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Garlicky, buttery, tender shrimp, baked in the oven and ready in about 15 minutes! It doesn’t get better than that. Perfect over pasta, rice, or mashed potatoes, this baked shrimp recipe is classic and easy but loaded with flavor.
What Makes This Recipe So Good
- This lemony, buttery shrimp dish is absolutely packed full of flavor from cheesy parmesan, fresh parsley, and a little heat from crushed red pepper flakes. With an optional dash of white wine, it’s the perfect dinner.
- Made in just about 15 minutes, this recipe is perfect for whipping up on a weekday night, yet tasty enough to serve for a weekend dinner.
- This recipe is made with easy to find, inexpensive ingredients (you probably already have most of them!), so there’s no need to splurge for a delicious dish.
How To Make It
Mix together the sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
In a baking dish, place the shrimp in a single layer, then pour the butter mixture over them and sprinkle with parmesan.
Bake until the shrink have cooked through and turned pink.
Chef’s Tips
- This baked shrimp recipe is absolutely delicious on its own, but try it over pasta, mashed potatoes, rice, cauliflower rice, or even Palmini pasta. Make sure to pour lots of the butter sauce on top!
- You can use any size or type of shrimp for this recipe. I typically buy shrimp that have already been peeled and deveined for convenience, but you certainly don’t have to! To peel a shrimp, start underneath (where the legs are). You can leave the tail on for looks or remove it, up to you. To devein, make a shallow slice in the shrimp over the black vein. Remove the vein gently with your knife and discard.
- Don’t want to use white wine? No problem! Sub it with extra lemon juice or some chicken stock.
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- Tuscan Shrimp
- Cajun Shrimp
- Garlic Butter Shrimp
- Sous Vide Shrimp
- Air Fryer Shrimp with Comeback Sauce
- Seafood Salad
- Shrimp Bisque
- Blackened Shrimp with Remoulade Sauce
- Stuffed Shrimp
Baked Shrimp
Ingredients
- 1 pound shrimp peeled, deveined, with tails on or off
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice freshly squeezed
- ½ tablespoon white wine optional, See Notes
- 4 cloves garlic
- ¼ cup butter
- 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes plus more to taste
- ½ teaspoon salt
- pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons parsley leaves freshly chopped
- lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375º F. In a small bowl, combine everything but the shrimp, parmesan, and 1 tablespoon of parsley.
- Place the shrimp in a single layer in the baking dish. Pour butter mixture over and sprinkle with parmesan. Bake 8-10 minutes, or until shrimp is just cooked through and pink.
- Serving suggestions: Try over pasta, mashed potatoes, rice, cauliflower rice, or Palmini pasta.
- How to peel and devein shrimp: To peel a shrimp, start underneath (where the legs are). You can leave the tail on for looks or remove it, up to you. To devein, make a shallow slice in the shrimp over the black vein. Remove the vein gently with your knife and discard.
- White wine substitution: Use extra lemon juice or chicken stock.
Approximate Information for One Serving
Nutrition Disclaimers
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.
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I am on a Whole30 right now, but this recipe caught my eye since I have some Palmini to use up! Do you think I could make this subbing ghee for the butter and nutritional yeast for the parmesan? Thanks!
That sounds like it would be yummy! Let us know how it goes. 🙂