Lemon-Garlic Shrimp

Nutrition Notes

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

Preparation

1. 1

   Step 1

   Gather all ingredients.
2. 2

   Step 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. 3

   Step 3

   Cook and stir until shrimp are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, 3 to 5 minutes.
4. 4

   Step 4

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

5. Bon appetit!