Shrimp Scampi with Zoodles
This recipe came into creation the day my new spiralizer arrived. After attempting to buy multiple premade “zoodles” from the store and never being satisfied with any to replace noodles, I have wanted to purchase a spiralizer to make homemade “zoodles” for many years. I just always forget that I want one. When I was on Amazon the other day it popped up as a purchase suggestion for only $20, so of course I added it to the cart!
Shrimp was the first choice of meat to try with the “zoodles.” I figured the two would compliment each other well, and they sure did. We ate every last bite with nothing left-over! I highly recommend purchasing a spiralizer and making this dish.
Calories per serving for 8 oz. of shrimp and 3/4 cup of “zoodles:” 356; Fat: 20g; Carbs: 11g; Protein: 32g; Fiber: 1g.
Shrimp Scampi
Equipment
Ingredients
Shrimp Marinade
- 4 lbs. large shrimp peeled, deveined, tail off
- 4 TBS olive oil
- 6 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tsp sea salt
- Red pepper flakes to taste
Scampi Sauce
- 2 TBS olive oil
- 4 TBS butter
- 6 garlic cloves minced
- 1` cup dry white wine
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice
- red pepper flakes to taste
- 6 TBS fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
Shrimp Marinade
- Mix olive oil, minced garlic cloves, salt, red pepper flakes in a large glass bowl.
- Add shrimp and toss until well combined. Cover and marinate in the fridge for 1 hour.
Cooking shrimp
- Heat 1 TBS of olive oil in a large cast iron pan.
- Place shrimp in a single layer in heated pan. Will need to do this step multiple times when cooking larger serving sizes.
- Cook each side for about 1 1/2 minutes or until shrimp is pink.
- Remove when done and set aside on a plate to rest.
Sauce
- Add olive oil and butter to the hot cast iron skillet that the shrimp was cooked in.
- Add in minced garlic cloves. Sauté until tender.
- Stir in white wine, allow to simmer 3-4 minutes.
- Add parsley, red pepper flakes, sea salt, and pepper to taste.
- Add shrimp back in and cook for about 2 minutes.
- Serve over zoodles.
Nutrition
Zoodles
Equipment
Ingredients
- 32 oz. fresh whole zucchini
- 2 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven on convectional 325 degrees.
- While oven is preheating, spiralize the zucchini per equipment instructions to make zucchini into noodles.
- Place spiralized zoodles evenly on baking sheet. For larger servings you may need 2 baking sheets.
- Place zoodles in the preheated oven for 12 minutes.
- Remove from oven and pat with paper towel. Serve with your favorite meat dish and sauce.
