Do you know that it is possible to recreate lemon garlic shrimp Cheesecake Factory at your own kitchen within 15 minutes? Combining shrimp, lemon, garlic, and butter, the following recipe is so easy and flavor-packed, especially if you create a full meal by serving it along with angel hair pasta.
Shrimp is amongst, if not the actually most consumed shellfish family. It is a highly nutritious ingredient with quite low calories count while providing high substance of healthy fats and protein, along with numbers of vitamins and minerals, including iodine that’s not really common to find in other foods. It is often accused of being unhealthy due to its allegedly high content of cholesterol, but the high omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants counterbalance its drawback.
Lemon Garlic Shrimp Cheesecake
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. shrimp cleaned, peeled, and deveined
- 2 tbs. lemon juice
- 4 tsp. garlic minced
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 tbs. parsley for garnish
- 16 oz. angel hair pasta cooked (optional)
- A pinch of salt and pepper
Instructions
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If you’re using pasta, cook it first by following the directions on the package and then set it aside.
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Melt 2 tbs. butter in a skillet with medium to high heat.
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Sauté garlic for a minute or two.
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Put in shrimp into the skillet and then add salt and pepper seasonings.
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Cook the shrimp by stirring it once in a while until it turns pinkish or for approximately 5 minutes.
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Put in 2 tbs. butter, then pour the lemon juice, and cook for another couple of minutes until the ingredients are mixed and cooked well.
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Add fresh parsley and then serve the shrimp with or without the pasta.
The recipe above is a perfect dish to try on weeknight because it is so simple and quick to create. It especially suits warm summer where you can have a taste of Italian restaurant from the comfort of your home. What makes it better is that you can throw vegetables into this lemon garlic shrimp Cheesecake Factory recipe to add some healthy protein and make the dish even more filling and wholesome.
