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Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi is so quick and easy! A garlic buttery scampi sauce with a hint of white wine & lemon in less than 10 minutes!
Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi can be enjoyed as an appetizer/light meal OR for dinner with your favourite pasta of choice! You can also keep it low carb and serve over zucchini noodles or with steamed cauliflower! Either way it’s delicious and even better than an Italian restaurant Scampi!
Shrimp Recipe
After publishing TWO Scampi recipes on this blog over the years, one being Browned Butter Shrimp Scampi and the other this reader favourite Crispy Baked Shrimp Scampi, I wanted to give you guys an even easier recipe ready in less than 10 minutes.
Actually, I started making our family favourite Garlic Butter Shrimp recipe when we realised it was fast turning into a Scampi since we add white wine into our recipe for added flavour. So then, I had to share it.
Tips make the best shrimp scampi
- Have all of your ingredients ready on your kitchen bench and close to your cooking area if possible. This recipe cooks FAST. You don’t want to be head deep into your refrigerator searching for your wine, for example, while the shrimp is cooking away on the stove. Over-cooked shrimp is rubbery, tough and not pleasant to eat at all.
- The shrimp is cooked in a butter/oil combination prevent the butter from burning. You can use all butter if you wish, just note it will begin to brown while the shrimp are cooking. (Nothing wrong with a little browned butter.) Though, I do prefer the flavour of a butter/oil mixture in this.
- I love extra large or jumbo shrimp (or prawns) in this recipe! They’re fat and juicy and perfect for a shrimp scampi! If you can find wild-caught shrimp, please cook with those. Better flavour, better colour and a lot healthier for you than farm-raised seafood.
- Use a good quality white wine. I use a Sav Blanc when cooking this recipe. You can also use a Pinot Grigio or Chardonnay.
Shrimp Scampi without wine
Wine can be omitted completely OR substitute with chicken broth if you wish. Chicken broth has a much better flavour than fish broth, however, if you have homemade fish broth laying around, you can definitely use that!
How To Make Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi
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Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4-5 cloves garlic large, minced, or 1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 1/4 pounds shrimp large prawns, shelled with tails on or off
- 1 pinch salt to taste
- 1 pinch cracked pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup dry white wine or broth
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes crushed, or to taste - optional
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- Heat olive oil and 2 tablespoons of butter in a large pan or skillet. Add garlic and sauté until fragrant (about 30 seconds - 1 minute). Then add the shrimp, season with salt and pepper to taste and sauté for 1-2 minutes on one side (until just beginning to turn pink), then flip.
- Pour in wine (or broth), add red pepper flakes (if using). Bring to a simmer for 1-2 minutes or until wine reduces by about half and the shrimp is cooked through (don't over cook your shrimp).
- Stir in the remaining butter, lemon juice and parsley and take off heat immediately.
- Serve over rice, pasta, garlic bread or steamed vegetables (cauliflower, broccoli, zucchini noodles).
Notes
- Use a good quality white wine. I use a Sav Blanc when cooking this recipe. You can also use a Pinot Grigio or Chardonnay.
- Have all of your ingredients ready on your kitchen bench and close to your cooking area if possible. This recipe cooks FAST.
- The shrimp is cooked in a butter/oil combination prevent the butter from burning. You can use all butter if you wish, just note it will begin to brown while the shrimp are cooking.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Simple recipe and so delicious! I didn’t have white wine so I used broth. I reserved some pasta water to add with my butter so it could be a little more saucy and added some chopped cooked asparagus. SO good! Thanks so much for sharing! 🙂
I love this recipe, I make it every time we have steak and it’s always my most favorite part of the meal! I’ve made it with and without the lemon and I actually prefer it without the lemon juice. I’ve also subbed fresh chives for parsley when I’m out and it’s quite good as well. 🙂 I’m going to try another one of your shrimp recipes tonight and I can’t wait!
Recently made this dish for my husband and family, it was a hit! They loved this dish! Definitely a favorite of mine, the recipe is quick and easy to put together on a week night as well
This was delicious! I added a little tumeric and a little creole spice.
This is the most delicious shrimp scampi, I have ever made. Made the recipe but doubled the sauce. Used gulf shrimp. Not a morsel left! Thanks
The best scampi we’ve ever had. Wouldn’t change a single thing about this recipe. Better than any expensive seafood restaurant out there! Thank you, will be making quite often!!
I’ve made this recipe multiple times now and follow it exactly as it’s written and it turns out fabulous every time. Thank you!!!
I love this recipe!!! Whenever we have steak, I always make this shrimp and it makes the best combination!
I love the flavour of the oil butter mixture, it’s what helps set this apart from other scampi recipes, it reminds me of something you’d get at a high end steak house.
i could seriously eat this by the pound, everyday! I’m making it again tonight and I can’t wait! 🙂 thank you for sharing this perfect recipe.
What a simple, fast and delicious recipe – – thank you! The only thing I would change is to double the sauce (not the shrimp) if serving it over pasta.
Never have I sent a reply to any recipe…but I have used many of yours and each one was a success! This Shrimp Scampi has always been a hit…especially with my picky grandson!! And I am a garlic freak so I do use more!!!