Sometimes the hardest part of cooking dinner is having to cook dinner after you have worked all day. you now have the complex task of cooking dinner.  This recipe for shrimp scampi makes both the shrimp, and rice to go along with this.  This recipe will have you sitting down to a tasty dinner in no time.

Microwave Shrimp Scampi

Yield: 4 servings.
1/2 C. butter
2 Tbsp. dried parsley flakes
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 large clove garlic
1/2 tsp. salt
1 lb. jumbo raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 C. hot cooked rice or pasta

In a microwave-safe 2-quart casserole, place in butter and cook until melted. Remove and stir in parsley flakes, lemon juice, garlic and salt. Add shrimp, toss to coat. Cover and Microwave at high for 3 to 5 minutes. Cooking time will vary with the size of shrimp. When cooked shrimp will appear pink. Serve over hot cooked rice and sprinkle with paprika if you desire.