Grilled Butter Garlic Shrimp and Spaghetti Squash

It's finally grilling season! Nothing screams summertime quite like cooking dinner outside on the grill does. When the temps heat up, and the last thing I want to do is turn on my oven, the weekly dinner plan revolves around the grill. In my non-stop search for more grilling recipes, I created this recipe for Grilled Butter Garlic Shrimp and Spaghetti Squash.

Over the years we've cooked all different types of food on the grill. Everything from vegetables, to pizza to seafood. One thing I have never cooked on the grill until recently though, is spaghetti squash! Not only is the shrimp in this recipe grilled, but the spaghetti squash is too! Grilled spaghetti squash is incredibly easy to cook and requires very little prep or hands-on cooking time.

I guarantee you that this meal is not lacking in flavor and you'll want to add it to your weekly grilling lineup too! The shrimp marinade is packed with garlic. The butter garlic sauce is packed with even MORE garlic and a combination of fresh and dried herbs. To finish it all off, I top the grilled spaghetti squash with crispy prosciutto and freshly grated parmesan cheese.

Ingredients

Additional ingredients needed are fresh prosciutto and parmesan cheese. Both of these ingredients are added at the end of cook time.

Equipment needed

• Outdoor grill to grill the shrimp skewers and the spaghetti squash.
• Skewers for the shrimp.
• Medium sized mixing bowl to marinate the shrimp in.
• Large frying pan to make the butter garlic sauce.
• Small frying pan to crisp the fresh prosciutto in.

How to make

Step 1: If you are using wooden skewers then you need to soak your skewers in water to prevent them from splintering and drying out during grilling.

Step 2: Marinate your shrimp. Combine the raw, uncooked, peeled and deveined shrimp with the olive oil, salt, garlic, lemon juice and fresh parsley. Let the shrimp marinade for at least 30 minutes. You can purchase shrimp that is already peeled and deveined. This is a huge time-saver! If it isn't available though, then you will have to peel and devein your shrimp yourself.

Step 3: Preheat your grill to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. While the grill is preheating, prepare your spaghetti squash. Slice the top of the spaghetti squash off and then slice the spaghetti squash in half, lengthwise. Clean out the seeds and the guts. Rub the inside of the spaghetti squash with 1 teaspoon of olive oil per side. Sprinkle the inside of each half with salt and pepper. Place the spaghetti squash on the grill over indirect heat, skin side down (cut side up). Cook for 40 minutes or until the squash is easily pierced with a fork. Remove from the grill when it has finished cooking and set aside to cool. Once cool, shred the spaghetti squash with a fork onto a plate and discard the outer skin.

Step 4: Thread your shrimp onto skewers as shown below. After the spaghetti squash has finished cooking, you can cook your shrimp on the grill. The shrimp need to be cooked at about 350 degrees Fahrenheit so you will need to turn your grill temperature down when cooking the shrimp. The shrimp will cook up in about 4 minutes! Flip the skewers half-way through cook time. You will know your shrimp is cooked when it is firm and has turned light pink.

Step 5: Roughly chop the fresh prosciutto. Crisp the prosciutto in a small frying pan over low heat. Lightly oil your frying pan. Add the prosciutto and cook for about 10 minutes, or until crispy. Set aside. While the prosciutto was crisping, I frequently broke apart the clumped up pieces with a fork.

Step 6: Make the butter garlic sauce. Melt the butter in a large frying pan. Add the minced garlic. Cook the garlic for about 2 minutes over low heat. Add the salt, pepper, fresh parsley, dried oregano and chicken stock. Simmer for about 4 more minutes. Remove from heat and add the shredded spaghetti squash. Toss to combine with the butter garlic sauce.

Step 7: Remove the spaghetti squash from the pan. Top the spaghetti squash with freshly grated parmesan cheese and the crispy prosciutto. Serve with the grilled shrimp. Enjoy!

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Serving suggestions

I suggest serving the Grilled Butter Garlic Shrimp and Spaghetti Squash with

• Asparagus Salad with Fried Goat Cheese
• No Knead Overnight Bread
• Quick & Easy White Bean Salad with Feta

Frequently Asked Questions

Recipe Variations

Here are a few ways you could change up this recipe:

• Use bacon instead of prosciutto.
• Use regular pasta noodles instead of spaghetti squash or use half spaghetti squash and half pasta noodles.
• Instead of using shrimp, you could try this recipe using scallops. If you need to avoid shellfish, you could use chicken breast instead.
• If you want to add more veggies to this meal, I would suggest mixing fresh spinach into the spaghetti squash when you are tossing the grilled spaghetti squash with the butter garlic sauce.

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