Shrimp Scampi over Rice

Submitted by jellygirl

"Very simple and very yummy"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 7

ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cloves crushed garlic
• 1 lb shelled and deveined shrimp
• 1 tablespoon parsley (dried or fresh)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 pinch salt

directions

1. -While preparing the scampi, cook enough rice to feed your party.
2. -Melt butter with olive oil over med low heat.
3. -When foam in butter subsides, stir in garlic and cook 4 - 5 minutes (DO NOT BROWN).
4. -Add shrimp and salt and cook for 3-4 minutes until pink.
5. -Stir in lemon juice and parsley and cook 1 more min.
6. -Serve immediately over rice.

Reviews

[japatrick0626]

I was really disappointed with the lack of flavor. I did not have parsley on hand (crazy right!?) so I used seasoning peppers and a red bell pepper in my sauté . I am in the Caribbean so I use farm to table ingredients. I doubled the garlic cloves; the garlic seems to be not as potent here and we are HUGE garlic fans. I think I will add some garlic powder, minced garlic and onion powder as well as the fresh parsley when I cook this up again.

 

[Howard L.]

How much rice for 10lbs shrimp scampi ?

 

[randjrollyson]

This was amazing! The only tweak I did was I toasted the rice (1 cup dry) in a dry pan then added 1 1/2 cups of chicken broth and 1/2 cup water to cook the rice. I also added about a tablespoon of capers to the rice while it was cooking. I mixed the rice and shrimp together at the end and added a pinch of red pepper flakes.

 

[Maria31562]

Thank you @jellygirl ! That was simple and deeelish! I served it with some steamed asparagus seasoned with salt & lemon pepper, then topped it off with the scampi garlic butter. So good. My husband went back for two more helpings!!

 

[Ellen P.]

Never left a review of a recipe before. Hate all the agreements. This was simple, fast, and good. Its Lent and i cant have meat on Friday so i had shrimp. Wanted scampi and this was with rice so yea. I used minute rice long grain and brown in microwave cup. Seriously i had dinner and was eating in 20 minutes. Simple and delish. Will use this over and over. How about capers next time... ya!!