Red Lobster Shrimp Scampi

Publix had shrimp on sale Buy One Get One Free last week, so I decided to splurge and make this meal for Father’s Day.

The best part? 

It tastes just like Red Lobster’s Shrimp Scampi!  

Make it for a fraction of the cost of heading out to eat ~ well worth the effort.

The first time I made this dish I purchased shrimp from Earthfare when it was on sale for $5 a pound.  I had never prepared shrimp before, so I knew nothing about it, and didn’t know to check for veined vs. deveined and peeled vs. not peeled.  So I had to call my best friend who makes shrimp all the time to ask her how to make it.

After a lot of stress and many photo swaps later, I managed to take care of it (and was so proud of myself!)  I learned a very important lesson . . . ALWAYS buy the deveined and peeled shrimp.  I told my husband it was so much easier to make this time. 🙂 Hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

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Ingredients

• 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• 6 – 8 cloves of garlic minced
• 1 1/2 cup of chicken broth
• 1/2 lemon juice only (of use 1/2 cup of lemon juice)
• 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning
• 1/2 cup of butter (1 stick)
• 1 tablespoon of parsley
• 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese
• 1 lb of pasta

Directions

1. Add olive oil to your skillet or sauté pan.
2. Once the olive oil is warm, add shrimp and cook until tender (about 10 – 15 min). Reduce heat and remove shrimp and set aside (I just put mine in a bowl).
3. In the same skillet add garlic, chicken broth and lemon, cooking on medium heat. Meanwhile, start cooking the pasta in a separate pot.
4. Cook until broth is reduced by half. (around 10 – 15 minutes – but I am horrible at this part).
5. Add Italian seasoning.
6. Reduce heat to low and add butter.
7. Add shrimp to the sauce then top with parsley and Parmesan cheese.
8. Drain the pasta and top with the sauce. Yummy!
9. Enjoy 🙂

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You may want to try Red Lobster Cheddar Biscuits to go along with this dish!

Recipe adapted from BoymeetsBowl.  If you need a little more menu inspiration, go HERE. 

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