Garlic Butter Oven Baked Scallops
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 35
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 4-5 1x
Ingredients
- 1.5– 2lbs sea scallops (I usually buy around 15 good sized scallops)
- 1 cup crushed ritz crackers or similar
- 1/4 tsp garlic salt
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp cracked pepper
- 1/3 cup grated parmesan
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- Juice of 1/2 lemon plus wedges and zest for serving
- 1 T dry vermouth
- Chopped parsley, for serving, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees and set the rack to the second to top position.
- Wash and pat dry scallops then arrange in a greased 9 x 14 casserole dish.
- In a ziplock bag add crackers and crush with your hands. Add in cracked pepper, garlic salt, and garlic powder and shake to combine.
- Add crushed cracker mixture over all of the scallops, followed by the grated parmesan.
- Melt butter in a small bowl, then stir in the minced garlic and lemon juice. Pour over scallops. Lastly, pour vermouth as evenly over scallops as you can. I like to add a few small lemon wedges to the dish while it bakes but that is optional.
- Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil, bake an additional 10 minutes, then turn heat to broil for 1-3 minutes, until golden, being careful not to burn.
- Serve immediately with chopped parsley, lemon zest and lemon wedges. Enjoy!!!
