Description
Bring Italy straight to your kitchen with this tender, flavorful shrimp and scallop scampi.Â
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 large cloves garlic, minced
- 1/3 cup red onion, thinly sliced
- Salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
- 1 pound medium-sized shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 6 ounces bay scallops
- 1 cup sweet mini pepper, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons butter
- Chopped fresh parsley leaves
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Grated Parmesan cheese for serving
Instructions
- Heat up olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and red onion, followed by a pinch of salt. Cook slowly until fragrant.
- Add red pepper flakes.
- Switch heat to medium-high, add shrimp, scallops, and sweet mini pepper. Cook until the seafood is almost done (about 4-5 minutes). Stir occasionally.
- Add white wine, fresh lemon juice, and butter. Cook for another minute or until the butter is melted in the sauce. Taste, add more salt if needed.
- Serve over pasta with the scampi sauce. Top with chopped fresh parsley leaves, a grind of black pepper, and grated Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 487
- Sugar: 2.5g
- Sodium: 422.1mg
- Fat: 38g
- Saturated Fat: 9.6g
- Carbohydrates: 7.4g
- Fiber: 1.4g
- Protein: 32.4g
- Cholesterol: 222.8mg