

Toss it with some zoodles and you’ve got yourself a gluten-free, grain-free, keto-friendly, midweek-miracle dinner right here. Flavor is king here, and I found an absolutely perfect balance of fat and acid to make the shrimp sing. This is not typical grease-laden, carb-fest scampi. I can’t tell you what a delight it was to take a break from my usual, heavier winter fare and bite into this light, bright dish. But just the thought of all that sizzling butter and garlic made me hang up the phone and head right to the store for some shrimp. Scampi is considered a “classic” dish, and yet it feels unsung and undervalued. She cooked shrimp scampi for this guy and laughed it off saying “That’s what I thought passed for fancy.” While my response was something like “Ha… scampi… fancy… right…”, all I could think was: “I’d sell one of my husband’s kidneys on the black market for some shrimp scampi right now.”

Like, this boy’s mom driving them to the ice capades in middle school or my high school boyfriend treating me to dinner at a legacy chain, instead of the food court, at the mall or the first time we ever cooked a real meal for someone at home, using hand-me-down kitchen tools, that finnicky stove we all had in our first grown-up rental, and recipes cobbled together from, I dunno… clippings from Parade magazine. Not too long ago, a friend and I were reminiscing over the universal absurdity of first dates. More Shrimp and Seafood Recipes to Make ASAP.Do I Have To Leave The Tails On My Shrimp?.Doesn’t Scampi Usually Have Tomatoes? Breadcrumbs? Cream Sauce?.


If you don’t have local shrimp, that’s okay. I love to use local shrimp and zucchini I snagged at the farmers market for this dish. Shrimp Scampi with Zoodles is a super fast, easy and healthy meal. Using zoodles turns this old favorite into a healthy recipe! Delicious over pasta, rice, grits, pretty much anything. Garlicky, buttery, shrimp, what is not to love? It is the ultimate comfort food. I have adored shrimp scampi ever since I was a little girl.
