Cousin Debbie's Baked Italian Scampi

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb large shrimp, shelled and deveined
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley, divided
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 cup
• lemon wedge

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 wash shrimp, and drain on paper towels.
• 3 melt butter in a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish in oven.
• 4 add salt, garlic and 1 tablespoon parsley to butter.
• 5 mix well.
• 6 arrange shrimp over butter mixture. bake, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
• 7 turn shrimp, and sprinkle with lemon peel, lemon juice and remaining parsley.
• 8 bake 4 minutes longer.
• 9 add . bake 5 more minutes, or longer if necessary to make shrimp tender.
• 10 arrange on a heated platter. pour drippings over top or serve in a separate bowl as a sauce.
• 11 garnish with lemon wedges.