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Baked Lemon Garlic Shrimp
Baked lemon garlic shrimp is the perfect meal for seafood lovers. This cooking method and recipe is even easier then cooking on the stove top.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 170 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 lb. peeled and deveined medium shrimp
- 5 large cloves of garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon dried dill
- 1 tablespoon ghee or unsalted butter
- ½ lemon juiced
- 1 teaspoon fresh parsley minced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Drizzle olive oil in a 8x8 glass dish. Peel, de-vein, rinse and pat dry the shrimp. Place the shrimp in the glass dish. Using your hands, coat the shrimp with the olive oil and minced garlic. Then, sprinkle with salt, black pepper, and dill on top. Scatter small pieces of ghee (or butter) around the baking dish.
- Place in the oven and bake for 10 minutes. Once the shrimp are pink and cooked remove from the oven. Drizzle the juice of half of a lemon on top of the shrimp. Sprinkle with fresh minced parsley, divide among plates and enjoy.
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Notes
- Serve over pasta of choice next to a green salad.
Nutrition Information
Calories
170kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
23g
(46%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
192mg
(64%)
Sodium
427mg
(18%)
Potassium
335mg
(10%)
Fiber
0.5g
(2%)
Sugar
0.4g
(1%)
Vitamin A
8IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
84mg
(8%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 170
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 170kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 192mg | 64% |
| Sodium | 427mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 335mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 0.5g | 2% |
| Sugar | 0.4g | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 8IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 84mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.