Quick and Easy Shrimp Scampi

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Prep Time2

Cook Time10

Course: Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: seafood, under 20

Servings:

Calories: 827kcal

1 lb shrimp medium, raw & peeled
6 tbsp butter
10 cloves garlic chopped
dried parsley
8 oz shirataki noodles spaghetti or fettucini style works well, zucchini noodles could also work
4 tbsp olive oil
.5 tbsp cayenne pepper 🌶 (optional)

Wash and dry the shrimp with a paper towel. Salt and pepper both sides
FULLY RINSE and drain the shirataki noodles. If rinsed well, you won't get a fishy smell from them

Add the olive oil to the skillet and heat on medium high until the oil is hot but not smoking
Add the shrimp and let them cook on one side until the bottom sides are bright pink/orange (about 3-4 minutes)
Add the butter and flip the shrimp over to cook the other side
Once the butter has melted completely, add the chopped garlic and parsley
Once the other side of the shrimp is pink/orange, and you can't see any grey anymore (3-4 minutes), stir the garlic and shrimp around so the shrimp gets fully coated
(Optional) Spinkle the cayenne evenly over the shrimp and stir it to mix well
Turn off the heat, and add in the noodles, mixing them to make sure they're well-coated in the butter and oil
Add salt and pepper to taste
Garnish with chopped fresh parsley if you happen to have it, but let's face it, we're not fancy people here

If using frozen shrimp that you haven't defrosted beforehand, put them in a bowl under running cool (not hot!) water for about 5 minutes.

If using larger shrimp, you may need to increase cooking times from 3-4 minutes to up to 7-8.

If using non-peeled shrimp, add a few minutes to prep time to peel them.