Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi

Name: Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 lb jumbo shrimp, peeled; 4 cloves garlic, minced; ½ cup dry white wine; 4 tbsp unsalted butter; 2 tbsp olive oil; zest and juice of 1 lemon; ¼ tsp red pepper flakes; 400g linguine; fresh parsley to garnish

Classic Italian-American shrimp scampi in a white wine garlic butter sauce over linguine. Cooking the shrimp for just two minutes per side keeps them plump and tender, since shrimp turn tough and rubbery within moments of overcooking.

Total time

25 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Italian

comfortseafoodpastaquick

Ingredients

1 lbjumbo shrimp, peeled

4 clovesgarlic, minced

½ cupdry white wine

4 tbspunsalted butter

2 tbspolive oil

zest and juice of 1 lemon

¼ tspred pepper flakes

400glinguine

fresh parsleyto garnish

Instructions

Cook linguine al dente; drain.

Sauté garlic in oil and butter; add shrimp; cook 2 min per side.

Add wine, lemon, and red pepper flakes; cook 2 more min.

Toss with pasta. Garnish with parsley.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

375

Protein

6.3g

Fat

19.3g

Carbs

33.8g

Fiber

Sodium

6mg

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