🧄🧈 Garlic Butter Baked Scallops 🧈🧄
If you love restaurant-quality seafood but don’t want the restaurant price, this one is for YOU. These garlic butter baked scallops are tender, juicy, and bursting with flavor — the kind of dish that makes everyone think you spent hours in the kitchen (when it really takes minutes 😉).
This recipe is simple, elegant, and perfect for weeknight dinners, special occasions, holidays, or date night at home. The scallops bake gently in a rich garlic-butter sauce with lemon, herbs, and a touch of Parmesan until they’re perfectly cooked — never rubbery, always melt-in-your-mouth.
✨ Why everyone loves this recipe:
✔ Ready in under 20 minutes
✔ Minimal ingredients
✔ Fancy enough to impress
✔ Perfect with pasta, rice, or crusty bread
✔ Crowd-pleasing seafood favorite
📝 Ingredients
1 lb sea scallops (patted dry)
4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
Salt & black pepper to taste
Optional: pinch of paprika or red pepper flakes
👩🍳 How to Make Garlic Butter Baked Scallops
Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
Arrange scallops in a single layer in a lightly greased baking dish.
In a bowl, mix melted butter, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
Pour the garlic butter mixture evenly over the scallops.
Sprinkle Parmesan cheese and paprika (if using) on top.
Bake for 12–15 minutes, until scallops are opaque and tender.
Finish with fresh parsley and serve immediately.
💡 Pro Tip: Do not overbake! Scallops cook fast — once they turn opaque, they’re done.
🍽 Serving Ideas
Over buttery pasta or creamy risotto
With steamed veggies or roasted asparagus
Alongside garlic bread to soak up that sauce 🤤
As an appetizer or elegant main dish
These scallops are rich, buttery, garlicky, and downright irresistible. One bite and you’ll understand why this recipe never lasts long on the table.
Garlic Butter Baked Scallops 🧈
