Lemon Pepper Shrimp Scampi
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked orzo pasta
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt, divided
- 7 teaspoons unsalted butter, divided
- 1 1⁄2 lbs peeled and deveined jumbo shrimp
- 2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
directions
- 1. Cook orzo according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain. Place orzo in a medium bowl. Stir in parley and 1/4 teaspoons salt; cover and keep warm.
- 2. While orzo cooks, melt 1 T. butter in a large non stick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle shrimp with remaining 1/4 teaspoons salt. Add half of shrimp to pan; saute 2 minutes or until almost done. Transfer shirmp to a plate. Melt 1 tsp butter in pan. Add remaining shrimp to pan; saute 2 minutes or until almost done. Tranfer to plate.
- 3. Melt remaining 1 T. butter in pan. Add garlic to pan; cook 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Stir in shrimp, juice, and pepper; cook 1 minute or until shrimp are done.
- 4. Put orzo onto a platter, shrimp and sauce on top.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
CIndytc
United States