Learn how to make super easy lemon garlic shrimp zucchini pasta with just a handful of ingredients. This healthy shrimp scampi recipe uses zucchini noodles in place of spaghetti pasta and olive oil to make a delicious and healthy lunch or dinner that is low-carb and gluten-free. This recipe is for one generous serving and is easy to multiply as needed.
Ingredients
- 2 small zucchini or 1 medium-large, spiralized or peeled into ribbons
- 2 large cloves of garlic sliced thinly
- 3 oz. shrimp prawns, peeled (100 g)
- 1/2 lemon zest and juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Prep. Spiralize or peel the zucchini into noodles or ribbons to create our low-carb, gluten-free pasta alternative. Peel the prawns if needed. Zest 1/2 of the lemon and slice the garlic. Shave/grate Parmesan cheese. The dish comes together quickly, so have everything ready to go.
- Saute. Heat a frying pan over medium heat. Once hot, add the olive oil, garlic and lemon zest and turn the heat down to low. Saute for about a minute until garlic starts to get fragrant.
- Add the shrimp. At this stage, add the prawns and turn the heat back to medium. Cook for a minute and a half, then stir through and cook for another minute.
- Finish with zucchini. Zucchini noodles don't need much cooking. Add the zucchini noodles to the pan, drizzle with the juice of 1/2 lemon and season with a good pinch of salt and pepper (about 1/4 teaspoon salt or so). Stir and heat through the garlic, lemon and shrimp olive oil until hot. Sprinkle with half of the Parmesan and stir through in the pan.
- Transfer to a plate or a bowl and top with the remaining cheese. You can drizzle a little more olive oil on top.
Notes
- You can use raw or frozen shrimp/prawns. To defrost, I place frozen shrimp in a bowl of hot water and it's usually ready to use in about 10 minutes. You can also defrost overnight in the fridge.
- I recommend 2 small or 1 large/medium zucchini per serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 540kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 23g | Cholesterol: 166mg | Sodium: 713mg | Potassium: 1228mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 947IU | Vitamin C: 88mg | Calcium: 426mg | Iron: 2mg
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