Easy Shrimp Scampi Recipe
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This garlic butter shrimp scampi Recipe is so quick and easy to make! Garlicky, buttery, lemony shrimp served over a bed of fettuccini pasta. What could be better?
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We eat a lot of chicken around here. Don’t get me wrong, I love chicken, but sometimes my family wants something a little different. So the family is always happy when I serve this Easy Shrimp Scampi Recipe.
Seafood recipes are generally not on the top of my go-to recipe list. I grew up on an island, so when it comes to fish and shrimp, I tend to be super picky. (If the seafood’s not right off the boat, I’m often disappointed.) When buying the shrimp for this recipe, I followed the advice of the guy behind the seafood counter and was very pleased with the shrimp. (Thanks, seafood guy!)
Easy Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ lb linguine pasta
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 lbs medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- ¼ cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
- Optional parsley and lemon slices for garnish
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Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Once done, drain the pasta water (reserving about a cup of the cooking water) and set it aside.
- Meanwhile, heat a large skillet with butter and oil on medium heat. Once the butter is melted add in the minced garlic and shrimp. Cook for 2 minutes until the shrimp starts to turn pink.
- Stir in the chicken broth, lemon juice along with the crushed red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Let the sauce simmer for 4-5 minutes.
- Add the cooked linguine pasta to the skillet and toss with shrimp and sauce.
- Sprinkle some freshly grated parmesan cheese over pasta and shrimp.
- Garnish with lemon slices and parsley and serve the shrimp scampi while it is still warm.
Notes
- For more saucier pasta, add the reserved pasta cooking water about 1/4 cup at a time while the sauce is simmering
- Chicken broth can be replaced by white wine.
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We eat alot of chicken as well..guess I should mix it up! Would love for you to come over and share at first linky party http://mommyondemand.com/create-bake-1-2/
I'd like to do the chicken and vegetable stir fry!
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Shrimp Scampi is my favorite dish! I'm going to try this one!
Also Pinned your recipe, I came to check it out because it looked delicious and found out you were having this giveaway. I'm very picky when it comes to sea food as well, I grew up on an Isthmus so we got fresh seafood pretty much every week, thanks for sharing and for the giveaway!