Ultimate Shrimp Scampi

Ultimate Shrimp Scampi

Ultimate Shrimp Scampi

This delicious shrimp recipe will melt in your mouth. The addition of avocado and Asiago cheese takes it to the next level!

  • Prep Time: 25 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) package angel hair pasta
  • ½ cup butter
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ cup minced onion
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 dash Worcestershire sauce
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon dry white wine
  • 1 pound peeled and deveined medium shrimp
  • ½ cup Asiago cheese, diced
  • 1 large avocado – peeled, pitted and diced

Directions

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the angel hair pasta, and cook until al dente, 2 to 3 minutes; drain.
  2. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic, onion, parsley, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, and white wine.
  3. Once the mixture begins to bubble, increase the heat to medium-high, and stir in the shrimp.
  4. Cook and stir until the shrimp turn pink, and are no longer transparent in the center, about 5 minutes.
  5. Serve the scampi over a bed of angel hair pasta, and sprinkle with Asiago cheese and avocado to serve.

Nutrition Facts

  • Servings Per Recipe 4
  • Calories 792
  • % Daily Value *
  • Total Fat 41g 53%
  • Saturated Fat 19g 94%
  • Cholesterol 246mg 82%
  • Sodium 1345mg 58%
  • Total Carbohydrate 73g 26%
  • Dietary Fiber 9g 33%
  • Total Sugars 4g
  • Protein 36g
  • Vitamin C 20mg 99%
  • Calcium 160mg 12%
  • Iron 6mg 35%
  • Potassium 803mg     17%

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