Easy Shrimp Scampi
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Shrimp has always been a favorite in our home! My kids love to order it whenever we go to restaurants. But this year we are trying to eat out much less and focus on eating from home.
You won’t believe how EASY this Shrimp Scampi is to make. It really is just a few minutes on the stove, and a few minutes in the broiler and you are DONE.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make Shrimp Scampi, you will need the following ingredients:
- Minced garlic
- Olive oil
- Butter, cubed
- Raw shrimp, (peeled and deveined)
- Lemon juice
- Pepper
- Oregano
- Whole wheat angel hair pasta
- Parmesan cheese
- Dry bread crumbs
- Fresh parsley, minced
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to make Shrimp Scampi:
- Preheat your oven to broil.
- In an ovenproof skillet over medium heat, saute garlic in olive oil and butter until garlic starts to brown.
- Stir in the shrimp, lemon juice, pepper, and oregano. Cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until all the shrimp turns pink.
- While shrimp cooks, prepare pasta according to directions on package.
- Spread out the shrimp evenly on the bottom of the pan.
- Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs.
- Broil 6 inches from the heat for 2-3 minutes or until topping is golden brown.
- Garnish with parsley and serve over cooked pasta.
What is the best shrimp to use in shrimp scampi?
Fresh and frozen shrimp both work well in this recipe. If you are going the frozen route with seafood, I LOVE this Simple Truth Shrimp from Kroger. It tastes just as good as the fresh shrimp from the seafood counter.
If using frozen shrimp, you’ll want to be sure it is thawed before making this recipe.
You can put the shrimp in the fridge the night before you make it, or put your frozen shrimp in a colander and use COLD water to thaw it.
Don’t use hot water or you will cook your shrimp early making the meat tough.
Whole wheat pasta vs regular pasta:
We use whole wheat angel hair pasta in this shrimp scampi recipe. We have been trying to eat healthier, and this is an easy way to eat healthier and maintaining all the delicious flavor of this shrimp scampi recipe. Whole wheat pasta has fewer calories.
The main difference between whole wheat pasta and white pasta is all in the processing.
Whole wheat pasta has a stronger nuttier flavor and a more grainy consistency. Some people prefer the taste of white pasta over the whole wheat.
Know that both taste great with the best shrimp scampi, so use the pasta your family will want to eat.
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Shrimp Scampi Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 teaspoon minced garlic
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup butter, cubed
- 1 pound raw shrimp, (peeled and deveined)
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon oregano
- 10 ounces whole wheat angel hair pasta
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup dry bread crumbs
- ¼ cup fresh parsley, minced
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to broil.
- In an ovenproof skillet over medium heat, saute garlic in olive oil and butter until garlic starts to brown.
- Stir in the shrimp, lemon juice, pepper, and oregano. Cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until all the shrimp turns pink.
- While shrimp cooks, prepare pasta according to directions on package.
- Spread out the shrimp evenly on the bottom of the pan.
- Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs.
- Broil 6 inches from the heat for 2-3 minutes or until topping is golden brown.
- Garnish with parsley and serve over cooked pasta.
Notes
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i never heart about this receipes before, but it looks good. Thank for receipes naoncing
The recipe calls for 1/4 c. Olive oil, it it never tells you when to add it, or what to do with it in the recipe. Am I missing something?
If you scroll above the recipe to the beginning of the post, it says to heat up the oil with the butter and garlic when cooking the shrimp.
Hi Shelley. Thanks for catching that. We updated the recipe.
Where are the nutritional information for this recipe?
What is the serving size?
Scroll down to the bottom of the post and it will say “Get Nutrition Info”. Click on that button and it will give you all of the nutritional info you will need for this recipe.
Very good! Thank you.
(Read the recipe people!)
Way too much lemon juice! All we could taste was lemon. Such a shame to waste a $15 bag of shrimp. It would’ve been delicious otherwise.
I love the results. It is yummy with the noodles and Larmesean cheese. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
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I love, Love, LOVE Shrimp! Shrimp Scampi is one of my favorite things to eat although a very difficult recipe to conjure up perfectly.
Once, I did have it served up so perfectly that I felt that I’d died and gone to Heaven and that was at a restaurant on the the Kentucky side of the Ohio River in Cincinnati. It was the most delightful blend of perfectly cooked Pasta in a creamy Sauce with juicy Shrimps and the big surprise of a chunk of crusty Garlic Bread in the bottom.
Yum.
Delicious!! Perfect recipe!
I swear I can’t see the nutritional information.
I made this tonight and it was delicious! I did substitute Key Lime Juice for the lemon though; it was just perfect, thank you for the recipe!
So much easier than what I usually do. Thank you so much !