Lemon-Garlic Shrimp

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.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 76 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

Cook and stir until shrimp are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, 3 to 5 minutes.

Step 3

Reduce heat to low and stir in parsley, lemon juice, and lemon zest.