Description
This Easy Baked Shrimp Scampi recipe delivers a deliciously simple seafood dish bursting with garlic, lemon, and white wine flavors, topped with a buttery panko crust.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
- Kosher salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- Olive oil spray
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1/4 cup white wine
- 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons light butter, softened (room temperature)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425°F (220°C) to prepare for baking the shrimp scampi.
- Arrange the peeled and deveined shrimp flat in a small baking dish to ensure even cooking.
- Lightly spray the shrimp with olive oil spray and season evenly with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Pour freshly squeezed lemon juice and white wine evenly over the shrimp, then sprinkle the minced garlic on top to infuse flavor.
- In a separate bowl, mix the softened light butter with panko breadcrumbs until it forms a paste-like, wet sand texture.
- Evenly sprinkle the butter-panko mixture over the shrimp to create a crust during baking.
- Place the baking dish in the preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes until the shrimp are pink, opaque, and the topping is golden brown.
Notes
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 177
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 500 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 200 mg