20-Minute Garlic Butter Shrimp Recipe Is an Easy One-Pan Seafood Dinner Seafood Dinner

This savory garlic lemon butter skillet shrimp recipe is so good, you won't believe how easy it is to make. This one-pan shrimp recipe will have you out of the kitchen and at the table in about 20 minutes. Easy and delicious, what could be better than that?

All you need for this succulent, juicy, flavorful shrimp is shrimp (of course!), butter, dried Italian seasoning, fresh garlic, a lemon and fresh parsley. The shrimp are cooked in the butter, Italian seasoning, salt and black pepper until opaque and cooked through. Squeeze in the fresh lemon juice and parsley. Dinner is done. 

Serve this easy garlic butter shrimp recipe with a vegetable and a salad. Some rice to soak up the sauce would be nice, too. 

Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and de-veined
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 4 - 5 cloves garlic, minced
• juice of 1 lemon
• fresh chopped parsley, for garnish (optional)

Here’s how to make it:

1. Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the shrimp, Italian seasoning and salt and pepper, to taste. Cook until shrimp turn pink, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook another minute.
2. Pour in the lemon juice and stir. Garnish with parsley.

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