Shrimp Scampi Lettuce Cups with Zucchini Ribbons
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 13 min
- Cook
- 12 min
- Cost
- $17.50
- Nutrition
- 380 cal · 36g protein
- quick
- high-protein
🍳 1 pan
Shrimp Scampi Lettuce Cups with Zucchini Ribbons is a Italian weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 25 minutes, for around $18 in groceries. You'll need 1 pan, and the 7 ingredients below are everyday supermarket items. Add it to your week and the whole grocery list lands in your Instacart cart in one tap.
Goes with: Warm pita and hummus (5 min)
Contains: Shellfish— based on the ingredients; brands vary, so check labels.
Cookware you'll need
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Ingredients
- 1½ lb large shrimp
- 2 medium zucchini
- 1 head butter lettuce
- 5 cloves garlic
- 2 lemon
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
Steps
- Using a vegetable peeler or mandoline, cut zucchini into thin ribbons; mince garlic, juice both lemons, and separate butter lettuce leaves.
- Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, add garlic and red pepper flakes, and cook 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Add shrimp to the pan and cook 1.5–2 minutes per side until pink and cooked through (no gray), then transfer to a plate.
- Add remaining 2 tbsp olive oil and zucchini ribbons to the skillet, sauté 1–2 minutes until just tender, then add shrimp back with lemon juice and toss gently.
- Arrange lettuce leaves on four plates, divide shrimp-zucchini mixture among them, and drizzle with pan juices.
On the side: Warm pita and hummus (5 min)
1 package pita bread, 1 container hummus
- Warm the pitas in a dry skillet or the oven for 1 to 2 minutes, cut into wedges and serve with the hummus.
Nutrition per serving
- Protein
- 36 g
- Carbohydrates
- 14 g
- Fiber
- 4 g
- Sugar
- 4 g
- Fat
- 19 g
- Saturated fat
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 650 mg
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
Photo: Ferhat M. Zupcevic / Unsplash