Shrimp Scampi

This quick and easy shrimp dish with a rich garlic butter sauce is served over hot pasta. Enjoy shrimp scampi with a green salad or steamed vegetables for a delicious meal.

❓ What is scampi?

While scampi often refers to a method of preparing shrimp (especially in the US), it actually is the name of a crustacean itself—a small edible lobster served alone or with melted butter. Because of the easy availability of shrimp, we use that in our scampi.

⏲️ Time needed

With little prep and short cooking time, you’ll have this dish on the table in 20 minutes.

🥘 Ingredients

• butter
• onion
• garlic
• Worcestershire sauce
• lemon juice
• Italian seasoning
• steak sauce
• hot sauce
• frozen cooked, peeled, deveined, tail-off shrimp
• fresh chopped parsley
• fettuccine

🌾 Adaptations for dietary restrictions

You can make this dish gluten-free by using GF pasta and making sure your Worcestershire sauce is gluten-free.

📋 Instructions

In a large skillet, melt the butter and add the onion and garlic and sauté until softened (about 3-4 minutes). Add the Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, Italian seasoning, steak sauce, and hot sauce.

Bring to a boil then add the shrimp, and heat until warmed through. Sprinkle with parsley and serve over fettuccine.

📖 Recipe

Shrimp Scampi

6 servings

Calories per Serving: 448

Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

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6 servings

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Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 20 mins

This quick and easy shrimp dish has a flavorful and rich garlic butter sauce and is served over hot pasta.

Ingredients

• ½ c. butter
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ tsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
• Italian seasoning, to taste
• 1 ½ tsp. steak sauce
• hot sauce to taste
• 1 lb. frozen cooked, peeled, deveined, tail-off shrimp, thawed
• fresh chopped parsley, to taste
• 12 oz pkg. fettuccine, cooked

Instructions

• In a large skillet, melt the butter and add the onion and garlic and sauté until softened (about 3-4 minutes).
• Add the Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, Italian seasoning, steak sauce, and hot sauce. Bring to a boil then add the shrimp, heat until warmed through.
• Sprinkle with parsley and serve over fettuccine.

Nutrition

Calories: 448kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 20g | Sodium: 766mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Net Carbs: 42g

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