Shrimp Scampi in Parchment
Shrimp Scampi in Parchment is a company worthy meal that’s quick and easy enough to serve to your family any night of the week.
Baking seafood in parchment paper is an incredibly easy and fool-proof method of cooking. After you take a few minutes to assemble these packets of seafood and aromatics, along with a small amount of liquid and a little butter, the oven gently steams the ingredients to perfection and a delicious sauce develops.
For this post I decided to use shrimp and create a scampi style dish that’s perfect served over pasta. This is a very flexible cooking method, though.
You can also use fish fillets and add a vegetable, such as green beans or asparagus – use your imagination! The key is to not over-fill the packets.
Make sure you add a few tablespoons of liquid, some aromatics (like garlic, lemon zest, onions, etc.) and a little bit of a fat such as butter or olive oil. Then the oven does all of the work and creates a perfect dish!
This method of cooking is also great for entertaining. Why?
Because you can prepare the packets ahead of time, refrigerate and then pop in the oven once your guests arrive. Clean up is easy, too!!
I like to serve this dish with a simple side dish like this Roasted Asparagus Salad with Champagne Vinaigrette or this Mediterranean Celery Salad with Olives.
Shrimp Scampi in Parchment
Shrimp Scampi in Parchment is a company worthy meal that’s quick and easy enough to serve to your family any night of the week.
Ingredients
- 1 lb large raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/2 salt
- 1/4 black pepper
- dash of red pepper flakes
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- zest of one lemon
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1/4 fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 4 tsp butter
- 8 thin slices of lemon
- 1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped
- cooked pasta, if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lay 4 pieces of parchment paper out on the counter, about 12 inches long each.
- Divide shrimp between the 4 pieces of parchment, placing in the middle of the paper.
- Season each portion of shrimp with salt and pepper and a little sprinkle of red pepper flakes.
- Top each portion with 1/4 of the garlic, lemon zest and green onions.
- Top each portion with 2 tbsp white wine, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp butter, broken into pieces and 2 lemon slices.
- Fold paper over the fish and roll the edges up tightly to form a package.
- Place on a baking sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes.
- Serve as is, or over hot, cooked pasta.
Notes
- These can be assembled ahead of time and refrigerated until you're ready to bake them.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 211Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 153mgSodium: 753mgCarbohydrates: 18gFiber: 2gSugar: 2gProtein: 18g
ENJOY!
No mess! I love it, can’t wait to try!
Any suggestions for putting it all in one dish? or package? It would be all for me (yum) and I don’t want 4 separate servings, for some reason. My head is not keeping up with my “wants!” Oh, and still in the oven….help!
Susan – If you put all 4 servings in one parchment package, I’m not sure that it would cook up evenly and it just might be a lot to try and fit in on package. So I would suggest putting it in a baking dish and covering it with foil and baking as instructed. I hope this answers your question.
Thanks Lisa. I think I knew that, but needed someone to tell me. So I make four packages….I can deal! Thanks.
I can’t believe I missed this.. Delicious… and a great idea. Guests love opening up packages.at that dinner table… wonderful idea.
Thank you so much Barbara! 🙂
Precook coucous and asparagus. Then put this in the bottom. Then it will heat up without being mushy and perfect for a full meal with the shrimp etc.
This looks amazing! Just Pinned 🙂