Weight Watchers Recipes

Weight Watchers Shrimp Scampi

Healthy 3 WW point (or 0 if you hold the linguine!) shrimp scampi with or without linguine

PREP TIME5minutes mins

COOK TIME10minutes mins

SERVINGS 3

CALORIES327 kcal

INGREDIENTS  

  • cooking spray
  • 4 cloves fresh garlic minced
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • ¾ teaspoonkosher salt, or to taste

  • ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
  • ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ lb large or medium shrimp de-shelled
  • ⅓ cupchopped parsley

  • ½ lemon freshly squeezed juice
  • ½ lb whole wheat linguine noodles (about two cups)

INSTRUCTIONS 

  • Heat your skillet on medium/high and spray with cooking spray 
  • Toss in the shrimp and sprinkle with seasoning and lemon juice 
  • Sear them on high then reduce heat to low
  • Cook for 2-3 minutes per side or until they turn pink 
  • In a separate pot, cook the linguine in 6 cups of water for approximately 8 minutes, drain and set aside (it will be al-dente) 
  • Remove the shrimp from the skillet and whisk in the broth 
  • Simmer for 10 minutes 
  • Remove heat and add the shrimp and noodles back into the broth
  • Serve

NOTES

Nutrition calculation includes linguine

NUTRITION

Calories: 327kcalCarbohydrates: 45.9gProtein: 27.5gFat: 3.3gSaturated Fat: 0.7gCholesterol: 214mgSodium: 328mgPotassium: 348mgFiber: 1.3gCalcium: 88mgIron: 3mg

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