Shrimp Scampi is a restaurant-quality one-pan supper all set in simply 20 minutes! This timeless Italian meal includes standard ingredients: olive oil, butter, garlic, lemon juice, and gewurztraminer. It’s low-carb, keto, gluten-free, and loaded with protein. Serve shrimp scampi with crusty Italian bread, over pasta, or with risotto. This easy meal makes certain to end up being a household favorite.
Quick and simple weeknight supper
Timeless shrimp scampi includes lemon garlic butter sauce and makes a sensational discussion without much effort on the part of the cook. All you require is to have all the ingredients all set, one cooking pan, and 20 minutes of your time. The ingredients list is brief. This is among my go-to recipes when I wish to make an outstanding yet fast weeknight meal for my friends and family, without investing hours in the cooking area. It’s a restaurant-quality supper – ideal for amusing visitors when you have business over. Serve simple shrimp scampi over basil pasta or on top of velvety sun-dried tomato risotto. Or, merely include it as a topping to salads, such as mango avocado salad or an easy spinach salad.
Why make it
- 20-minute-one pan supper. The recipe takes just 20 minutes and is carried out in one pan on the stovetop – a best supper for a hectic weeknight or when you remain in a rush. The clean-up is very little.
- Nutrition. It’s a healthy, low-carb, keto-friendly, gluten-free main dish abundant in lean protein.
- Opts for whatever. Serve shrimp scampi over spaghetti, rice, risotto, and roasted veggies. Include it to the store-bought ravioli or tortellini. You can even toss it together with your preferred fresh salad to turn any salad into supper!
Shrimp Scampi
Shrimp Scampi is a restaurant-quality one-pan supper all set in simply 20 minutes! This timeless Italian meal includes standard ingredients: olive oil, butter, garlic, lemon juice, and gewurztraminer. It’s low-carb, keto, gluten-free, and loaded with protein. Serve shrimp scampi with crusty Italian bread, over pasta, or with risotto. This easy meal makes certain to end up being a household favorite.
Ingredients
Shrimp
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1.5 pound raw shrimp peeled, deveined, tails off (big – about 15-20 count per pound)
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian spices
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon salt to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon newly ground black pepper
Sauce
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup newly squeezed lemon juice 1 big lemon
- 1/2 cup dry gewurztraminer
- 3 tablespoons salted butter
Garnish
- 3 tablespoons capers
- 3 tablespoons lemon enthusiasm
- 1/2 cup fresh basil sliced
Directions
Prepare shrimp
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Heat a big, high-sided, frying pan till hot on medium heat. Include olive oil – it ought to run quickly however not sizzle or burn. Include shrimp without overcrowding (you may need to prepare in 2 batches). Sprinkle shrimp with spices (Italian spices, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper).
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Prepare shrimp, turning it one or two times, on medium heat, about 3-4 minutes overall, till pink in color. Do not overcook.
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Eliminate shrimp from the frying pan.
Make sauce
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Include minced garlic, lemon juice, and gewurztraminer to the exact same (now empty) frying pan where you prepared the shrimp and deglaze the pan. Decrease heat, and cook till the sauce minimizes simply a bit and the garlic is softened – about 2 or 3 minutes. Eliminate from heat and fold in butter, off heat, letting it melt in the sauce.
Assembly
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Include prepared shrimp and 2 tablespoons of capers to the frying pan with the lemon garlic butter sauce and stir it to reheat on low heat.
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When serving, leading with the staying 1 tablespoon (or more) of capers, sliced fresh basil, and lemon enthusiasm. Squeeze a bit of lemon juice over the shrimp if you like.
Nutrition
Nutrition Info
Shrimp Scampi
Quantity per Serving
% Daily Worth *
* Percent Daily Worths are based upon a 2000 calorie diet plan.
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Cooking pointers
- When utilizing raw shrimp, make certain it's peeled and deveined.
- Do not overcrowd shrimp. Make certain to area out the shrimp in the frying pan when scorching. This will guarantee that shrimp really gets seared and not steamed. You may need to operate in batches. Likewise, see the cooking times carefully not to overcook the shrimp.
- Newly squeezed lemon juice (instead of the bottled kind) is extremely suggested.
Replacements
- Spices. Keep spices simple. Utilize a mix of dry herbs, such as Italian spices or Herbs from Provance. Or, season the shrimp with dried basil, thyme, rosemary, marjoram, and oregano.
- Lemon juice can be changed with lime juice if you remain in a pinch.
- Do not wish to utilize gewurztraminer? Usage veggie stock or chicken stock rather.
- Make it dairy-free by leaving out the butter and changing it with additional virgin olive oil or your preferred dairy-free butter option.
Variations and add-ins
- Include capers. They are a best pairing with shrimp scampi.
- Include veggies. Cherry or grape tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, mushrooms, spinach, arugula, asparagus, and bell peppers, simply among others.
- Include a splash of cream to the lemon garlic butter sauce to produce a luscious and tasty cream sauce texture. Usage whipping cream or half-and-half.
- Include pasta, such as spaghetti, linguine, or fettuccine. The shrimp scampi with lemon garlic butter sauce is implied to be served over pasta with a piece of crusty bread!
- Include cheese. You can spray newly grated Parmesan, Asiago, or Romano cheese on top of the shrimp scampi.
- Include heat by spraying including red pepper flakes.
- Pine nuts include fantastic taste. I suggest quickly toasting them in the preheated oven at 350 F for simply 5 minutes till gently browned. They taste a lot better when toasted! However see them thoroughly, as these nuts can burn rapidly. Spray them over the lemon garlic butter shrimp when serving to keep them great and crispy!
Storage and reheating pointers
- Refrigerate the remaining prepared shrimp scampi in an airtight container for as much as 3 days.
- Reheat it in the microwave in 30 seconds increments till totally heated up through.
- Reheat it in the preheated oven at 350 F for about 20 minutes or till heated up through.
- I do not suggest freezing this meal.
What to serve with shrimp scampi
- Pasta. The timeless Italian method to serve shrimp scampi is over pasta. I suggest spaghetti, fettuccine, pappardelle, or bucatini. You can likewise utilize brief pasta, such as fusilli, farfalle (bow-tie pasta), or penne. Prepare the pasta al dente for the very best texture.
- Bread. Serve this tasty lemon garlic butter shrimp with a crusty piece of warm Italian bread, garlic bread, or olive bread loaf.
- Rice is a best side to take in the richness of lemon garlic butter sauce.
- Roasted veggies. Make a side of roasted veggies, such as asparagus, green beans, broccoli, or Brussels sprouts.
- Fresh salad. I would recommend a standard spinach or arugula salad, sprayed with toasted nuts (pecans or pine nuts), a percentage of shredded Parmesan or fallen apart goat cheese, and dressed with your preferred salad dressing! Or, have a look at my salad suggestions here:
- Tomato Cucumber Avocado Salad with Mozzarella and Basil Pesto
- Mediterranean Chickpea Salad with Avocado, Tomato, and Cucumber
- Greek Tortellini Salad with Tomatoes, Avocados, Cucumbers
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