Super Fast Scampi-Style Air Fryer Shrimp

Name: Super Fast Scampi-Style Air Fryer Shrimp
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 - 2 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 cloves garlic; 1/2 lb. thawed jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined; 1 tbsp. olive oil; 1 tsp. kosher salt, plus freshly ground black pepper to taste

It's the quick, elegant weeknight meal you've been looking for.

By Christopher MichelPublished: Mar 1, 2021

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Yields:

1 - 2 serving(s)

Total Time:

15 mins

Looking for a healthy, elegant, tasty, and above-all fast weeknight dinner? Then it's time to stock up on shrimp. Shrimp are not only delicious, but they're super easy to cook and go with a huge variety of dinners, including plain rice, risotto, pasta, tacos, stir fries, and more. Here we've made a simple garlic-and-oil scampi-style shrimp, which you can easily eat as-is, dipped in your favorite cocktail sauce, or pair it with fettuccini, or topping a fresh salad.

We recommend buying frozen shrimp, which typically can be thawed in a bowl of cold water in about 10 to 15 minutes. Unless you're buying them off the dock, most shrimp are flash-frozen on the boat anyway. This air fryer recipe takes just fifteen minutes to cook, so even if you start with frozen shrimp, you can have dinner on the table in about half a hour. That's less time than it takes to have a pizza delivered!

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Ingredients

3 cloves garlic
1/2 lb. thawed jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. kosher salt, plus freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1. Step 1Use a microplane to grate garlic into a bowl. Add shrimp, oil, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine and set aside.
2. Step 2Preheat air fryer at 400°F for at least 4 minutes. Add shrimp and cook until just cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes. Let shrimp cool at least 5 minutes before serving.

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