Roast Lemon Butter Shrimp

Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Makes

4 servings

Updated: Mar. 30, 2023
This baked shrimp is a quick and easy weeknight meal that has lots of fantastic flavor! —Anne Ormond, Dover, New Hampshire
Roast Lemon Butter Shrimp Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed
  • 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 fresh rosemary sprig
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 pound uncooked shrimp (26-30 per pound), peeled and deveined, tails removed
  • 1 package (8-1/2 ounces) ready-to-serve jasmine rice
  • 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
  • Hot pepper sauce, optional

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°. Place the first 7 ingredients in a 13x9-in. baking dish. Place dish in oven until butter is melted, 3-5 minutes. Add shrimp. Bake, uncovered, until shrimp turn pink, 12-15 minutes, stirring halfway through cooking. Meanwhile, cook rice according to package directions.
  2. Discard rosemary; stir in cream. Serve shrimp mixture with rice and, if desired, hot pepper sauce.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 431 calories, 24g fat (14g saturated fat), 196mg cholesterol, 607mg sodium, 32g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 22g protein.