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Baked Lemon Garlic Shrimp
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Baked Lemon Garlic Shrimp

Baked lemon garlic shrimp is the perfect meal for seafood lovers. This cooking method and recipe is even easier then cooking on the stove top.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 170kcal
Author Katie

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 lb. peeled and deveined medium shrimp
  • 5 large cloves of garlic minced
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • teaspoon black pepper
  • teaspoon dried dill
  • 1 tablespoon ghee or unsalted butter
  • ½ lemon juiced
  • 1 teaspoon fresh parsley minced

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Drizzle olive oil in a 8x8 glass dish. Peel, de-vein, rinse and pat dry the shrimp. Place the shrimp in the glass dish. Using your hands, coat the shrimp with the olive oil and minced garlic. Then, sprinkle with salt, black pepper, and dill on top. Scatter small pieces of ghee (or butter) around the baking dish.
  • Place in the oven and bake for 10 minutes. Once the shrimp are pink and cooked remove from the oven. Drizzle the juice of half of a lemon on top of the shrimp. Sprinkle with fresh minced parsley, divide among plates and enjoy.

Notes

Serve over pasta of choice next to a green salad.

Nutrition

Calories: 170kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 192mg | Sodium: 427mg | Potassium: 335mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 0.4g | Vitamin A: 8IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 1mg