Baked Lemon Shrimp with Garlic
thoroughly enjoyed this recipe. I found it very easy to prepare. I served this recipe with angel hair pasta and it has become a favorite.
Yield
6 servingsPrep
15 minCook
30 minReady
45 minTrans-fat Free, Low Carb, Sugar-Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | pound |
shrimp
large, peeled |
|
| 1 | cup |
butter, unsalted
|
|
| 1 | x |
salt
to taste |
*
|
| 1 | x |
garlic
minced |
*
|
| ½ | cup |
parsley leaves
flat-leafed, washed well, spun dry, and chopped fine |
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
lemon zest
freshly grated |
|
| 1 | x |
lemon juice
fresh, to taste |
*
|
| Accompaniments | |||
| 1 | x |
rice, cooked
as needed |
*
|
| 1 | x |
lemon
wedges |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 907.2 | g |
shrimp
large, peeled |
|
| 237 | ml |
butter, unsalted
|
|
| 1 | x |
salt
to taste |
*
|
| 1 | x |
garlic
minced |
*
|
| 118 | ml |
parsley leaves
flat-leafed, washed well, spun dry, and chopped fine |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
lemon zest
freshly grated |
|
| 1 | x |
lemon juice
fresh, to taste |
*
|
| Accompaniments: | |||
| 1 | x |
rice, cooked
as needed |
*
|
| 1 | x |
lemon
wedges |
*
|
Directions
Preheat oven to 450°F.
In a flameproof baking dish large enough to hold shrimp in one layer melt butter with salt over moderately low heat.
Stir in garlic and half of parsley.
Add shrimp and bake 5 minutes.
Turn shrimp and sprinkle with remaining parsley, zest, and lemon juice.
Bake shrimp until just cooked through, 5 to 10 minutes more.
Serve shrimp with rice and lemon wedges.
