Easy Classic Shrimp Scampi Recipe

Shrimp with garlic butter wine sauce garnished with parsley in large nonstick skillet up close

5 from 5 votes

A classic Italian-American dish made with large shrimp cooked in a flavorful sauce of garlic, butter, white wine, and lemon juice, perfect for a healthy weeknight or weekend dinner.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American, Italian

Keyword: best easy shrimp scampi

Servings:

Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living

Equipment

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1/2 cup dry white wine or chicken broth
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt (I used 1/2 teaspoon table salt)
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
freshly ground black pepper (I used already ground black pepper)
1-3/4 pound large or extra-large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/2 lemon, juiced

Instructions

Gather and prep your ingredients.
In a large skillet set over medium high, heat butter and olive oil until the butter is melted. Add the garlic and sauté until it is fragrant, about 1 minute. Add wine or broth, salt, crushed red pepper flakes and black pepper (1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon) Bring the mixture to a gently bubble. Let the wine reduce by half, about 2 minutes.
Add the shrimp and sauté, stirring and turning often, until they just turn pink. This will take 2 to 4 minutes depending upon their size.
Stir in the parsley and lemon juice and serve over pasta, rice, cauliflower rice or zucchini noodles. This is also delicious served on it's own with a little crusty french bread

Notes

Serving size: 1/4th recipe

WW Points: 4

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8 PointsPlus (Old plan)

I used a little less butter than the original recipe called for to shave a few calories and WW Points.

This doesn't make a ton of sauce. If you want to serve it with pasta, I would increase the wine/broth to 1 cup.

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