Zucchini Shrimp Scampi
Traditional shrimp scampi made into a low-carb dish with zucchini noodles. It’s unbelievably easy, quick & healthy! 214.3 calories.
I know I’m late to the party but I finally invested in a spiralizer. And I have to say – it’s really the best $15 I’ve ever spent.
Now if you don’t know what a spiralizer is, it’s basically a vegetable slicer, cutting super-thin strips resembling spaghetti strands, creating a healthier, grain-free alternative to standard pasta.
The texture is amazingly tender with a little bit of bite, and I just love how you can twirl it up like pasta. And it goes beautifully in this buttery, garlicky shrimp scampi with all that vibrant lemon goodness.
Best of all, I don’t have to feel guilty about eating this at all!
Zucchini Shrimp Scampi
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes, or more, to taste
- ¼ cup chicken stock
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 ½ pounds 4 medium-sized zucchini, spiralized
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add shrimp, garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring occasionally, until pink, about 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in chicken stock and lemon juice; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Bring to a simmer; stir in zucchini noodles until well combined, about 1-2 minutes.
- Serve immediately, garnished with Parmesan and parsley, if desired.
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Quick, easy, healthy, delicious, man-approved! Need I say more?
This is delicious, easy and fast. I wish I was still eating bread so I could sop the juices. Thank you for his recipe! Highly recommend.
Oh boy this looks so good! I can’t wait to make this later in the week! also included the recipe link in my Sunday Meal Plan post this week- http://wp.me/p4721V-FN
I’m sorry but this recipe tasted super bland and terrible. I think it had too much liquid. Not a fan.
I’m sorry that this recipe did not turn out the way you had imagined. I only post recipes that have been successfully tested in my own kitchen, and as you can see from the comments here, many of these readers have had great outcomes in the final dish as well. However, I understand that we all have different taste preferences, and I really appreciate your honest feedback.
I cooked mine a little longer to let the zoodles soak in the liquid and it was delicious and there was little juice left.
I am so excited to try this recipe tonight! I was going to just use regular pasta, but the boyfriend wants to start eating a bit better again. I was just going to do some olive oil with zoodles and shrimp and call it a day, but this looks fantastic. Can’t wait to make it tonight!
I made this last night for a girls’ dinner night. My friends loved it. One was scheming how to purchase a spiralizer first thing in the morning. So easy and fast. I will be making it again and again.
This was so awesome. I’ve made it twice in two weeks. This last time I added a can of rotel. Kicked it up bit and only added 25 calories to total dish! It’s a keeper!
This looks delicious! The zucchini noodles are beautiful! Pinning to make soon.
In the very past Italians didn’t know to use spiralizer to make veggie spagetti. They cut everything with a chefs knive
in small pieces mix with whatever they have found to eat and voila the italian cuisine. Do whatever you want your
cuisine will be the best. Salutations.
I made this today and it was amazing. I love pasta it’s my weakness but this is a great alternative to eating healthier. Love it!
How many net carbs are in this recipe and is it a good recipe for those who are on the keto diet
Unfortunately, Jessica, the registered dietician who calculates the nutritional information for Damn Delicious, is not familiar with the keto diet. As always, please use your best judgment.
I bought my spiralizer 2 days ago and it’s the first recipe I’ve tried with it. And I have to say it is such a delicious one!!! Really it is simple, easy to make and has loads of flavour! Thank you Chungah for sharing this! Keep sharing those zoodle recipes pretty please 🙂
Kind regards from Paris!
This was delicious! My 3 year old even ate this and he NEVER eats zucchini! Thank you for sharing!
Where do the sugars come from in this recipe? TIA
1 medium zucchini = 4.8g sugar.
I just now made this for dinner and to my surprise is very very delicious and low in calories!! I am so glad I gave this recipe a try. I will definitely save it and use it again! I didn’t have a spiralizer so I used a cheese grader. It also turned out a little watery probably because I didn’t let the shrimp defrost all the way?! Besides those two things it had a great taste and will definitely make again.
I made this tonight for my hubby and me. We are on a low carb diet and I thought this not only sounded delishious but fit all our dietary needs. Wow! Just wow! This was the bomb. We are going to have it again tomorrow night.
Thank you sooo much for this! I found it by chance, whipped it up ten minutes ago (so easy and quick!) and was left licking the plate. I’m now sure I’ll be up all night cruising the rest of your site. A big, fat high five from Cape Town x
Do you have to peel the zucchini first? in the picture it looks like there is dark green in there but in the directions it says they should be peeled…
The “peeled” refers to the shrimp, not the zucchini. But you can choose to peel the zucchini or not – it’s really up to you.
This looks beautiful and I’m late to the zoodle party too! I’ve got a spiralizer but I’ve not yet tried it. I think this will be the recipe that brings me to the party.
Hubby and I made this while camping. We made it as directed. This was our firat time using the spiralizer. This is a very tasty recipe and we would make it again.