Herbed Baked Scallops - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb sea scallops or 1 lb frozen scallops, thawed
3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine (I use more)
2 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley or 2 tablespoons cilantro
1 tablespoon dried basil, crushed
salt and pepper

Preparation

Arrange scallops in shallow baking dish.
Dot with butter.
Sprinkle on herbs plus salt and pepper to taste.
Bake at 350 F for 5 minutes.
Stir to coat scallops with butter mixture.
Bake another 20 minutes or until tender (a little less time probably).