{"id":6138,"date":"2026-06-24T22:20:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=6138"},"modified":"2026-06-24T22:20:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:20:05","slug":"simple-baked-shrimp-with-lemon-butter-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/simple-baked-shrimp-with-lemon-butter-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Baked Shrimp with Lemon Butter Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Simple Baked Shrimp with Lemon Butter Sauce<\/h1>\n<p>Tender, juicy shrimp baked in a rich lemon butter sauce with garlic and herbs\u2014this easy recipe comes together in minutes and delivers bright, fresh flavor in every bite. Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner or an elegant meal served with rice, pasta, or crusty bread.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb (450 g) large shrimp, peeled and deveined<\/li>\n<li>4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon lemon zest<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped<\/li>\n<li>Lemon slices, for garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat your oven to 400\u00b0F (200\u00b0C).<\/li>\n<li>Arrange the shrimp in a single layer in a baking dish.<\/li>\n<li>In a small bowl, whisk together the melted butter, garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, Italian seasoning, paprika, salt, and black pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the lemon butter mixture evenly over the shrimp.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 8\u201310 minutes, or until the shrimp are pink, opaque, and cooked through.<\/li>\n<li>Remove from the oven and sprinkle with fresh parsley.<\/li>\n<li>Garnish with lemon slices and serve immediately.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Serving Suggestions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Serve over rice, pasta, or mashed potatoes.<\/li>\n<li>Pair with steamed vegetables or a fresh green salad.<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy with warm crusty bread to soak up the delicious lemon butter sauce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Prep Time:<\/strong> 10 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Cook Time:<\/strong> 10 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Total Time:<\/strong> 20 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Servings:<\/strong> 4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simple Baked Shrimp with Lemon Butter Sauce Tender, juicy shrimp baked in a rich lemon butter sauce with garlic and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6138"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6145,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6138\/revisions\/6145"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}