Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce Baked Shrimp

Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce Baked Shrimp – this recipe couldn’t get any easier and you’ll be dreaming about this sauce! You get perfectly tender baked shrimp covered in a rich sauce that’s perfect for sopping up with fresh crusty bread. Plus you can’t beat the quick bake time here! This shrimp is brimming with bright fresh flavor and with this oven baked method your shrimp will end with a perfect final texture. Nothing gummy or rubbery here just delicate, plump and juicy shrimp.

Ingredients:
1¼ lbs extra large shrimp, peeled and deveined
¼ cup butter
1 T minced garlic (3 cloves)
2 T fresh lemon juice
Salt and pepper
a good pinch of Red pepper flakes, or to taste (optional)
2 T minced fresh parsley

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place shrimp in baking dish. Melt butter in a small saucepan, over low heat. Add garlic, and saute 30 seconds. Alternately, melt butter with garlic in a small microwave safe dish, in microwave. Stir lemon into butter mixture. Pour butter mixture over shrimp, in baking dish, season with salt and pepper, and red pepper flakes, toss shrimp then spread into an even layer. Bake in preheated oven, until shrimp are cooked through (pink and opaque) about 9 – 13 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve warm, spooning sauce over shrimp.

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