Crockpot Shrimp Scampi

Crockpot Shrimp Scampi

from themagicalslowcooker.com
Main Course
130 min
497 kcal / serving

Grab a bag of frozen shrimp, butter, fresh garlic, and a few classic seasonings to make some of the best-tasting shrimp scampi in the comfort of your own kitchen.

Ingredients

  • 24 oz.medium sized frozen shrimp (peeled, deviened style )
  • 8 oz.salted butter (sliced)
  • 2 tbsp.olive oil
  • 1 tbsp.fresh lemon juice
  • 4garlic cloves (minced)
  • 1 tsp.paprika
  • ½ tspkosher salt
  • ¼ tsp.red pepper flakes
  • ½ tsp.black pepper
  • fresh parsley for garnish
  • linguine (or angel hair or spaghetti)

Directions

  1. 1

    In the slow cooker, add the frozen shrimp, butter, olive oil, lemon juice, minced garlic, paprika, kosher salt, red pepper flakes, and black pepper. Stir to mix the ingredients.

  2. 2

    Cover and cook on HIGH for 2 hours or until the shrimp are pink and cooked through. FDA recommends shrimp be cooked to 145℉.

  3. 3

    White the shrimp is cooking, prepare your choice of pasta if using, according to package instructions.

  4. 4

    To serve, spoon the shrimp and sauce over the cooked pasta and garnish with fresh parsley, top with grated parmesan cheese.