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Baked Shrimp Scampi

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This dish is a great substitute for the traditional pasta scampi.  I used to make it in a small casserole dish (8 inch pan) but now I make it in individual ramekins.  It makes the dish seem fancy and complicated, when in reality it’s quite simple!

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 lb. large shrimp
  • 3 Tbs. olive oil
  • 2 Tbs. dry white wine
  • 1 1/2 sticks butter, room temperature
  • 4 cloves minced garlic
  • 2 Tbs. lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup chives
  • 3 Tbs. minced fresh parsley
  • 1 tsp. minced fresh rosemary
  • 1 extra-large egg yolk
  • 2/3 C. panko (Japanese dried bread flakes)
  • 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425.

Peel shrimp and toss with olive oil and wine.  Allow to sit at room temperature.  In a separate bowl, mash softened butter with garlic, chives, parsley, rosemary, red pepper flakes, lemon juice, egg yolk, panko.  Put the shrimp in the bottom of the dish.  Pour remaining marinade over shrimp.  Spread butter mixture on top of shrimp.  Bake 10-12 min. until it starts bubbling!

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Pecan Green Beans

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This side dish is an automatic crowd-pleaser!  Who doesn’t love pecans?  I’d make it all the time if pecans weren’t quite so expensive!  Luckily, sugar snap peas are very inexpensive.  To be honest, I usually get the Green Giant frozen sugar snap peas because they taste just as good as fresh ones.  If you buy them when they’re buy one get one free, they are only $1! 

Ingredients:

  • sugar snap peas
  • 1 small bag of pecans
  • 1 Tbs. butter

Directions:

Prepare peas any way you want!  For the frozen peas, just steam in microwave.  For fresh, broil over medium heat in an inch of water.  Heat butter in a skillet over medium-low heat.  Add pecans and saute.  Add steamed sugar snap peas to pans and turn a few times until coated in butter.  Enjoy as a side dish!