- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 2 servings
How to make garlic butter shrimp scampi in under 15 minutes. Perfect served alone or spooned over pasta, rice or lower carb zucchini noodles.
Ingredient:
- 1 pound (450g) large or extra-large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- Salt and fresh ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 tablespoons butter, cut into four pieces
- 1/4 cup minced shallot, 1 medium
- 1 ½ tablespoons minced garlic, about 4 cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes, optional
- 1/2 cup (118ml) dry, crisp white wine like pinot grigio, sauvignon blanc or unoaked chardonnay, see notes for alternatives
- 1 lemon, cut in half
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves and tender stems, chopped
