Super Simple Lemon Garlic Shrimp
Apr 19, 2020, Updated Aug 26, 2025
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This Super Simple Lemon Garlic Shrimp is a fantastic weeknight meal in minutes. A lemon, butter and garlic sauce infuses loads of flavor into the shrimp, which cooks in about 6 minutes total!
Here I served the lemon garlic shrimp recipe with some homemade fettuccine noodles. This dish could easily be made Whole30 by swapping out the pasta with a bed of quick-steamed zucchini noodles or spaghetti squash.
If you’re looking for other quick shrimp dishes, try my Crispy Breaded Shrimp or Simple Shrimp Salad.
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Super Simple Lemon Garlic Shrimp
This Super Simple Lemon Garlic Shrimp is a great weeknight meal in minutes. Serve it on fettuccini noodles or toss with zucchini noodles or roasted spaghetti squash for a Whole30 dish.
Ingredients
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 3 tablespoons butter, use ghee for Whole30
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lemon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper
- Pinch of red pepper flakes
- Fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add olive oil and stir to combine.
- Add minced garlic to the pan and cook for about 1 minute.
- Add shrimp to the pan, and season with salt, black pepper and red pepper flakes. Cook shrimp for three minutes per side.
- Zest 1 lemon into the pan and squeeze juice from the lemon onto the shrimp. Taste, adjust seasoning and serve garnished with chopped, fresh parsley.
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