Description
A vibrant and flavorful dish featuring succulent shrimp sautéed with asparagus in a zesty lemon garlic sauce. Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner!
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (adjust to taste)
- 4 large garlic cloves, finely minced
- ¼ cup dry white wine
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon fresh lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon salt (or more to taste)
- ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or more to taste)
- 1 pound asparagus, chopped into 1” pieces
- 1 pound fresh or frozen uncooked shrimp, patted dry
- ½ cup fresh basil, finely chopped
Instructions
- Melt the butter: Heat the butter in a large sauté pan over medium heat until it’s fully melted and just beginning to brown.
- Add garlic and spices: Stir in the crushed red pepper flakes and minced garlic, and sauté for 1 minute until the garlic becomes fragrant.
- Deglaze with wine: Pour in the white wine and stir, bringing the mixture to a gentle simmer. Stir in the lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, and pepper, and cook for about 2 minutes.
- Cook the asparagus: Add the chopped asparagus to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes.
- Add shrimp: Stir in the shrimp and continue cooking for 5-7 minutes, or until the shrimp is fully cooked through and pink.
Notes
- Adjust the level of crushed red pepper based on your heat preference.
- Fresh shrimp yields the best flavor, but frozen shrimp works well too.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of the recipe
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 225mg