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    Home » Recipes » Main Dish » Seafood

    Lemon Garlic Shrimp

    Published: Feb 27, 2015 · Updated: Feb 9, 2024 · Post may contain affiliate links

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    Saucy, flavorful Lemon Garlic Shrimp served with a piece of good french bread is a delicious dish that's easy to make

    casserole dish with shrimp covered in garlic and butter with lemon and french bread

    Lemon, garlic, butter, shrimp, parsley, and a good loaf of French bread.

    SO good!

    white bowl of shrimp covered in parsley, garlic and butter with french bread and lemon

    This Lemon Garlic Shrimp recipe is based on one I've seen a million times on Pinterest and a few of my friends have made it.

    After finding the recipe, I realized that the amount of butter was pretty intense.

    The recipe says it serves 8, but 2 pounds of shrimp for 8 people is not very much.

    That portion size is too small in my opinion.

    Plus, the original recipes for this use at least 2 sticks of butter and that feels excessive for my sensitive stomach.

    I'm not against all butter, so I kept butter in the recipe but used some broth to add liquid and extra flavor. You can use chicken or vegetable broth.

    white bowl of shrimp with french bread and a casserole dish with shrimp plus lemons with text overlay that reads "lemon garlic shrimp"

    This recipe is incredibly easy to make.

    It'll take about 30 minutes from the very start to the second you take your first bite of this heavenly shrimp with buttery-brothy-yumminess sopped up with a piece of bread.

    unpeeled shrimp covered in garlic, parsley and butter with french bread

    Here's what you do...

    Take the heads off the shrimp (but leave the shell & tail on). Put in a baking dish. Sprinkle with pieces of butter and add broth to the baking dish. Cover with a bunch of garlic, some red pepper flakes, and salt. Bake. Sprinkle with parsley and fresh lemon juice.

    Enjoy and sop up all the buttery-juicy goodness with a piece of French bread. I also like to add sauteed green beans, carrot fries, rosemary & garlic carrots, or a side salad to get in some veggies.

    Lemon Garlic Shrimp from Living Well Kitchen

    Lemon Garlic Shrimp

    Saucy, flavorful Lemon Garlic Shrimp served with a piece of good french bread is a delicious dish that's easy to make
    5 from 1 vote
    Print Rate
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4
    Author: Meme

    Ingredients

    • 2 pounds shrimp unpeeled
    • 4 tablespoon unsalted butter cold
    • ½ cup chicken broth
    • 2 tablespoon minced garlic
    • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ cup fresh parsley chopped
    • ¼ cup lemon juice about 1 whole lemon

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 375*F.
    • Remove the heads from the shrimp and put the shrimp in a 13x9 baking dish in one layer.
    • Cut butter into small pieces and sprinkle over shrimp. Add chicken broth to the baking dish. Sprinkle minced garlic, red pepper flakes, and salt over shrimp.
    • Bake until shrimp is opaque and cooked through {they will be pink}, about 10-15 minutes.
    • Sprinkle with parsley and lemon juice. Enjoy with good french bread.

    Notes

    *Delicious served with fresh bread
    *Based on this recipe for Spicy Lemon Garlic Shrimp from Food Network

    What to Use in This Recipe

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    Square Baking Dish
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    Nutrition Facts

    Nutrition Facts
    Lemon Garlic Shrimp
    Serving Size
     
    0.25 recipe
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    288
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    14
    g
    22
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    8
    g
    50
    %
    Cholesterol
     
    459
    mg
    153
    %
    Sodium
     
    1630
    mg
    71
    %
    Potassium
     
    214
    mg
    6
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    3
    g
    1
    %
    Fiber
     
    1
    g
    4
    %
    Sugar
     
    1
    g
    1
    %
    Protein
     
    36
    g
    72
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    745
    IU
    15
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    19
    mg
    23
    %
    Calcium
     
    262
    mg
    26
    %
    Iron
     
    4
    mg
    22
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Meme

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    Comments

    1. Min

      March 06, 2015 at 8:53 am

      Haha I def can relate to and share your enthusiasm for lemon-y shrimp!! Yum!! And these photos are gorgeous, Meme!!

      Reply
      • Meme

        March 06, 2015 at 12:32 pm

        Thanks Min!! Shrimp is so underrated but so delish 🙂

        Reply
    2. Alanna

      March 06, 2015 at 11:19 am

      Can I come over for dinner? 😉 Nothing like good peel and eat shrimp. Pinning!

      Reply
      • Meme

        March 06, 2015 at 12:32 pm

        Please!! Aren't they the best?! Fresh gulf shrimp... mmm mmm mmm 🙂

        Reply
    3. Allie

      March 06, 2015 at 1:04 pm

      we eat so much seafood and this shrimp looks so flavorful yet light. I pinned it to try out later

      Reply
      • Meme

        March 25, 2015 at 6:14 pm

        Thanks Allie!! It's SO good 🙂

        Reply
    4. Sonali- The Foodie Physician

      March 06, 2015 at 2:27 pm

      From one shrimp lover to another- this looks amazing! It could very well be the best shrimp dish ever!!!

      Reply
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