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This Greek Shrimp Scampi Recipe is a twist on a traditional classic. Sauteed shrimp with lemon, artichoke, and feta all over angel hair pasta!
I made a super awesome and deliciously easy dinner incorporating some of my favorite things: pasta, shrimp, lemon, garlic, and herbs. It clearly doesn’t take much to keep my tummy happy. This Shrimp Scampi Recipe can be done and ready to go in about 30 minutes, if not less. Shrimp is one of the fastest proteins to cook and angel hair pasta is also a speedy Gonzales ingredient to whip up. So what are you waiting for?
Shrimp Scampi Recipe Ingredients
The ingredients needed for this Shrimp Scampi Recipe are simple ones, all packed full of flavor! Here’s what you need:
- Angel Hair Pasta – this pasta cooks up super fast so make sure you set a timer for it. You can also use linguine noodles for this recipe.
- Garlic and Herb Saute Express Starter – you can find this at your local grocery store in a purple box (this is what it looks like). Alternatively, you can use a mixture of butter, olive oil, and herbs to saute as well.
- Onions and Shrimp – both of these are sauteed in the garlic herb mix! So good and so flavorful! Be sure to clean and devein the shrimp before cooking.
- Artichoke Hearts and Tomatoes – I used marinated artichoke hearts and cut up some fresh tomatoes. But you could always switch out fresh tomatoes for sun-dried tomatoes.
- Lemon Juice and Lemon Slices – lemon juice brightens this recipe while lemon slices are for show and are optional.
- Heavy Cream – I would recommend sticking to heavy cream and not half & half for this recipe. It’s thicker and yields a better sauce.
- Salt and Pepper – season to taste!
- Feta Cheese – Costco sells feta cheese for a good price! Perfectly Greek and scrumptious!
- Parsley – used as an optional garnish!
Variations
Make this shrimp scampi recipe your own by switching out different ingredients and customizing to your heart’s desire. Here are a couple of ideas to get you started:
- Protein: try switching out shrimp for scallops, crab, or lobster for a different type of flavor!
- Veggies: take some Greek ingredient pointers from this Greek Salad. Cucumbers, olives, and red onions are all staples.
- Artichoke: if you don’t like artichoke but are still looking for a healthy green, consider spinach!
How to Make Shrimp Scampi
This shrimp scampi recipe really is an easy one! Boil pasta, saute onions and shrimp, then toss with all the other ingredients. For full details see the recipe card down below.
- Get your water boiling and your pasta cooking. Then grab your Garlic & Herb Sauté Express® Sauté Starter and get it melting in a big skillet with high sides. Be sure to melt the squares over medium heat.
- Anyways, you’re going to want to cook your onions down and then add in your shrimp until pink and cooked through!
- To avoid overcooking, remove from the heat and then add in your artichoke hearts, diced tomatoes, cooked pasta, and cream.
- Toss it all together, top with feta cheese and parsley and that’s dinnah!
It’s easy, tangy, creamy, and light! Perfect for spring and easy enough for the humongously pregnant to pull off. Virtual high fives for that!
More Shrimp Recipes to Try!
- Classic Shrimp Scampi
- Sriracha Brown Sugar Garlic Shrimp
- Antipasto Grilled Shrimp Salad
- Easy Shrimp and Grits
- Spinach Artichoke Dip
If you liked this Greek Shrimp Scampi Recipe you are sure to love these other shrimp recipes too!
The printable recipe card is below 🙂
Greek Shrimp Scampi Recipe
Ingredients
- 3/4 lb angel hair pasta
- 6 cubes Garlic & Herb Saute Express Saute Starter
- 1/2 cup onion diced
- 1 lb peeled & deveined shrimp tails removed
- 1 cup marinated artichoke hearts drained and chopped
- 2 roma tomatoes diced
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- lemon slices
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup feta cheese crumbled
- parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Bring large pot of water to boil. Cook angel hair pasta according to package directions. Drain.
- While pasta is cooking, melt Garlic and Herb Saute Express Saute Starter in a deep skillet over medium heat. Saute onions until tender, about 3 minutes.
- Stir in shrimp and cook until pink, another 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Stir in artichoke hearts, tomatoes, lemon juice, cream, lemon slices, salt, pepper and cooked pasta. Toss to coat pasta in sauce.
- Top with feta cheese and parsley. Serve warm.
I’d make Chicken Parmesan! 🙂
I will make a nice chicken cutlet using the saute express sauce!
I made this tonight for dinner and it was delicious!! One of my favorite new dinners! I added kalamata olives to it, yum!!
Good luck with the baby!! I am due tomorrow, so I am right there with ya! 🙂
That looks so delicious! I would make tilapia and asparagus with the Lemon Pepper starter!
I think I’d make this recipe! YUM!
I’d use it to stir fry a bunch of veggies to go with some baked chicken. They would be yummy I bet!!
Thanks.
I’d make chicken and pasta
I’d love to put a new spin on King Ranch Chicken–gooey,yummy Tex Mex favorite.
I would try using the starters with Tofu, definitely for flavor!
I would use the Italian Herb Saute Express Starter in my meatball mixture to add another level of flavor and I would use it to saute the garlic, onions and carrots for my sauce so that flavor would carry throughout.
I’d make a simple sautéed chicken dish with this!
My twist on a weeknight dinner and one of our favorite family meals is Chicken Fajita Pizza – I use homemade pizza crust, salsa to replace the typical red sauce, cook chicken, onions, peppers with fajita seasoning. Put it all together with some cheese (I use what I have on hand – typically cheddar or colby jack). Serve with a side of guacamole, sour cream – Delicious!!
Shrimp and veggie stir fry. Mmmmm.
I would love to try fajitas!
Would definitely make some yummy shrimp!
I’d like to do a tofu & veggie stir fry with the saute express
the garlic and herb would be a nice start for make chicken alfredo. just add cream and parmesan to the starter and away we go!
Definitely an appetizer of sauteed asparagus (green beans for those in my crew who loathe the asparagus), followed by pasta served with a white sauce with the Saute Starter as the base for both dishes!
I would make vegetables or potatoes with it for an easy side dish
I’ve been looking for a way to make chicken breasts more interesting and I think these would be perfect for that!
I would make Garlic and Herb Shrimp with asparagus and linguine! Yum!
I would make crab cakes and add to the Garlic and Herb saute starter. Should be enought to brown them and to add extra flavor.
Oh wow, I have to try this recipe! This looks delicious 🙂
I’d make butter chicken with the Savory Butter Land O’ Lakes Express Saute Starter.
I’ve been craving salads topped with grilled chicken like crazy so I would saute some cherry tomatoes, garlic, and basil in the Garlic Herb Saute Express and toss it over the top. Then I think I’d need to crumble some goat cheese over the top. Yum!
I would make a stir fry with lots of fresh veggies and some chicken with the Sauté Express starter! I can’t wait to find it into grocery store!
I’ve been adding avocados to a lot of my recipes lately, like mac-n-cheese, hummus, and smoothies. I’ve also been substituting Meyer lemons for regular lemons, and I’m always amazed by what a big difference such a little change makes!
For the saute starter, I think the garlic and herb one would be perfect for so many dishes. Chicken comes to mind first, maybe used to sear before braising. Yum, so many possibilities!
Thanks for the opportunity!!
I would love to try out a tilapia dish with the sauté express.
I make pasta alfredo with chicken often. I think I could use this saute starter to cook the chicken and the mushrooms in before tossing in with the pasta and sauce!
I would make this!
I’d make Chicken Fajitas with Land O Lakes® Garlic & Herb Sauté Express.
Umm I’m pretty sure I would make this! I love Shrimp Scampi and I love Greek salad…. Put those two hands together…… yummy!
I would use the saute express to bake a good ole salmon and asparagus!
I would have to make the Greek shrimp scampi, it looks wonderful!
You’ve got me wanting this Greek shrimp scampi so that’s what I would make!
I’d definitely make your Greek Shrimp Scampi.
I’d try the Garlic & Herb Sautee Express with chicken and pasta.