JOdie's light lemon pepper shrimp scampi

Using light butter cuts the calories and fat in half on this recipe

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Name: JOdie's light lemon pepper shrimp scampi
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: not set
Ingredients: 1 cup uncooked orzo; parsley; 1/2 teaspoon salt divided; 7 tablespoons light butter; 1 1/2 pounds shrimp peeled, deveined; 2 tablespoon minced garlic; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

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INGREDIENTS

1 cup uncooked orzo
parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt ; divided
7 tablespoons light butter
1 1/2 pounds shrimp ; peeled, deveined
2 tablespoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Cook orzo according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Darin. Place orzo in a medium bowl. Stir in parsley and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cover and keep warm.

While orzo cooks, melt 1 tablespoon butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle shrimp with remaining salt. Add half os shrimp to pan, sauté 2 minutes until almost done. Transfer shrimp to a plate. melt 1 tbsp butter in pan. Add remaining shrimp; sauté 2 minutes, until almost done. Transfer to plate.

Melt remaining 1 tbsp butter in pan. Add garlic; cook 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Stir in shrimp, juice, and pepper. Cook 1 minute until shrimp are done.

NOTES

You can also omit 2 tablespoons butter, and cook the shrimp in cooking spray, if desired.

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Nutrition

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (211g)
Recipe Makes: 4 Servings

Calories: 315
Calories from Fat: 148 (47%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 16.5g	22 %
	Saturated Fat 9g	45 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 4.3g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 1.6g
Cholesterol 281.3mg		87 %
Sodium 361.5mg		12 %
Potassium 384mg		10 %
Total Carbohydrate 4.6g		1 %
	Dietary Fiber 0.4g	2 %
	Sugars, other 4.2g
Protein 35.4g		51 %
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Calories per serving: 315

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