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15-Minute Skinny Shrimp Scampi

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Toto, there’s no place like home.

I had a blast spending this past week with good friends in Utah. But boy, it always feels good to come home.

And after catching up on work, I decided to have an introverted night (especially after spending a week of 24/7-ness with friends) and indulge my favorite “comforts” of home. I turned on my favorite music. I lit some yummy candles. I watched (and choked up over) back-to-back episodes of Parenthood and Nashville that I had missed last week. I snuggled with my sweet little pup. And of course, I made some comfort food — pasta.

Actually, I made a new macaroni and cheese recipe that’s coming on the blog next week (get ready!). And then I edited the photos from this fabulous skinny shrimp scampi that I made last week, and then I resolved to go out and get some shrimp and make another batch this weekend. Because this shrimp scampi recipe is a total winner. And it can be made in just 15 minutes. And believe it or not, it’s also “skinny”.

Here’s the scoop. (Or maybe I should say, the “skinny”…)

15-Minute Skinny Shrimp Scampi Recipe | gimmesomeoven.com

Shrimp scampi is traditionally a dish made with shrimp in a lemon-garlic-butter sauce served over pasta — heavy on the pasta, and heavy on the butter. But when I make shrimp scampi, I like to flip that equation and go heavier on the lemon and heavier on the garlic. You totally don’t need tons of butter to have tons of flavor! Nor do you need an enormous portion of pasta. In fact, if you really want to go healthy with this dish, try serving it over quinoa or spaghetti squash for a change. Or my favorite — mix in some extra spinach and veggies in place of more pasta.

But for you traditionalists who are looking for a lighter approach, here’s how I like to make skinny shrimp scampi.

15-Minute Skinny Shrimp Scampi Recipe | gimmesomeoven.com

First, begin by prepping those ingredients. The main two you need are lots of fresh garlic and a pound of peeled and de-veined shrimp. You can use the shrimp with the little tails still attached if you want for “looks”, but I prefer 100% peeled.

15-Minute Skinny Shrimp Scampi Recipe | gimmesomeoven.com

Start by melting 1 tablespoon of butter. Yep, that’s all we’re using in this one. Most traditional recipes call for an entire stick of butter, but I don’t think you’ll miss it.

15-Minute Skinny Shrimp Scampi Recipe | gimmesomeoven.com

Then add the garlic and shallot and saute for a minute or two until fragrant.

15-Minute Skinny Shrimp Scampi Recipe | gimmesomeoven.com

Add the shrimp, and immediately season with salt, pepper and crushed red pepper flakes. And don’t skimp on those red pepper flakes — they add great depth of flavor.

15-Minute Skinny Shrimp Scampi Recipe | gimmesomeoven.com

Once the shrimp are cooked and pink, add in some chicken stock, white wine, lemon juice and zest.

15-Minute Skinny Shrimp Scampi Recipe | gimmesomeoven.com

Let it all sizzle and cook for an additional minute.

15-Minute Skinny Shrimp Scampi Recipe | gimmesomeoven.com

Then remove the pan from the heat and scoop up all of that shrimp. You can either serve the shrimp on their own…15-Minute Skinny Shrimp Scampi Recipe | gimmesomeoven.com

…or served over some pasta.

Either way, be sure to sprinkle the shrimp with some chopped fresh parsley and parmesan for an extra kick. The result is a light and delicious garlic-lemon shrimp pasta, minus the tablespoons upon tablespoons of butter and calories that usually come with it.

Oh, and did I mention this can be ready to go in about 15 minutes (once your pasta water is ready to go)? Yet one more reason why this falls into the comfort food category in my book. In no time, you get straight to the “comfort”. ;)

Hope you enjoy this one!

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Skinny Shrimp Scampi

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  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 4 -6 servings 1x

Description

This skinny shrimp scampi is big on flavor, but much lower on fat and calories than the traditional version.


Ingredients

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  • 12 ounces whole-wheat pasta noodles (I used linguine)
  • 1 Tablespoon butter
  • 1 shallot, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 pound raw shrimp, peeled with tails removed and patted dry
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 cup chicken stock
  • 3 tablespoon white wine
  • 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • toppings: chopped fresh parsley and (optional) freshly-grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta in a large pot of generously-salted water until al dente, according to package instructions.
  2. Meanwhile, heat butter in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add shallot and garlic and saute for 2 minutes, or until fragrant, stirring occasionally. Add shrimp and immediately season (sprinkle) with crushed red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Continue sauteing the shrimp with the garlic for about 3-4 minutes, or until pink on both sides and no longer opaque.
  3. Add in the chicken stock, wine, lemon juice and lemon zest, and stir to combine. Let the mixture continue cooking for an additional minute to boil down, then remove from heat.
  4. Drain the pasta, and serve topped with the shrimp scampi. Sprinkle with desired toppings.

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136 comments on “15-Minute Skinny Shrimp Scampi”

  1. I made this last night, Very good! Thank you!






  2. Can you please provide the nutritional values for this recipe. I using Weight watchers to to count points. Thanks!

    • I was so surprised by the depth of flavors. Def don’t need more butter. Omitted the red pepper flakes for my kids and they ate a huge bowl. This was a great way to use a little bit if chicken stock and lemon that I had. I made adult portions w zucchini noodles (using a Korean zucchini) and it sweetened the sauce.






  3. I’m new to low fat cooking and this helped me out tremendously! It was a huge fit with my family and we will definitely make again






  4. How can you call this recipe “skinny” and not even provide the calorie count?

  5. Calories & Nutritional Facts please!

  6. This recipe sounds really good. I was in the middle of making it when I got to the seasoning. I really like spicy food, but 1 teaspoon of black pepper and a 1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes with the amount of liquid called for would make this inedible. The photos of the shrimp cooking have a light sprinkling of pepper. I added black pepper to taste while cooking the shrimp and 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes and the dish had the perfect kick. Please consider updating your ingredient amounts because with proper pepper this tasted great!






  7. I made this tongiht and it was wonderful! A tad spicy for me but delicious nonetheless!