Before moving to Florida this year, I was part of playgroup called The Joy Troupe in the Washington D.C. Metro area. For the past several years, the Moms within Joy Troupe create a cookbook that is sold locally and on Amazon.com. Last year’s cookbook was called Tummy Full of Joy: The Busy Mama’s Guide to Quick Kitchen Fixes and it featured my submitted pictures, advertisement for my Washington D.C. Examiner column, and recipe for Shrimp Scampi.
I have always been a fan of seafood–probably because my mother ate frequent amounts of lobster while pregnant with me–which would also attribute to me weighing 11 lbs. when I was born! 🙂 What I like about this recipe is that its a good base recipe for Shrimp Scampi. It can be customized to taste and hot white rice can be substituted instead of linguine.
Ingredients
1 Envelope Good Seasons Garlic & Herb Dressing Mix
1/4 Cup Lemon Juice
1/4 Cup Olive Oil, Divided
1/4 Cup Water
2 Tbsp. Chopped Fresh Parsley
1 Tsp. Minced Garlic
1/8 Tsp. Pepper
1 Small Onion, Chopped
1 – 1 1/2 lb. Medium Shrimp, Cleaned
1 Box Linguine Pasta
Directions
1. Cook linguine pasta as directed on box.
2. While pasta is cooking, mix dressing mix, lemon juice, water, 2 Tbsp. the oil, parsley, garlic, and pepper until well blended. Set aside.
3. Heat remaining 2 Tbsp. of oil in large skillet on medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender but not browned.
4. Add shrimp; cook 3 minutes or until shrimp turns pink, stirring occasionally. Stir in dressing mixture.
5. Bring to a boil on medium heat and boil for 1 minute. Mix with linguine and serve.
I love your Saturday recipes! I want to come to your house to eat. 🙂
Im always looking for new recipes so this Shrimp Scampi recipe will be tried soon by my family. It looks delish! Thanks.
Ok, SERIOUSLY!
Somebody’s family is going to be eating Scampi today…mine! I cannot look at that photo and not make some scampi. I loooooooove shrimp! Hello, DC…Hello, Wharf! Thank you for the delicious idea. 😉
This looks delish! I love Shrimp Scampi and make it at home but my recipe is a little different. I’m going to try your version next time I make it!
Btw, wow 11 lbs! 🙂
Oh yeah, shrimp scampi. It’s always so expensive in restaurants but this recipe is easy to follow at home. Thanks for sharing – I’m looking forward to more recipes for busy mamas.
Shrimp is on my list of favorite foods. And who doesn’t love pasta!
Totally making this reipe this week. I told hubby he is getting shrimp scampi and he got all excited!!
We love Shrimp scampi at my house so this is a recipe we like to make for special occasions. I make it a little different but this recipe seems very easy to make and sounds very tasty. Thx for sharing.
My Son loooves seafood! I have to try this soon!
thanks!
Oh, my! That looks yummy. I’m adding this to our menu this week!
Yum!
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