Garlic Shrimp Scampi

By Cindy

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 2 pounds large raw shrimp
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 6 lemon wedges

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees; melt butter in 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish in oven. Add salt, garlic and one tablespoon parsley; mix well. Arrange cleaned shrimp in single layer in baking dish; bake, uncovered, for 5 minutes.

Turn shrimp and sprinkle with lemon peel, lemon juice and remaining parsley and bake 8 to 10 minutes, until tender. Arrange shrimp on heated serving platter (or individual plates if used as first course), pour garlic butter over all, and garnish with lemon wedges.