Description
Grilled Garlic Bread with White Bean Shrimp Scampi is a rustic, restaurant-style dish featuring juicy shrimp in a buttery white wine garlic sauce served over crispy grilled bread and creamy cannellini beans. It is rich, savory, and perfect for an easy yet elegant dinner for two.
Ingredients
- 4 thick slices rustic bread
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
- 1 whole garlic clove, halved
- 10 garlic cloves, sliced or chopped
- 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 pinch chili flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1 (15 oz) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- Optional: baby arugula for serving
Instructions
- Drizzle bread with olive oil and grill or toast until golden and crisp.
- Rub warm bread with halved garlic clove and lightly season with salt.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet and cook shrimp with salt, pepper, and chili flakes for 2–3 minutes per side. Remove and set aside.
- In the same pan, sauté sliced garlic until fragrant.
- Add white wine and simmer for 2–3 minutes.
- Stir in cannellini beans and heat through.
- Lower heat and whisk in butter until sauce is glossy.
- Return shrimp to pan and coat in sauce, then add parsley.
- Spoon shrimp and bean mixture over grilled garlic bread.
- Top with arugula if desired and serve immediately.
Notes
- Do not overcook shrimp to keep them tender.
- White beans add creaminess and make the dish more filling.
- Wine can be replaced with broth if needed.
- Best served immediately while bread is crisp.
- Great balance of rustic comfort and restaurant-style flavor.
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- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15–18 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop / Grilling
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 610
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 780 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 52 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 42 g
- Cholesterol: 190 mg
