Description
This lemon pepper shrimp recipe is sure to become a weeknight dinner fave. It’s full of delicious flavor, ready in 10 min, and made with simple ingredients.
Ingredients
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- rice for serving
- vegetable for serving (I love haricot verts)
- 1 large lemon zested (about 2 tablespoons)
- 1 1/2 tsp. freshly cracked pepper
- 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 2 lbs. raw shrimp
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 Tbsp. butter
Instructions
- Prepare rice and vegetable.
- Make lemon pepper seasoning. Zest lemon and place in a small bowl. Stir in freshly cracked pepper, and kosher salt. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and garlic to skillet and cook for 2-4 minutes, until almost cooked through. Add butter to shrimp and sprinkle lemon pepper seasoning over shrimp. Toss to coat. Cook another 30-60 seconds until fragrant and shrimp are opaque.
- Serve over rice with a veggie on the side.
