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Lemon Butter Shrimp

Shrimp cooked up in a skillet with butter and lemon
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Course Main Course, Main Course, Gluten Free, Shrimp Main Course
Cuisine American, Gluten Free, Mediterranean
Servings 3

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 stick butter
  • 1 large lemon
  • 12-18 shrimp depending on the size
  • 1 large pinch dried or chopped fresh basil

Instructions
 

  • If necessary, thaw out, peel and devein the shrimp.  Put a skillet, that is big enough to handle the shrimp, on at medium. Put in the butter. Squeeze in the juice from half of the lemon and toss in the rind.
    Add the shrimp to the skillet and spread them out. Cook them for about a minute and half to two minutes a side.
    When they are pink on the outside and white in the middle serve them up with a wedge of lemon. Spoon some of the liquid from the skillet onto them and enjoy!!
     
Keyword gluten free, main course, Mediterranean Diet, quick and easy, shrimp
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