
Bring the sauce to a simmer and cook for about 3 minutes until the liquid reduces by half and the shrimp are cooked through. If making pasta, toss the cooked pasta in now.
7
Remove the pan from heat, then stir in the chopped parsley, the remaining 2 tbsp of butter, and the lemon juice until combined.
8
Serve immediately over pasta or with crusty bread. Leftovers keep in the fridge for up to 3 days—reheat gently on low heat.

Easy Shrimp Scampi

Ingredients

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