Easiest Way to Make Delicious Shrimp Scampi

Shrimp Scampi. Shrimp scampi has to be one of the easiest ways to quickly prepare shrimp! We simply sauté the shrimp with garlic in butter and olive oil, splash it with some white wine, let the wine reduce while the. It's deliciously saucy, perfectly rich and buttery and amazingly flavorful!

Succulent shrimp in the most delicious garlic butter and wine sauce drizzled with freshly squeezed lemon juice. Scampi are tiny, lobster-like crustaceans with pale pink shells (also called langoustines). Italian cooks in the United States swapped shrimp for scampi, but kept both names. You can have Shrimp Scampi using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Shrimp Scampi

1. It's 6 clove of Fresh Garlic.
2. You need 1 pints of Halved Cherry Tomatoes.
3. It's 1 lb of Raw Shrimp.
4. It's 1/2 lb of Cooked Spaghetti Noodles.
5. Prepare 1/4 cup of Olive Oil.
6. You need 1/2 stick of Butter.
7. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Crushed Red Pepper Flakes.
8. It's 1/2 of Fresh Squeezed Small Lemon.
9. It's 2 cup of Fresh Whole Spinach Leaves.
10. Prepare 2 large of Portobello Mushrooms (optional).

Scampi can refer to large shrimp or prawns, but is most ubiquitously the quick dish of shrimp You might see shrimp scampi served over toasted bread, but for the hearty, most satisfying dinner dish. This easy and ultra-satisfying shrimp scampi recipe comes together in twenty minutes and is totally delicious! Shrimp are served with linguine pasta in a white wine-and-butter sauce flecked with fresh parsley for a quick and impressive main dish. If you love shrimp scampi (and who doesn't?), look no further than this super-easy recipe.

Shrimp Scampi step by step

1. In a large skillet, turn your flame on its lowest setting. Add olive oil, butter, red pepper flakes, garlic and lemon juice. Cook for 12mins or until garlic is golden brown. **this first step is essential in making your scampi because you need to give the garlic time to infuse into the oil**.
2. Add in your halved cherry tomatoes.
3. Chop your large portobello mushrooms and cook them on very high heat in a separate pan *if you cook them in the same pan as your scampi sauce the mushrooms will soak up the entire sauce*.
4. Let cherry tomatoes cook in the scampi mixture for about 5-7mins. Then began to smash some of the tomatoes with a fork, in order to release all of its juices.
5. Add raw shrimp into the scampi sauce and cook on low heat until shrimp are pink and tender.
6. Taste a shrimp with the scampi sauce. Add salt/pepper to taste.
7. Right before you put the hot pasta into the scampi sauce, add in the mushrooms & as much fresh spinach as you desire. **the hot pasta will wilt the spinach, no need to cook**.
8. Toss your pasta with the veggies and scampi sauce & then serve hot.

Creamy Shrimp Scampi is one of those dishes that just hits the spot. Plump, juicy shrimps pair perfectly with my special, creamy sauce. Pour yourself a glass of white wine, kick back. Shrimp Scampi has long been one of my favorite dinner party recipes to make for a few reasons. Shrimp Scampi is always on them and it is always one of the most expensive dishes.