Lemon-Garlic Shrimp

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

Lemon-garlic shrimp is a delicious appetizer that's perfect to throw together before a last-minute party. Or, serve it over pasta and make it a main dish.

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
1/2 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

Directions

1 Gather all ingredients.
2 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.
3 Cook and stir until shrimp are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, 3 to 5 minutes.
4 Reduce heat to low and stir in parsley, lemon juice, and lemon zest.