Easy Shrimp Scampi
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Recipe: #10584
September 20, 2013
Categories: Dinner, Main Dish, Shellfish, Shrimp, Dairy, Pasta, Easy/Beginner Cooking, Quick Meals, Entertaining, Romantic Dinner, Skillet, Stove Top, Diabetic, High Protein, Wine, Whole Wheat Pasta, Butter/Margarine more
"When I first made this, it shocked me how very easy it can be if you cheat a little. This recipe calls for pre-cooked shrimp, but if you'd rather use raw just add about 5 minutes to the cooking time."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (430.5 g)
- Calories 974.1
- Total Fat - 49.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 29.7 g
- Cholesterol - 407.6 mg
- Sodium - 1301.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 88.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.1 g
- Sugars - 0.1 g
- Protein - 48.2 g
- Calcium - 189.2 mg
- Iron - 4.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 2.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.6 mg
Step 1
Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add pasta and continue boiling, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes. Rinse, drain and keep warm.
Step 2
Melt butter in a large skillet; add wine, garlic, pepper and parsley and simmer 5 minutes.
Step 3
Add shrimp to skillet and simmer, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes or until heated through.
Step 4
Remove shrimp from pan with a slotted spoon; pour liquid over pasta and toss to coat.
Step 5
Divide pasta among four plates, top with shrimp and pour any remaining liquid over top.
Step 6
Especially good served with warm crusty bread to mop up juice from the plate.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.