Easy Shrimp Scampi Recipe
If you love ordering Shrimp Scampi at restaurants, just wait until you see how quick and easy it is to make it at home! This recipe is garlicky, lemony, and the white wine sauce and juicy shrimp make it delicious.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 8 ounces angel hair pasta
- 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- ½ cup diced yellow onion, 1/2 medium onion
- 6 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
- 1 pound medium or large raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
- ½ cup dry white wine, see notes
- 2 lemons, juiced about 1/4 cup
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
- 2 Tablespoons fresh parsley, snipped, optional garnish
Instructions
- Boil water for pasta and cook according to package directions. I do this step while making the shrimp (by the time the pasta is done cooking you'll be able to add it to the garlic sauce).
- In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes, until soft.
- Add in shrimp, cook for 2-3 minutes. Add wine, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Reduce heat to low and simmer until the pasta is done.
- Addd the drained pasta to the skillet and stir until combined and coated with garlic butter sauce. Sprinkle in parmesan cheese and stir one more time.
- Serve with snipped parsley (and another sprinkle of parmesan if desired).
Notes
- I like using a Sauvignon Blanc or chardonnay for this dish. If you want to skip the wine, use a vegetable or chicken broth (but it will change the flavor).
- My family prefers using crushed red pepper flakes for a little heat in this dish. Tabasco sauce can also be used if desired.
- Store leftovers in refrigerator and eat within 2 days.
