Garlic Butter Shrimp Recipe
You can never go wrong with fresh garlic and shrimp, pan seared in melted butter and olive oil! The shrimp is well seasoned with old bay garlic & herb seasoning and lemon pepper seasoning. Add a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes and squeeze fresh lemon juice over these tasty shrimps. And within a few minutes you will have a great treat for all the seafood lovers out there.
This Succulent Garlic Butter Shrimp recipe is the perfect appetizer! If you want to take this delicious shrimp recipe up a notch you can turn it into a full meal! It goes well when served over a bed of rice or pasta. But you can keep it simple & serve these garlicky buttery shrimps with fresh warm French bread or garlic bread. You can use the bread to soak up that scrumptious garlic-butter sauce.
This lemony garlic butter shrimp recipe is extremely quick to cook and can be done in under 15 to 20 minutes. It’s a definite crowd pleaser and extremely satisfying to the taste buds. I can ensure you that This recipe is so flavorful and delicious.
Garlic Butter Shrimp Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Ib Shrimp (peeled & deveined)
- 2 Tbs Olive Oil
- 3 Tbs Butter
- Old bay garlic and herb (for taste)
- Lemon pepper seasoning (for taste)
- 5 to 6 Cloves Garlic (minced)
- 1/2 tsp Crushed red pepper flakes
- Pinch of Garlic powder
- 1/4 cup Fresh Parsley
- 1/2 Fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Clean & prep the shrimp (peel/devein).
- Season the shrimp with the old bay garlic & herb and lemon pepper seasoning.
- On medium high heat, add some olive oil & butter to a skillet.
- Once the butter has melted, add the shrimp to the skillet.
- Allow the shrimp to cook on one side for 2 minutes.
- Then flip the shrimp over and cook 1 to 2 more minutes, or until the shrimp is fully cooked.
- Add the fresh garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, freshly squeezed lemon juice, and a pinch of garlic powder.
- Stir everything together and allow the garlic to become fragrant. (Cook for a few seconds to avoid burning the garlic)
- Once the garlic butter shrimp is done, garnish with fresh parsley.
- Serve the garlic butter shrimp with French bread or over a bed of rice or pasta. Enjoy.
