Baked Shrimp Scampi is tossed in a delicious garlic and butter white wine sauce, made in convenient foil packets, and is healthy, low-carb, gluten-free, and can be made Paleo and Whole30. This easy weeknight dinner recipe comes together in under 20 minutes, too!
Restaurant Quality Baked Shrimp Scampi Recipe
Shrimp scampi is one of those recipes I always forget about until I am at a fancy seafood restaurant.
I see it on the menu and immediately need to order it!
And if I don’t, I’ll spend days dreaming about that rich butter and garlic sauce with a hint of white wine, those plump, juicy shrimp, and that bite from the lemon and red pepper. I just might drive myself crazy!
But in all honesty, it can be (and usually is!) a waste of money.
After you see how quick and easy this baked shrimp scampi recipe in foil packets is to make and clean up, you’ll be able to curb those expensive restaurant cravings, too!
Shrimp Foil Packets to the Rescue!
What is so amazing about this baked shrimp scampi recipe is just that… it’s baked!
Shrimp can turn pretty quickly from being perfectly cooked to hard and rubbery if you overcook them by just a minute or two in the skillet.
Putting our shrimp scampi in individual foil packets and baking them in the oven not only makes them extremely cute, but also pretty foolproof!
But please note: If you get smaller shrimp than the size that is mentioned in the recipe below, please adjust your time in the oven for these shrimp foil packets!
Gimme’ That Garlic Shrimp Scampi Sauce
Shrimp scampi would be NOTHING without the delightfully rich and buttery sauce that it is tossed in.
Before I started making baked shrimp scampi at home, I thought there was some voodoo magic that restaurants put into their shrimp scampi recipes.
But seriously, there’s no special trick! It’s just a bunch of incredible ingredients crammed into one shrimp scampi sauce:
- Butter: BOOM! Need I say more? (Not really, but I will!)
- If you want to use ghee, learn how to make ghee here!
- Garlic: Oh yes, you may not want to make these shrimp foil packets for a first date night!
- Dry White Wine: You can go ahead and start sipping on the rest of the bottle while cooking, too 🙂
- I have made this baked shrimp scampi recipe with all types of dry white wine but my favorites include:
- Sauvignon Blanc <– fave!
- Pinot Grigio
- Viognier
- I have made this baked shrimp scampi recipe with all types of dry white wine but my favorites include:
- Lemon Juice: To give it that freshness.
- Red Pepper Flakes: Gives it a nice bite!
Low-Carb and Keto Baked Shrimp Scampi Recipe!
Not only is this drool-worthy deliciousness packed into neat shrimp foil packets, but it is also SUPER low-carb and a great keto dinner recipe.
Yes, feel free to eat AS MUCH as you want… this shrimp scampi has only 1 net carb per serving! *Low-carb and keto lovers rejoice!*
More Delicious Shrimp Recipes
Here are even more dishes you can make with shrimp:
Baked Shrimp Scampi Foil Packets
Baked Shrimp Scampi is tossed in a delicious garlic and butter white wine sauce, made in convenient foil packets, and is healthy, low-carb, gluten-free, low-carb, and can be made Paleo and Whole30. This easy weeknight dinner recipe comes together in under 20 minutes, too!
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ - 1 ½ lbs. shrimp* peeled, deveined, 20-count/pound
- 6 Tbsp. butter or "buttery sticks", melted
- 4 cloves garlic crushed
- 3 Tbsp. dry white wine* or chicken broth
- 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. red pepper flakes
- ¼ tsp. black pepper
- Parsley optional
- See this recipe in Meal Plan #6
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
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In a small bowl whisk together the melted butter, garlic, wine, lemon juice, salt, and peppers.
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Tear off four 10-inch long pieces of aluminum foil.***
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Place 6-8 shrimp in the center of the aluminum foil and pour ¼ of the butter/garlic mixture over shrimp.
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Bring the longer edges of the aluminum foil together and twist until just closed. (It’s OK to leave a little gap for ventilation while baking.). Roll up the shorter sides of the aluminum foil to make a foil packet. Repeat with the remaining shrimp, sauce and aluminum foil.
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Place shrimp scampi foil packets on a baking sheet and bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes.
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Once shrimp are done cooking, serve with additional lemons and parsley. Enjoy! See this recipe in Meal Plan #6.
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
*If you use smaller shrimp, make sure you decrease your cook time accordingly.
**Best wines to use are Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, or Viognier.
*** If you are unsure about the safety of aluminum foil you can check out this awesome parchment-aluminum foil paper. It does not fold quite as easily as aluminum foil, but it still works great!
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Anonymous says
Do you think I could use fresh clams also in this recipe?
London Brazil says
I think it would be worth a try! Let me know how it goes!
Ruth says
Can this be done without the foil packets??
London says
Absolutely! You can place them on a baking sheet and then just lightly cover them with foil if you’d prefer. Hope you enjoy the recipe!
jerilyn says
Do you thaw the shrimp first or cook from frozen?
London says
You’ll definitely want to thaw your shrimp if they were previously frozen. Also, dab them with a paper towel to make sure there is not any extra water on them before baking. Hope you enjoy the recipe, Jerilyn!
Paris says
This was soooo good and simple! I loved it and ate all 36 shrimp… Yes 36! They were small though, so don’t judge me ☺️!
London says
Hahaha… absolutely NO judgment here! And I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe, Paris! Thanks so much for your comment and rating 🙂
Angela says
Are these 21-30 count shrimp?
London says
Hi Angela! I use shrimp that are roughly 20 count/pound. If using smaller shrimp, I would decrease the cook time slightly so they do not get overcooked. Hope you enjoy the recipe 🙂
Barry says
It looked like you used pre-cooked shrimp in the video, is that what we are to use, or had that just been for the video.
London says
Hi Barry! Those are actually uncooked pink shrimp in the video (they do look like kind of like they’re cooked though!) So yes, definitely use uncooked shrimp. Thanks for asking!
jasmine says
How long should i cook baby shrimp
London says
Baby shrimp will be done cooking within 6-9 minutes! You can always check them to see for doneness, too!
vera angell says
is this recipe freezer friendly
London says
Hi Vera! Personally, I do not like to freeze shrimp after they are cooked because the texture definitely changes once you defrost them. However, you can freeze them before you cook them and then bake them when you are ready to eat!