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If you love shrimp, then you are going to love this quick and easy Shrimp Scampi Recipe. Ready in about 10 minutes, you have no excuses not to make this super simple and healthy dinner idea.
I’ve decided to attempt to bring you more easy seafood recipes for healthier food. Remember, it doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive to be healthy and delicious. This Scampi Recipe proves that. In less time than you can get take out, this recipe can be cooked and on the table in just minutes.
Your family will love the lemon and garlic combined with the Parmesan. It makes this the perfect combination for an easy yet delicious Garlic Shrimp Scampi recipe. Try these other shrimp recipes for another easy meal idea, Shrimp Yakisoba, Grilled Shrimp Skewers and Air Fryer Fried Shrimp.
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Why We Love Shrimp Scampi
With just a few ingredients and about 10 minutes you can have an enjoyable and healthy dinner ready to eat.
Cooking with Shrimp doesn’t have to be complicated. Take a few minutes and try this Lemony Shrimp Scampi today and see how much your family falls in love too.
We also make Cilantro Lime Shrimp Scampi and it’s out of this world! Shrimp is so tasty and cooks quickly. It’s the perfect meal to throw together when you don’t have a lot of time.
Ingredients for Shrimp Scampi Recipe
- Shrimp – Jumbo Shrimp, deveined and shells removed, tails off or on based on your preference
- Extra-Virgin Olive Oil – Use oil of your choice
- Butter – We used unsalted butter
- Minced Garlic – Learn How to Mince Garlic Cloves
- Dry White Wine – Substitute with Chicken Broth
- Red Pepper Flakes – Add a teaspoon for a hint of spice to the shrimp scampi sauce
- Lemon – We recommend using fresh lemon juice
- Fresh Chopped Parsley – Optional Fresh Herbs Topping
Scroll to the bottom for the full recipe in the recipe card.
Variations Ideas
- Add in Vegetables – Sauté in some vegetables, such as cherry tomatoes, broccoli or mushrooms.
- Change the Protein – If you don’t have shrimp or just don’t like it, you can easily use chicken. You will need to cook the chicken a little longer. But the other ingredients will still remain the same.
- Butter and Olive Oil – Butter and Olive oil is a great combination if you don’t want to add the garlic.
- White Wine – Use any type of white wine that you prefer. We used a Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay but any kind gives delicious flavor.
How to Make Shrimp Scampi
Step 1 – Heat the extra virgin olive oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the garlic to the pan and cook for 1 minute until aromatic.
Step 2 – Stir in the shrimp, season it with kosher salt and black pepper and cook it for 1-2 minutes on each side until the shrimp begins to turn pink.
Step 3 – Pour in the wine and red pepper flakes. Bring the mixture to a low simmer and cook for 3-4 minutes until the wine reduces to about half of the amount and the shrimp is cooked through (all pink).
Step 4 – Stir in the remaining butter and lemon juice and heat until the butter is fully melted. Place the pasta and cooked pasta in a large bowl to toss together. Serve topped with the fresh parsley, chives and lemon zest and enjoy!
Expert Tips
- Squeeze the Lemon – Save time and purchase a lemon squeezers. It makes it really simple to get all the juice out of the lemon and works so well. You certainly don’t need one but it saves time.
- Gather Ingredients – Make sure you have all your ingredients ready to go. This recipe doesn’t take long to make so it is very helpful when all items are set out ready to cook.
What Kind of Pasta Can I Use?
This Shrimp Scampi is delicious served over pasta. Prepare the pasta according to the package and cook in a large pot of salted water. When we serve this pasta dish, we like to focus on the shrimp and sauce therefore we use less pasta on the plate.
- Angel Hair – We used angel hair as we like the thin noodle for this pasta dish. We think it holds all the lemon flavor and easy to eat with a fork.
- Linguine Pasta – Another favorite pasta is Linguini Pasta. We love that these noodles are not to thick but are great to hold the garlic butter flavor.
- Vermicelli Pasta – This is a lighter pasta. It is lighter than angel hair. But still a great option with this shrimp scampi.
- Zucchini Noodles – Serve the shrimp with zucchini noodles for a low carb option. You can even serve the shrimp with Cauliflower Rice.
What to Serve with Garlic Shrimp Scampi
This Shrimp Scampi is good by itself but I always try and make sure we have a side. My family is large, so I have to make sure we have enough for everyone. Here are some of our favorite sides.
- Side a Vegetables – Serve it with grilled broccoli, Best Grilled Asparagus or grilled green beans for extra veggies. I have found that if I eat extra veggies it really can bulk up a meal and make me feel more full. This has really helped me eat healthier and the veggies just taste better when they are grilled.
- Add some biscuits – Now, if you aren’t trying to be healthy….it’s also amazing with Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits!
- French Bread – We also love making some crusty bread. Spread the bread with some garlic bread and your meal is complete.
- Garlic Bread – Try our Air Fryer Garlic Bread or our Homemade Garlic Bread
- For even more ideas, see Side Dishes for Shrimp
Frequently Asked Questions
If you prefer to use frozen shrimp, make sure to thaw it before cooking. Thaw the shrimp in the fridge overnight or place shrimp in a colander under running water to thaw. Most frozen shrimp packages will give details on how to thaw shrimp.
Shrimp Scampi is best served immediately. But if you do have leftover lemon butter shrimp pasta, store in an airtight container after it has cooled. It will stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
Reheat the leftovers on the stovetop in a saucepan over medium heat. You can also reheat in the microwave, but make sure to not overheat the shrimp or it could have a chewy texture.
More Easy Shrimp Recipes
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Grilled Garlic Parmesan Shrimp Recipe
Easy Slow Cooker
Easy Crock Pot Shrimp Boil
Easy Seafood
Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas
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Shrimp Scampi
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds Shrimp large prawns, deveined and shells removed, tails off or on based on your preference
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 4 Tablespoons Butter divided
- 5 cloves Garlic minced or 1 ½ Tablespoons Minced Garlic
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
- ¼ cup dry white wine
- ½ teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
- ½ Lemon juiced
- ¼ cup Fresh Chopped Parsley for serving
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the garlic to the pan and cook for 1 minute until aromatic.
- Stir in the shrimp, season it with salt and pepper and cook it for 1-2 minutes on each side until the shrimp begins to turn pink.
- Pour in the wine and red pepper flakes. Bring the mixture to a low simmer and cook for 3-4 minutes until the wine reduces to about half of the amount and the shrimp is cooked through (all pink).
- Stir in the remaining butter and lemon juice and heat until the butter is fully melted
- Serve topped with the fresh parsley and enjoy!
Delicious. I paired with fresh zucchini from the garden and warm dinner rolls
So yummy
Great recipe!! Easy to make and takes no time at all to get on the table. Good week night meal.
Another great recipe, delicious!!!
You have awesome recipes. I have tried the Lemon Garlic Shrimp Scampi and love the light and flavorful taste and ease of the recipe! Thank you for having recipes so tasty and come together so quickly!
This is more like a 10* recipe. I love the video, the ease of making it and the flavor is wonderful. A weekly favorite of ours.
So yummy, a new family favorite!
I love this light meal plus added bonus it’s made with shrimp but would be awesome with chicken if you don’t like shrimp. It’s a quick meal to make & all you need is a salad & some garlic bread & dinner is done.
so good. no need to dine out for this dish ever again. always making from home. best ever.
I used minced garlic – 1 tablespoon – delicious!
Made this last week, it was so good.
Awesome!
This recipe was super easy but I did add a few ingredients of my own. Fresh chopped garlic & shallots when I was sautéing the shrimp. Then when I added the pasta and tossed I added some fresh baby spinach put the lid back on for a minute then tossed again which all was now cooked together and ready to be served. It was outrageous.
Made this. Thought 1 tbs of garlic salt was a “bit” too much, but I followed the recipe. Oh my god, what a salty waste of good shrimp. This HAS to be a typo. Someone will die of high blood pressure eating this. Please adjust this recipe.
Im glad ya’ll like it!
Just made it. Delicious!!!!! I didn’t use chicken broth I am a vegetarian, it was just as good without
This is now a family favorite. So easy too. I toss the parm with the noodles and never seem to have any parsley.
I made with for my GF & it turned out SO good, she & I enjoyed it thoroughly .. thank so much for sharing
Thanks for sharing Kathy!
I loved this recipe! I used fresh garlic instead of powder and served it with a slice of my homemade herb bread that I toasted with some garlic and parmesan on it. What a yummy meal!
Darlen – I top it with parmesan cheese when it’s done, so you can add however much you want! 🙂
How much Parmesan does this call for?
One of my new favorites! I’ve made this twice and I LOVE it! I use fresh garlic instead and add spinach. It’s quick and easy, especially great for a quick, weeknight dinner. Thank you!
Added some white wine, a couple splashes of half and half, broccoli and mushrooms. Also used a few minced garlic cloves and just a few shakes of the garlic salt. Didn’t have a lemon so used lemon juice and some thyme. Added some shredded Italian cheese, some parm, and some strong white cheddar at the end to thicken the sauce a little. My Mom said it’s the best meal she’s had in a long time. Yay! A keeper!
Literally started all at same time once prepping was done n it took me 11 mins with scampi veggies using same shrimp juice/broth also for clams used same broth with same ratio of water. Shrimp scampi with veggies and clams… perfection! n healthy! loved this so did family and picky kiddos!
I made this tonight – delicious! I have basil and parsley in my garden so I chopped a handful of both. Everyone loved it
I noticed it does not have the amount of parm. Cheese to add with the parsley.
I want to make this tonight but I’m not sure how much to use. Thanks!
This turned out great! Even pleased my picky teen. Thank you for sharing!
Super easy an super yummy!
Thanks for the awesome recipe. I’m making this for my brother’s birthday dinner tonight!
Thank you for sharing! This looks fantastic.
Made this tonight for my wife and it was amazing!
Making this dish for friends. Looks great. Keep u posted
One of the great recipe with shrimp I have found on the web. Really looks deliciuos. I need to try this at home today.
Thanks for sharing an awesome recipe.