15 Minutes Lemon Garlic Shrimp Recipe

This lemon garlic shrimp is quick and easy to make.  It’s a perfect busy day dinner that can be made in 15 minutes. The buttery lemon garlic sauce is sensational.

Need more quick and easy dinner ideas for busy weeknights? Try lemon pepper chicken, honey garlic chicken, Chinese lemon chicken, and baked tilapia.

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Buttery lemon garlic shrimp recipe

1. Quick and easy to make.
2. You can’t beat 10 minutes to cook up a fast and healthy dinner.
3. The sauce needs a special mention. I call it sensational-sauce!
4. It’s packed with flavors, fresh zestiness from lemon, unbeatable flavors of garlic, and the richness of butter makes it truly mind-boggling!
5. Easy to customize the flavors. A simple seasoning of salt and pepper always works or use a bit more flavors by using seasoning salt. A bit of red chili flakes gives that extra heat. You can also use Italian seasoning, Cajun Seasoning, Creole seasoning, Jerk Seasoning, and Curry Powder.

Ingredients needed for garlic lemon shrimp recipe

Here’s what you’ll need-

Ingredients notes:

1. Shrimp – Fresh shrimp is better. Use large shrimps. Peel and devein shrimp, you can choose to leave the tail on.
2. Butter – Salted or unsalted will work. Use as much or as little as you like. Butter adds richness to the sauce and makes shrimp.
3. Olive oil & butter – A mix of olive oil and butter is my go-to combo.
4. Garlic – Use fresh garlic for the best flavor and taste.
5. Lemon – use freshly squeezed lemon juice. Don’t go for bottled stuff.
6. Salt and pepper – Use seasoning as per taste.
7. Red chili flakes – For extra heat add red chili flakes. A simple seasoning of salt and pepper always works or use a bit more flavors by using seasoning salt. A bit of red chili flakes gives that extra heat. You can also use Italian seasoning, Cajun Seasoning, Creole seasoning, Jerk Seasoning, and Curry Powder.
8. Parsley – use lots of it! Adds bright, freshness and herby flavor to the dish. The color contrast of bright green parsley against pretty pink/red shrimp is so appetizing!

Ingredients variations and substitutions

You can change the seasoning depending on what you love.

1. If you want to jazz up the flavor, add a few tablespoons of dry white wine. It enhances flavor.
2. For a rich saucy shrimp, use only butter.
3. For extra heat, add more red chili flakes do the trick.
4. For other flavor choices, try Italian seasoning, Cajun Seasoning, Creole seasoning, Jerk Seasoning, and Curry Powder.

Step-by-step instructions

There are two ways to cook lemon garlic shrimp recipe. You can bake it in oven or cook in skillet on stove top.

Here’s the stove top method.

Useful tips

1. Use extra butter for rich saucy shrimp.
2. Leave the tail on or off as per your personal choice.
3. Do not overcook shrimp.
4. Add a dash of white wine to the skillet at the end, it gives extra flavor and taste. This is an optional step.
5. For extra heat/spice add more red chili flakes.
6. You can also use Italian seasoning, Cajun Seasoning, Creole seasoning, Jerk Seasoning, and Curry Powder.

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