Shrimp Scampi with Spaghetti Squash

Name: Shrimp Scampi with Spaghetti Squash
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 47 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons olive oil, divided; 1 small spaghetti squash, halved and seeded; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined; 1 pinch red pepper flakes, or to taste; 1 lemon, juiced; 1/2 lemon, zested; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

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A great low-carb, paleo, clean eating recipe for shrimp scampi where noodles are substituted with spaghetti squash. If you prepare the spaghetti sqash in advance, it is ready in minutes.

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🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 10 min

Cook 47 min

Serves 3

Difficulty Medium

🛒 Ingredients

6 tablespoons olive oil, divided

1 small spaghetti squash, halved and seeded

salt and ground black pepper to taste

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

1 pinch red pepper flakes, or to taste

1 lemon, juiced

1/2 lemon, zested

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 3

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 417

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 29.3g 38%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 345mg 15%

Total Carbohydrate 16.1g 6%

Dietary Fiber 2.1g 8%

Total Sugars 0.1g

Protein 26.5g 53%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Grease a baking sheet with 2 tablespoons olive oil.

Season spaghetti squash with salt and pepper and place cut side down on the baking sheet.

Bake in the preheated oven until easily pierced with a fork, about 40 minutes.

Remove from oven and cool until easily handled.

Scrape insides of squash into spaghetti strands with a fork.

Heat 4 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook garlic until fragrant, about 2 minutes.

Add shrimp and season with salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes.

Saute shrimp until pink, tossing often to prevent burning, about 5 minutes.

Remove from heat and add spaghetti squash strands.

Mix in lemon juice and zest.