Lightened Up Shrimp Scampi Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place shrimp in a shallow baking dish.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic, shallot, and olive oil and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in chicken stock, lemon juice, red pepper flakes, paprika, salt, and pepper. Pour this mixture over shrimp and sprinkle with crushed croutons.
• Bake in the preheated oven until shrimp are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, 9 to 11 minutes; do not overcook.
• While shrimp is cooking, place riced cauliflower in a large nonstick skillet. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until hot, about 5 minutes.
• Serve shrimp over riced cauliflower. Garnish with chopped parsley and lemon wedges.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add shrimp, saute 1 minute.
• Add garlic, saute 1 minute.
• Stir in wine, salt, and pepper, bring mixture to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium, cook 30 seconds.
• Add parsley and lemon juice, toss well to coat.
• Cook 1 minute or until shrimp are done.

Steps:

• Peel shrimp, leaving tails intact. Starting at tail end, butterly underside of each shrimp, cutting to, but not through, back of shrimp. Arrange 8 shrimp, cut sides up, in each of 6 gratin dishes; set aside.
• Melt margarine in a small skillet over medium heat. Add bell pepper and garlic; saute 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in wine, parsley, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Spoon wine mixture evenly over each serving; sprinkle paprika over shrimp, and broil 6 minutes or until shrimp is done. Serve with angel hair pasta.
• Yield: 6 servings (8 shrimp and 1 cup pasta each).

Steps:

• Peel and devein shrimp, removing tails. Cut each shrimp lengthwise in half. Cook pasta according to package directions. , In a large nonstick skillet, heat butter and oil over medium-high heat. Add shrimp, green onions and garlic; cook and stir until shrimp turn pink, 2-3 minutes. Remove from pan with a slotted spoon., Add broth, lemon zest, lemon juice, pepper, salt and red pepper flakes to same pan. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is slightly reduced, about 1 minute. Return shrimp to pan; heat through. Remove from heat., Drain pasta; divide among 4 bowls. Top with shrimp mixture; sprinkle with parsley. If desired, serve with cheese.