Shrimp Scampi

I love to serve this over pasta like linguine. The sauce is excellent over pasta.

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 6

Prep Time: 20 mins preheat broiler   Cook Time: 5-8 mins  

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds fresh shrimp, shelled and deveined
1/2 cup butter
1 Tbsp lemon juice
4 large garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp oregano leaves
1/8 tsp pepper
1/4 cup chopped parsley
lemon wedges

Directions

About 20 minutes before serving, preheat broiler.

Place shrimp in single layer in bottom of broiler pan. In a small saucepan, heat butter, lemon juice, garlic, salt, oregano and pepper over low heat until butter is melted. Pour mixture over shrimp, turning shrimp to coat evenly.

Broil 5-8 minutes until shrimp is pink. Spoon shrimp and mixture onto platter and sprinkle with parsley; garnish with lemon wedges.

Categories: Seafood

Submitted by: debnfla3 on June 4, 2010