Easy & Healthy Shrimp Scampi

By zasupit

While most shrimp scampi is made with a lot of butter and white wine, this recipe has no butter and cuts the white wine with low sodium chicken broth.

Ingredients

• 4 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 1/4 pounds med shrimp, peeled and deveined (tails left on)
• 6 to 8 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup and 1 tablespoon minced parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 4 lemon wedges

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 15mins

Preparation

Step 1

In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil. Saute the shrimp until just pink, about 2-3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook stirring constantly, about 30 seconds. With a slotted spoon transfer the shrimp to a platter and keep them warm.

In the skillet, combine the broth, wine, lemon juice, 1/4 cup of the parsley, the salt and pepper; and bring it to a boil. Boil uncovered, until the sauce is reduced by half.

Spoon the sauce over the shrimp. Serve garnished with the lemon wedges and sprinkled with the remaining tablespoon of parsley.