Baked Shrimp with Garlic Lemon Butter Sauce
Ingredients
The shrimp
-
1 1/4
lbs
extra large shrimp, peeled and deveined
The sauce
-
1/4
cup
butter
-
1
Tbsp
minced garlic
-
2
Tbsp
fresh lemon juice
-
to taste
salt and pepper
-
1/8
tsp
red pepper flakes
-
2
Tbsp
minced fresh parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the shrimp in a baking dish.
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat and add the garlic, sautéing for 30 seconds.
- Alternatively, melt the butter with garlic in a microwave-safe dish.
- Stir the lemon juice into the butter mixture.
- Pour the butter mixture over the shrimp, season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes, then toss to coat.
- Spread the shrimp into an even layer in the baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the shrimp are pink and opaque, about 9 to 13 minutes.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve warm, spooning the sauce over the shrimp.
Nutrition Facts (estimated)
Servings
4
Calories
248
Total fat
13g
Total carbohydrates
1g
Total protein
29g
Sodium
353mg
Cholesterol
387mg
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