Easy Shrimp Scampi Recipe
Shrimp Scampi is made of shrimp or prawns that are cooked in butter and wine sauce with lots of garlic and fresh parsley. The sauce that surrounds the shrimp is absolutely amazing. You will want to soak up every little bit of it by serving it over pasta, mashed potatoes or grains.
For years I was making this Shrimp Scampi Recipe and didn’t know the dish’s proper name. I was calling it garlic shrimp, or shrimp with garlic and parsley in butter, but it was Shrimp Scampi all. along. My life has been a lie…a beautiful, delicious one at that, ha!
This recipe is so, so easy that it’s ridiculous that it’s as delicious as it is! All you have to do is chop your parsley and garlic, then add the ingredients to the skillet in some order and voilà! It is all done! Try this version once and you will see why this is the best Shrimp Scampi recipe E.V.E.R.!
So, what can you serve Shrimp Scampi with?
Well, I love to serve it atop fluffy mashed potatoes, creating a little indentation in the potatoes first, so that once the shrimp and the sauce are added they don’t immediately fall and dip off, but stay in that little well for you to eat out of.
BUT! You can also serve it with some good pasta, like angel hair, or just regular spaghetti. If you serve it with pasta, it tends to absorb the sauce, coating each strand of spaghetti in the garlic butter, mmm…mm…mmm!
This Shrimp Scampi recipe is a dream! It takes literally minutes to make, so you better have everything else ready before you turn the stove on, because once you are down to the cooking process, it will be 5 minutes or less!
Shrimp Scampi Recipe
Ingredients for Shrimp Scampi
Gotta have shrimp, of course 🙂 The rest, you probably already have in the fridge.
How to make Shrimp Scampi? Here ya go 😀
Start by making the sauce: melt the butter in a large skillet, then add pressed garlic and sauté for a minute. Next, add the wine and whisk to combine, then cook to reduce.
You’re just a minute from being able to devour these, hold tight…
Add thawed, deveined shrimp, cook until the shrimp are opaque. Do not overcook or your Shrimp Scampi might end up as a rubber scampi, haha! Squeeze some lemon juice, add chopped parsley and voilà! All done, my friend!
Enjoy!!
Check out these other Appetizers while you’re at it:
- Garlic Shrimp Recipe – Simple shrimp recipe.
- Deep Fried Prawns – The best-fried shrimp recipe.
- Chicken Wings – Baked chicken wings with garlic ranch flavor.
Shrimp Scampi Recipe
Shrimp Scampi is made of shrimp or prawns that are cooked in butter and wine sauce with lots of garlic and fresh parsley. The sauce that surrounds the shrimp is absolutely amazing. You will want to soak up every little bit of it with some good crusty bread!
Ingredients
- 3 oz unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 cup white wine
- 1 lb prawns or jumbo shrimp deveined & peeled, room temperature
- 1/4 cup parsley , minced
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Pepper
Instructions
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In a skillet, on low heat melt 3 oz butter and heat it thoroughly. Add the 3 garlic cloves and cook stirring constantly for about 30 seconds.
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Add 1 cup white wine and 2 Tbsps lemon juice, and continue cooking until most of the wine has evaporated.
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Drop the prawns into the hot butter and cook for about a minute on each side or until the shrimp are opaque and cooked through.
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Take off the heat, add 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp freshly ground pepper and 1/4 cup parsley. Toss everything to coat.
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Serve with mashed potatoes or pasta, right away.
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This shrimp scampi was great. I was afraid to make
it because I love shrimp scampi and I didn’t think it would measure up. It definitely did and then some.
Will cook this many times.
So I made this for dinner to eat with pasta. Me and my hubby were in argument of who will win the WORLD CUP He didn’t want to talk to me first but once he smelled what’s cooking, he came to the kitchen quietly. I gave him the dinner, and he said, “Woww, this is so delicious!” But seriously, thanks so much for this recipe, very easy to make as long as you’ve prepared! Definitely would make again ❤️
Amazing. So simple, yet so good. I love mashed potatoes, but a bit skeptical for this. I halved the recipe, but more butter. It was perfect. Went well with the potatoes.
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I made this for my family and they loved it! I served it with spaghetti and it was delicious. My guys definitely gave me the thumbs up to make it again.
The hardest part was defrosting my shrimp properly. 😉 Such a quick and tasty recipe. Didn’t have white wine so used same amount of vegetable stock – no salt needed! Portioned 6 shrimp per person (16/20 count)- should have done more- so good!! Thanks for the tip on cooking time- I always over-cook shrimp but not this time! Stuck to the one minute rule- perfect! 13year said this dinner was a keeper! Happy I found your pin thanks again!
What a wonderful review and feedback! Thank you for taking the time Tasha!
We enjoyed it a lot. My hubby loved it. I will make again because I liked it a lot also. I used Chardonnay.
Will like to receive some of your recipie
Hey marina, what kind of white wine did u use? I just never used wine before so not sure..
Hi Avi,
Sauignon, Chardonnay or Cabernet are all great white wines. You’ll need to find the one that you like most to get the best flavor.
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Oh wow, thank you so much Val, that is the sweetest thing I’ve heard all day! Thank you so much for following along, making my recipes and taking the time to comment!