Shrimp Scampi

So this past Valentines Day was the first with the Hubby (as a married couple), we are trying to save some money and my birthday was right around the corner, so we decided to spend the night at home cooking our dinner together.  I decided that  we both enjoy shrimp and why not do a quick and easy shrimp scampi.  Of course this recipe was found using Pinterest....seriously that site is awesome!  For those of you who don't know what shrimp scampi is, it is pretty much just shrimp cooked in butter, garlic, and herbs, so delicious, and it is pretty hard to screw up.

Ingredients:

2 Sticks of Butter
3 Large Garlic Cloves
1 TBSP. plus 2 tsp. chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 1/2 tsp. freshly grated lemon zest
1 tsp. fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/2 tsp. Chopped thyme leaves
Salt and Pepper to taste
3 lb. Shrimp
1 Tbsp. Sliced Basil leaves


Directions:


1.  Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
2.  In a bowl mix the butter, garlic, 2 teaspoons of parsley, lemon zest. lemon juice and thyme.  Season with Salt and Pepper.
3. In a large shallow dish arrange the shrimp, tails up, in a circular pattern.  Put the butter on the shrimp and roast about 10 minutes, until the shrimp are pink an d the butter is bubbling.  
4. Serve the shrimp with remaining parsley and basil.
5.  Serve with crusty bread.

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This was a delicious dish that was quick and easy to make, nice to make after a long day of work.  The flavors of the herb do not over power the shrimp.  My only warning is to make sure how much shrimp you need/used, feel free to divide the recipe by half or even thirds if you are not serving this for many people.

ENJOY!