Shrimp Scampi for Garlic Lovers
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  • Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
1 lb. frozen (defrosted) or fresh shrimp5 cloves garlic or to taste1/8 cup olive oil2 tbsp parsley plus more for garnishjuice of 1 lemon plus lemon wedges for servingsalt and pepper to taste (nutrition info has 1 tsp of each)
Directions
Warm olive oil over low heat. Add garlic and saute until golden. Turn heat to medium high. Add shrimp, salt, pepper, and parsley. Turn the shrimp when the bottom side is pink. Cook on second side until pink on the outside and opaque throughout (cut one open to check), about 10 minutes. Then add lemon juice and cook 30 seconds more. Remove from heat and serve right away with more parsley and lemon wedges.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BOONZIE.
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 120.5
  • Total Fat: 5.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 147.3 mg
  • Sodium: 558.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 1.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
  • Protein: 16.0 g

Member Reviews
  • SALGUOD2
     I used 8cloves of garlic and 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper - 3/18/12
  • HMBROWN1
     Tastes okay. I ended up adding a small amount of butter to make it more like traditional scampi. Just about a Tbsp and it was delicious. - 5/15/17
  • SIRCHRISRR
     Only thing I do a bit different is to add some red pepper flakes to this whilst cooking! Other than that, its awesomeeeee!
    - 11/12/11
  • EMTCHICA
     I am going to try this tonight and see how it goes i have some shrimp that needs to get used up - 8/9/09
  • 4CONNIESHEALTH
     Be careful not to over cook the shrimp; so easy to do. - 5/15/18
  • JWINKSLLC
     Make it all the time, I use half the fat and substitute butter (high in fat but worth it in my book) and add a splash of cognac or sherry. A little parsley, pour it over pasta, can throw in bell peppers or baby tomates too! - 5/15/20
  • LESSOFMOORE
     Shrimp and garlic, two of my favorites! - 3/6/17
  • MARR8453
     I use even more garlic and use 1/2 light I Can''t believe It/s Not butter and 1/2 olive oil. I use it as a sauce for baked spaghetti squash instead of pasta, - 1/8/12
  • WANT2BTRIM
     Yum - 6/12/21
  • ROX525
     absolutely delicious - 6/11/21
  • ILLUSTRIOUSBEE
     I added 1tbsp of ghee and used 1tbsp of lemon juice and 1tbsp white cooking wine in place of just the lemon juice to make the "sauce" more significant. - 6/5/21
  • PATRICIAAK
     :) - 5/28/21
  • CD10610773
     Thanks - 5/28/21
  • SNOOPYPAL2019
     I love garlic, but that's too much. 1 or 2 CRUSHED garlic cloves is plenty to get the good garlic taste. I also use a mix of olive oil and a little butter, plus a splash of white wine, for better flavor. - 5/15/21
  • CARD512002
     don't know if we will try this one or not - 5/15/21
  • JULIJULINN
     Love shrimp - 5/15/21
  • PWILLOW1
     Am not a fan of shrimp but I tried it. Still not a fan of shrimp. I gave it to my daughter. She said it was OK. - 5/15/21
  • THROOPER62
     Used pepper flakes to give it some heat - 5/15/21
  • JUSTJ2014
     I love Shrimp Scampi - 3/27/21
  • CORVETTECOWBOY
     Going to try this to see how it goes... - 1/28/21
  • CHERYLHURT
     Delicious! - 1/13/21
  • LIBR@RYL@DY
     yum - 12/13/20
  • HOTPINKCAMARO49
     ok. - 7/23/20
  • RAZZOOZLE
     yum - 5/16/20
  • SHERYE
     I also added more garlic as well as some peppers and a little bit of butter oh how delicious - 5/15/20



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