The Best Shrimp Recipes: Grilled Shrimp Scampi Flatbreads
The best shrimp recipes! We have a ton of recipes for all of you shrimp lovers from appetizers to mains. Like these Shrimp Scampi flatbreads. It's quick, simple, a very satisfying meal that can be made in just 30 minutes!
Servings: 4
Calories: 664kcal
Ingredients
shrimp scampi
- 2 ½ tablespoons vegetable oil divided
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes plus more to garnish
- 1 ½ pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 lemon, juiced
- salt and pepper to taste
assembly
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella
- 2 pieces naan bread, or other flatbread of choice
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Instructions
- Preheat grill to 400˚F.
- Place a large skillet over hot grill and add 2 tablespoons of oil and butter. Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute. Add crushed red pepper flakes and continue to sauté for an additional 1 to 2 minutes. Add shrimp, season with salt and pepper and sear on each side for about 2 minutes.
- Deglaze the pan with lemon juice, until most of the liquid has evaporated and remove the pan from the heat. Shrimp should be about ⅔ of the way done. Set aside.
- Brush flatbreads with remaining ½ tablespoon oil and grill on each side for 3 to 4 minutes over indirect heat.
- Remove flatbreads from grill and sprinkle ¾ cups of cheese onto the surface of each and top with the shrimp, garlic and pepper flake mixture. Sprinkle remaining cheese onto the flatbreads and place back onto grill, over indirect heat.
- Cover grill and grill each flatbread for 2 to 3 minutes to melt cheese. Uncover and continue to grill until flatbreads have crisped up and shrimp has cooked through.
- Remove flatbread from the oven and top with an extra pinch of pepper flakes and chopped parsley. Slice and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 664kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 53g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 493mg | Sodium: 2099mg | Potassium: 225mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 638IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 580mg | Iron: 4mg