Baked Lemon-Pepper Shrimp

Prep time: 10 min

Cook time: 5 min

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

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Description

Prepare this quick and easy baked lemon-pepper shrimp dish on your next busy weeknight with simple ingredients.

Ingredients

• 2 pounds uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

• 1 drizzle olive oil

• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

• 3 tablespoons minced garlic

• 1 tablespoon lemon-pepper seasoning, or to taste

• 1/2 medium lemon, zested

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, sliced

• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

2 Place shrimp in a single layer in a glass baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with lemon juice, garlic, lemon-pepper, and lemon zest. Top with slices of butter. Sprinkle parsley on top.

3 Bake in the preheated oven until shrimp are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, 5 to 10 minutes.