These shrimp are perfect — perfect — for those nights when you can barely move an inch but need to get dinner on the table quickly. (Monday nights are generally like this, right?)
In under 10 minutes, you’ll have these lil’ guys in the oven, bubbling away in butter, while you sit back on the couch sipping on wine or beer or whatever you fancy.
Normally, when I crave shrimp and garlic and butter, I tend to make this scampi. (If it weren’t for the intense garlicky breath that results, I’d eat it every day.)
Last week, however, I was battling a carb-heavy lunch (stacked veggie enchiladas and cilantro-lime rice — a combo that a few of you have already raved about!) and decided to make dinner carb-free. Enter: shrimp and asparagus. Hellooo, spring!
Directions
Combine shrimp, garlic, and white wine in a small bowl. Stir to combine, then pour into a baking dish. Season with salt and pepper.
(Next time I think I’ll add a dash or two of red pepper flakes for some heat.)
In another bowl, mix melted butter, Panko, and parsley. Sprinkle the mixture evenly over the shrimp.
Bake in a preheated oven at 425 degrees until shrimp are pink and opaque, about 15-18 minutes.
I may have forgotten to take a picture of the shrimp before we divvied them up…
Nothing better than a simple, satisfying meal that feels fancy.
And if you really can’t bear the thought of a night without carbs, insist that your husband pick up three boxes of girl scout cookies while at work… Gotta support the kids, man!
Enjoy this healthy, easy dinner — with or without carbs.
Garlicky Baked Shrimp
*Recipe from Real Simple via Gimme Some Oven.
Yields: 4 servings
Time: <10 min prep, 15 min cooking
Ingredients
- 1 lb raw shrimp, peeled and deveined (I used extra large shrimp)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp white wine
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup (4 tbsp) melted butter
- 1/2 cup Panko bread crumbs
- 2 tbsp fresh Italian-leaf parsley, chopped
- Half of a lemon (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a bowl combine the shrimp, garlic, and white wine. Stir to combine, then pour into a baking dish. Spread out evenly and season with salt and pepper.
- In another bowl, use a fork to mix melted butter, Panko, and parsley until well combined. With your fingers, sprinkle the mixture evenly in the baking dish over the shrimp.
- Transfer dish to oven and bake until the shrimp are pink and opaque, about 15-18 minutes.
