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    Home » Recipes » Christmas

    Feast of the Seven Fishes: Garlicky Shrimp Scampi

    Published: Dec 18, 2015 · Modified: Feb 13, 2022 by Cara Kretz · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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    shrimp scampi Shrimp Scampi is one of the easiest and most scrumptious dishes you can make for a hungry family and a perfect dish to serve with your Feast of the Seven Fishes Christmas Eve dinner.  It is easy and fast and you will never have leftovers. My version is a bit spicy, and heavy on the garlic. My tip is to use frozen, raw, deveined shrimp. It thaws in minutes, and cooks in the oven in 25 minutes. If you are a low-carb eater this is a great protein dish to make part of your repertoire. It doesn't get any easier than this.

    Shrimp Scampi

    It is a go-to dish for our family. Serve it with garlic bread to dip in the buttery sauce.  Let me know if you try it.

    Watch the video to see how to assemble this divine dish.

    Shrimp Scampi
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    Garlicky Shrimp Scampi

    Course Fish
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 25 minutes
    Total Time 35 minutes
    Author Homemade Italian Cooking with Cara

    Ingredients

    • 2 lbs. thawed raw, peeled, deveined shrimp - 21/30 count
    • 1 stick unsalted butter
    • 1 medium onion chopped
    • 6-8 cloves of fresh garlic chopped
    • 1 bay leaf
    • ½ teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
    • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
    • 2 TB dried oregano
    • 2 TB Worcestershire sauce
    • 5 squirts Louisiana hot sauce
    • ½ cup olive oil
    • small bunch parsley chopped
    • Juice of 1 lemon
    • ½ cup Bread crumbs

    Instructions

    • Thaw, rinse, and drain the shrimp. Be sure to remove the shells if they are still on. You can leave the tail for extra flavor and a "handle".
    • Melt butter in a large glass measuring cup with the onion and garlic. Mix in the bay leaf, peppers, oregano, worcestershire and hot sauces, lemon juice of half lemon, olive oil and parsley.
    • Arrange the shrimp in a 13 x 9 casserole dish. Pour the butter mixture on top and mix in. Sprinkle the top with the bread crumbs.
    • Bake at 400F for 25 minutes or until the butter is bubbling, and the shrimp are pink. You can turn the broiler on for the last 5 minutes for extra browning on top.
    • Garnish with chopped parsley and lemon wedges.
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