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Garlic Lemon Butter Shrimp

This garlic lemon butter shrimp recipe is the perfect, easy recipe to try when you're craving some seafood, and are looking to make a light, effortless meal.
5 from 6 votes
Enozia Vakil
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 2 people
Calories 308 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb shrimp medium sized
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 2 tablespoon garlic chopped or minced
  • 1 tablespoon parsley chopped
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon red chili flakes

Instructions
 

For the garlic lemon butter sauce

  • Start off by making the lemon garlic butter sauce. To do this, melt about 2 tablespoons of butter in the microwave. In the melted butter, add the garlic, some freshly squeezed lemon juice, lemon zest, chopped parsley and some salt and pepper.

For the lemon garlic butter shrimp

  • Start by preheating your oven to 350 F. Prepare the lemon garlic butter in a bowl.
  • Next, add in the red pepper flakes and give it a good mix.
  • Pour this garlic butter sauce over your shrimp in a baking dish and mix well.
  • Bake until the shrimp are cooked through. It should take about 10 minutes.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Remember to arrange the shrimp in a single layer in your baking dish. This will ensure that the shrimp are all cooked through perfectly. 
Remember not to overcook the shrimp - you might want to check them around the 10 minute mark. 
The time you’ll need to cook the shrimp depends on their size. Smaller shrimp, naturally take less time to cook as opposed to larger shrimp, which can take up to 15 minutes to get nice and juicy.
You can use frozen shrimp too. Just remember that you’ll need to thaw the shrimp first before you use it for the recipe. Also make sure you drain all the liquid away and pat the shrimp dry before adding it to the garlicky lemon butter sauce. 
You can also make this lemon garlic shrimp recipe in a pan! Simply heat the garlic lemon butter in a pan or a large skillet over medium-high heat, add in the raw shrimp and cook for 7-10 minutes. 

Nutrition

Calories: 308kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 46gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 395mgSodium: 1529mgPotassium: 658mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 0.3gVitamin A: 594IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 168mgIron: 2mg
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