Quick and Easy Shrimp Scampi Recipe. Sautéed shrimp in butter, garlic, and white wine. Garlicky, buttery, and full of flavor.
Welcome to the first recipe in our Shrimp Scampi series of recipes. In this version, Easy Shrimp Scampi Recipe, we are pan searing the shrimp in a garlic butter sauce and serving with pasta to create a wonderful and tasty shrimp scampi dish. This series of recipes will feature shrimp cooked several different ways with a garlic butter sauce. For instance, in the second version of this recipe, the garlic butter sauce is prepared separately, poured over the shrimp, and then the shrimp is baked in the oven.
The purpose of this blog is to demonstrate how a base recipe, in this case, shrimp scampi, can create a new recipe with a few ingredient changes or different cooking method. First, we create a recipe, then we taste the recipe, then we change up the ingredients to develop a new recipe from the original recipe. This is the innovative part of the process. That is why our approach to cooking is: create, taste, innovate.
Look for other recipe series on this blog as we continue to create and innovate new recipe ideas.
NOTE
Before beginning the recipe remember to read the “Invent Your Recipe” section below for additional suggestions, recipe combinations, or ingredient alternatives.
How to Make Easy Shrimp Scampi Recipe
Preparing the Shrimp
- In a large skillet add ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil and bring to medium heat.
- Add the minced garlic and sauté until golden, about 1-2 minutes.
- Next, add the shrimp and sauté for 2-3 minutes until the shrimp begins to turn pink.
- Next, add the butter, white wine, salt, pepper, and fresh parsley. Bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes.
How to Serve Easy Shrimp Scampi Recipe
- To serve this easy shrimp scampi recipe, place the shrimp on a bed of your favorite cooked pasta (recommend spaghetti or linguini). Pour of spoon the desired amount of sauce over the chicken. Garnish with fresh parsley.
Invent Your Recipe
Don’t like shrimp? No problem. You can use the lemon, butter, garlic, and white wine sauce for other dishes.
Try using the sauce with salmon. Drizzle the sauce over the salmon and bake in the oven until golden brown.
If seafood is not your favorite, try this sauce with pasta. Leave out the shrimp, saute your favorite vegetables in the sauce, and then place over your favorite pasta.
There are so many possibilities with this combination of flavors. Give some a try and let us know how your easy shrimp scampi recipe turns out.
For more seafood inspired recipes like this Quick and Easy Shrimp Scampi recipe, check out our seafood recipe page.
The Recipe
Shrimp Scampi with Pasta
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. extra-large shrimp shelled
- 1 cups white wine
- 1 stick of butter
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 4 gloves of garlic minced
- ½ tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. black pepper
- ¼ cup fresh parsley
- ¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Instructions
Preparing the Shrimp
- In a large skillet add ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil and bring to medium heat.¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Add the minced garlic and sauté until golden, about 1-2 minutes.4 gloves of garlic
- Next, add the shrimp and sauté for 2-3 minutes until the shrimp begins to turn pink.2 lbs. extra-large shrimp
- Next, add the butter, white wine, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and fresh parsley. Bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes.1 cups white wine, 1 stick of butter, ½ tsp. salt, ½ tsp. black pepper, ¼ cup fresh parsley, Juice of 1 lemon
To Serve
- Place shrimp on a bed of your favorite cooked pasta (recommend spaghetti or linguini). Pour of spoon the desired amount of sauce over the chicken. Garnish with fresh parsley.
Invent Your Recipe
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