Garlic Scampi

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INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon salt
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1/4 cup chopped parsley
2 pounds large raw shrimp
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
2 tablespoons lemon juice
6 lemon wedges

TO PREPARE:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees; melt butter in 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish in oven. Add salt, garlic and one tablespoon parsley; mix well. Arrange cleaned shrimp in single layer in baking dish; bake, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Turn shrimp and sprinkle with lemon peel, lemon juice and remaining parsley and bake 8 to 10 minutes, until tender. Arrange shrimp on heated serving platter (or individual plates if used as first course), pour garlic butter over all, and garnish with lemon wedges.

SERVES: 6