Best Flavorful Lemon Garlic Shrimp Recipes

LEMON-GARLIC SHRIMP

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Lemon-garlic shrimp is a delicious appetizer that's perfect to throw together before a last-minute party. Or, serve this fresh, citrusy seafood over rice or pasta and make it a main dish on a busy weeknight when you're short on time.

Provided by stephenhbossin

Categories Shrimp Appetizers

Time 20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed
16 large shrimp - peeled, deveined, and tails on, or more to taste
3 large cloves garlic, smashed, or more to taste
½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
2 teaspoons seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®), or to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 teaspoons lemon zest

Steps:

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat until warm, 2 to 3 minutes. Add shrimp, garlic, and pepper flakes all at once and stir together. Add seafood seasoning, salt, and black pepper and mix until combined.
Cook and stir until shrimp are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, 3 to 5 minutes.
Reduce heat to low and stir in parsley, lemon juice, and lemon zest.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 76.4 calories, Carbohydrate 2.4 g, Cholesterol 127.7 mg, Fat 0.9 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 14.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 460.3 mg, Sugar 0.3 g

GARLIC LEMON SHRIMP

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You'll be amazed that you can make this simple, elegant pasta in mere minutes. Serve with crusty bread to soak up all of the garlic lemon sauce. -Athena Russell, Greenville, South Carolina

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound uncooked shrimp (26-30 per pound), peeled and deveined
3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
Hot cooked pasta or rice

Steps:

In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute shrimp 3 minutes. Add garlic, lemon juice, cumin and salt; cook and stir until shrimp turn pink. Stir in parsley. Serve with pasta.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 163 calories, Fat 8g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 138mg cholesterol, Sodium 284mg sodium, Carbohydrate 2g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 19g protein. Diabetic Exchanges