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crock pot shrimp scampi

📝 Crock Pot Shrimp Scampi

This Crock Pot Shrimp Scampi is rich, flavorful, and effortlessly delicious. Made with tender shrimp, garlic, lemon, and a buttery white wine sauce, it's served over pasta for a cozy yet elegant weeknight dinner — with minimal prep and no stovetop babysitting!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian
Calories: 470
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb large shrimp peeled and deveined (tails on or off)
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter melted
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 5 cloves garlic minced
  • ½ cup white wine or chicken broth for non-alcoholic
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • ½ tsp red pepper flakes optional
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
  • 8 oz linguine or spaghetti cooked and drained

Equipment

  • Slow cooker (4–6 quart)
  • Mixing bowl
  • Tongs or spoon

Method
 

  1. In the bottom of a greased slow cooker, combine melted butter, olive oil, minced garlic, wine (or broth), lemon juice, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
  2. Add shrimp and stir to coat in sauce.
  3. Cover and cook on LOW for 1½ to 2 hours, or until shrimp are pink and opaque.
  4. Just before serving, stir in chopped parsley.
  5. Serve shrimp and sauce over freshly cooked pasta. Spoon extra sauce on top and garnish with more parsley and lemon zest if desired.

Notes

For extra richness, add a pat of butter when serving.
Use frozen shrimp — just thaw first and pat dry.
Try it with zucchini noodles or rice instead of pasta.