Garlicky Broiled Shrimp
Quick, easy, tender, and flavorful! The perfectly spiced garlic butter puts these broiled shrimp over the top, making them absolutely restaurant-quality.
Yield: servings
Equipment
- Large bowl
- Large wooden spoon
- large baking sheet
- Spatula
Ingredients
For the Shrimp
- 1 pound medium shrimp peeled, deveined; see Notes
- ¼ cup melted butter
- 2 cloves garlic pressed or minced
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley or ½ teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes more or less to taste
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- salt to taste
- freshly cracked black pepper to taste
Serving Suggestions (All Optional)
- 4 lemon wedges
- melted butter
Instructions
- Position oven rack 7 inches from heating element. Preheat broiler.
- Place shrimp in large bowl. Add all ingredients and use wooden spoon to coat shrimp.
- Pour seasoned shrimp onto baking sheet, arrange in single layer. Do not overcrowd baking sheet.
- Place baking sheet in oven. Broil 3 to 4 minutes, flipping shrimp over once with spatula or tongs. Broil until shrimp is white and no longer opaque. This will only take 3 to 4 minutes total.
- Remove baking sheet from oven, and serve shrimp immediately as desired.
Notes
- Make it Whole30/Paleo: Use ghee or neutral oil instead of butter.
Nutrition
Serving Size: 1serving | Calories: 105cal | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 92mg | Potassium: 21mg | Total Carbs: 1g | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 0.1g | Net Carbs: 1g | Vitamin A: 610IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.1mg