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    Home » Recipes » Dinner » Creamy Shrimp Scampi

    Modified: May 11, 2025 · Published: Jan 7, 2021 by Angela G. · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Creamy Shrimp Scampi

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    This creamy spin on shrimp scampi is a delicious dinner, ready in 30 minutes! You'll love all the classic flavors of shrimp scampi — lemon, white wine and garlic combined with a thick and rich homemade Alfredo sauce made with Parmesan cheese. Served with angel hair pasta, spaghetti or fettuccine, the sauce sticks to the pasta and shrimp, creating an irresistible dish!

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    • ★ Why You’ll Love this Recipe ★
    • ★ Ingredients You'll Need ★
    • ★ How to Make this Recipe ★
    • ★ FAQs & Tips ★
    • ★ More Pasta Recipes ★
    • Creamy Shrimp Scampi

    ★ Why You’ll Love this Recipe ★

    When you want to be fancy but also a little lazy, this one-pot creamy shrimp scampi is the dinner option for you!

    Lemon + White Wine = Divine

    You'll love the lemon and white wine flavor of the classic shrimp scampi dish combined with the richness of alfredo sauce.

    Restaurant Quality

    This is a pasta dish that's so delicious you'll feel like you're out to eat, yet it's all very easy to make yourself, at home. I bet it will become a go-to dinner option after you try it.

    Perfect for a quick and easy weeknight meal.

    This is one of my favorite weeknight meals because it's simple to prep and I almost always have all the ingredients I need to make this, on hand. Plus, everything cooks in one pot for easy clean up.

    I use frozen raw shrimp which defrosts quickly, so no need to even plan ahead!

    We all need more meals like this in our lives, right?

    White wine and lemon add tang and sophistication.

    If ever you want to jazz up a weeknight meal, just add some sort of cooking alcohol. That's my motto. And for this dish, it totally works.

    When you make a sauce with lemon and white wine, it's often times called shrimp scampi. So this dish is very similar in flavor but we are introducing Parmesan cheese here for an extra boost of flavor and richness and the roux make this sauce thick which help it stick to the noodles and shrimp.

    ★ Ingredients You'll Need ★

    You don't need a long list of ingredients to get gourmet flavor!

    Even though we're making the sauce from scratch, you only need a handful of ingredients.

    Here's everything you'll need:

    Creamy Shrimp Scampi Ingredients
    • Raw shrimp. Frozen shrimp or fresh. Thaw frozen shrimp to room temperature first by running under lukewarm water.
    • Pasta. Angel hair pasta, spaghetti or linguine is typical for this dish best but any pasta works. ,
    • Butter. Salted butter or margin.
    • Flour. All purpose flour combines with the butter to create your roux, the base of your creamy sauce.
    • White cooking wine. If you don't have cooking wine, you can use a dry table wine.
    • Lemon juice. Fresh squeeze is best.
    • Grated Parmesan cheese. You can use shredded if you prefer. It will melt into the sauce so it doesn't make a difference.
    • Milk. Any percentage works. Go heavier if you want a more creamy rich sauce.
    • Parsley. Fresh cropped parsley is optional for garnish and added flavor but highly encouraged and it really makes this dish look amazing when plated too!

    ★ How to Make this Recipe ★

    You'll love how easy this creamy shrimp scampi is to make.

    The full recipe is written out below but here's a quick snapshot of the steps you'll take:

    1. Cook and drain pasta.
    2. Cook shrimp.
    3. Melt butter and whisk in flour.
    4. Add wine, lemon juice, milk, Parmesan cheese and garlic salt.
    5. Add cooked pasta and shrimp, toss to coat.
    6. Serve garnished with fresh parsley.

    That's it! Easy!

    Watch the quick video beneath the recipe (below) to see step-by-step how this delicious dinner dish comes together.

    ★ FAQs & Tips ★

    Can I make creamy shrimp scampi in one pot?

    Yes! sing a dutch oven, you can boil the noodles, drain then set those aside. And then use the same pot to cook the remaining ingredients of this dish. Using just one pot makes clean up so easy! I have a 6-quart Lodge Dutch Oven (in green!) that I love and use all the time for one-pot meals and for literally almost everything I cook.

    Can I used jarred Alfredo sauce for creamy shrimp scampi?

    Yes. To save time, you can use jarred Alfredo sauce. But making your own sauce is not difficult. Using a simple roux base (butter + flour) you can make your own Alfredo sauce in just a few minutes. Parmesan cheese gives this homemade Alfredo sauce it's classic cheesy flavor and creamy texture. This homemade sauce tastes 100 times better than any jarred sauce available and is so easy there's no reason not to go for it!

    What veggies go well with creamy shrimp scampi pasta?

    A side salad goes great with this dish. Or if you're in the mood for something warm, roast some veggies. I really love roasted asparagus, Brussels sprouts or broccoli with this pasta dish.

    Can I make scampi with chicken instead of shrimp?

    Yes! Feel free to sub or add chicken to this dish. Shrimp and chicken go really well together and the flavors of this dish work really well with both or either.

    What type of white wine should I use for scampi?

    Cooking wine works best. It's not too sweet or dry. It's also readily available about the grocery store making it a convenient option.
    For a non-alcoholic version, you can substitute champagne vinegar, rice wine vinegar or white wine vinegar for the wine, just use a little less of it so it's not overly vinegary and balance it out with more lemon juice.

    How can I make shrimp scampi kid-friendly?

    Easy. If you have picky eaters, just set some plain noodles and plain cooked shrimp aside and add a veggies.

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    Creamy Shrimp Scampi

    Creamy Shrimp Scampi

    Author: Angela G.
    This creamy spin on shrimp scampi is a delicious dinner, ready in 30 minutes! You'll love all the classic flavors of shrimp scampi — lemon, white wine and garlic combined with a thick and rich homemade Alfredo sauce made with Parmesan cheese. Served with angel hair pasta, spaghetti or fettuccine, the sauce sticks to the pasta and shrimp, creating an irresistible dish!
    4.86 from 7 reviews
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    Course: Dinner
    Cuisine: American, Italian
    Skill Level: Easy
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6 Servings
    Yield: 6 cups

    Equipment

    • skillet
    • whisk

    Ingredients 

    • 8 oz angel hair pasta
    • 6 tablespoon butter divided
    • 3 tablespoon flour
    • 12 oz frozen raw shrimp peeled and deveined, tail-off
    • ¼ cup white cooking wine
    • 1 tablespoon lemon juice freshly squeezed is best!
    • 2 cups milk, half and half or cream
    • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese shaved, shredded or grated
    • ¼ teaspoon garlic salt more or less to taste
    • fresh parsley for garnish optional
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    Instructions

    • Prepare pasta. Cook al denté according to package. Drain and set aside.
    • Thaw shrimp. If shrimp is frozen, rinse frozen shrimp under cold to lukewarm water until separated. Pat dry with paper towel.
    • Cook shrimp. Melt 2 tablespoon butter in large skillet over medium heat. Stir and cook just until the shrimp turns pink, about 4-6 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.
    • Make sauce. Add and melt 4 tablespoon butter to skillet. Whisk in flour. Let bubble for 2 minutes then add white wine, lemon juice, milk and Parmesan cheese. Bring to a boil then reduce to simmer. Stir until thick. Add garlic salt to taste.
    • Combine, garnish and serve. Add shrimp and noodles to Parmesan Alfredo sauce and gently toss to coat.
      Add fresh parsley as a garnish to your plates or toss it in with everything in the pan. Your choice! Serve hot.

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    Notes

    • Be sure your cast iron skillet is well seasoned. If not, the acidity of the lemons can eat away at the iron and at a metallic taste to your dish. Alternatively you can prepare this is a large pot or dutch oven.
    • Spaghetti or linguine pasta work well too. Or feel free to choose the pasta shape you prefer.
    • Avoid thawing shrimp in hot or warm water as the shrimp will cook in the thawing process and may become rubbery.
    • Any size shrimp will work, adjust cook time as needed according to size.

    Nutrition Facts

    Serving: 1cup | Calories: 368kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 114mg | Sodium: 608mg | Potassium: 291mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 616IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 193mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. Steph says

      January 31, 2022 at 6:14 pm

      I’ve made shrimp scampi numerous times and I was just looking up a recipe to see if I could find an easier one with the cheese white sauce. But 5 pounds of shrimp??? and 8 ounces?? of spaghetti? I think there’s something off with the amounts!

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      • Angela G. says

        April 10, 2023 at 9:42 am

        Hi Steph — measurements are .75lbs or 12oz of shrimp. I use one 12oz bag of raw frozen shrimp. Yes, 8oz of spaghetti, before cooking. This is typically a half of a package of spaghetti noodles (a 16oz package). Hope that helps clarify!

        Reply
    2. Patty Scott says

      January 21, 2022 at 5:21 pm

      5 stars
      I made this and added a new category…SUPER GOOD! Sorry I didn’t take a picture…

      Reply
      • Angela G. says

        January 21, 2022 at 7:21 pm

        Aww yay! Glad you enjoyed it! It’s one of my favorite super easy dinners. ☺️

        Reply
    3. Ella says

      November 16, 2021 at 5:32 pm

      4 stars
      Quick and easy. Very good! Only I added chopped garlic and some chicken bouillon. Delicious!

      Reply
      • JENNIFER WATSON says

        April 08, 2023 at 4:16 pm

        5 stars
        Based on the above comment I added toasted garlic and a tiny bit of Roasted Chicken Better Than Bouillon and it turned out amazing! I improvised only having spaghetti noodles. Making this tonight but only have parm rind so I'll try and "steep" it in the sauce to try and get that rich flavor.

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