37 Shrimp Recipes for Quick and Easy Luxury
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It’s 5 p.m., and you haven’t planned dinner. But if you have a bag of shrimp in the freezer and our best shrimp recipessaved in the Epi app, this isn’t a problem. These sweet little morsels can make any weeknight dinner feel luxurious, whether you’re tossing them into an easy pasta, nestling them on a bed of grits, or charring them on a hot grill. Shrimp recipes can be as simple as a 3-minute steam bath and a quick dill sauce or as cozy as a simmered soup withpillowy masa dumplings.
Ready to find your next meal? First, check Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch for sustainabilityrecommendationsbefore you stock up (or read ourguide to buying seafood online). Then scroll down for our favorite shrimp dinner ideas, including lemony shrimp risotto, garlicky shrimp scampi, cheesy shrimp tacos, and more.
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Lemony Risotto With Asparagus and Shrimp
Trying to find shrimp recipes for dinner parties? Let this bright and springy dish be the star of your next gathering. The prep time is just 45 minutes, but it has big flavor from lemon zest,fresh asparagus, and Parmesan.
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One-Pot Pasta Primavera With Shrimp
Meet one of our favoriteone-pot dinners, packed to the brim with green veggies, silky pasta, and tender shrimp.
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Paella With Seafood
Invite all your guests into the kitchen as you arrange the shrimp on top of the saffron-scented rice for this dish—it’s a sight to behold. In summer, we also love tomake this Valencian classic out on the grill.
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Shrimp Cocktail
Here’s a fun evening: Make a platter of shrimp cocktail big enough for a party, then eat it all as your dinner.Classic cocktail sauceis a must—but we highly recommend making ourOld Bay Remouladeas well.
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Shrimp With Herby White Beans
Liven up pantry staples like canned beans and diced tomatoes with this herby, garlicky, hearty one-pot meal.
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Lowcountry Breakfast Shrimp
This one’s a soothing brunch option, but we love it for dinner too. Just add a flakybuttermilk biscuitfor sopping up the sauce.
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Seafood Boil With Shrimp, Corn, and Sausage
We’repartial to Zatarain’s, but you could use a few big shakes of Old Bay or any other seafood seasoning for this Cajun shrimp boil that’s brimming with sweet corn, smoky sausage, and tender potatoes.
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Coconut Shrimp
The gluten-free, dairy-free, and egg-free recipe gives you crispy baked coconut shrimp in record time.
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Shrimp Scampi
Shrimp scampi—a.k.a. garlic-butter shrimp—is an Italian American restaurant staple that takes little more than a large skillet and 15 minutes of your time to make at home.
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Habanero BBQ Shrimp
Before threading on skewers, toss these spicy shrimp in a marinade of apricot preserves, lime juice, habanero, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger.
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Cast Iron Garlic Shrimp With Chorizo and Green Olives
Marinate these shrimp in garlic, orange, rosemary, and smoked paprika, then toss them in acast-iron skilletwith olive oil, sliced hard chorizo, and meaty green olives for a trip to the oven. They don’t need super high heat to cook in under 10 minutes. This recipe makes a stylish appetizer, but it’s also an easy option when you’re looking for shrimp recipes for dinner. Just add lots of bread for dipping in the garlicky oil.
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Yum Woon Sen
把这个玻璃泰国面条沙拉与地面运动k and large shrimp to a potluck, and watch it disappear in a flash. You can make the tangy dressing a day ahead, then toss it together when you arrive.
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10-Minute Shrimp With Green Beans and Creamy Lemon-Dill Dip
Cook shrimp and green beans in asteamer basketand then head outside—or to the couch—for a dinner that doesn’t require utensils.
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Tacos de Gobernador
These cheesy shrimp tacos have a little bacon in the filling, giving the dish a surf-and-turf feeling.
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Shrimp Cheung Fun
Featuring a homemade rice paper wrap, these rice rolls are adim sum staple.
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Bouillabaisse
A garlicky rouille is the key to a deeply flavorful version of this French fishermen’s stew. Give it a try, and you’ll see why this is one of ourmost popular recipes fromGourmet.
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Shrimp and Pork Potstickers
These juicy potstickers, stuffed with a classic Cantonese filling, are more than just delicious—they’re asymbol of prosperity for the coming year. Served browned sides up, these potstickers make for a beautiful presentation.
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Shrimp With Chochoyotes in Smoky, Herby Broth
Pile tons of herbs and buttery shrimp into this light spicy-smoky broth, which cradles fluffychochoyotesmade fromfresh masaor masa harina.
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Mini Shrimp Rolls
Use top-split potato rolls to make these lobster-roll-inspired sandwiches stuffed with creamy shrimp salad. Garnish with celery leaves—or even better, crushed potato chips.
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One-Pot Spiced Shrimp and Rice
This zesty shrimp dish with olives and jarred red peppers is a one-pot wonder. The sauce does double duty (if you want it to) and can berepurposed for a second meallater in the week.
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Buttermilk Fried Shrimp
Here fresh shrimp are dipped in buttermilk then coated in cornmeal before frying for a flavorful and really crunchy exterior. Serve withrémouladefor dipping.
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Pickled Shrimp
This old-school appetizer is just the thing to make ahead before a holiday party. The shrimp are just cooked through, then marinated in a mustardy, vinegary bath that gets a good dash of red pepper flakes for kick.
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Yerra Moolee
In this easy shrimp recipe from Kerala, juicy shrimp are gently poached in herby coconut milk. The spicing here is intentionally kept very subtle so that the natural flavors of the shrimp and the coconut milk can be relished to their fullest.
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Shrimp and Corn Fritters
These crispy, crunchy fritters are bursting with freshcornand a hint of spice. A handful of cheddar cheese adds richness.
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Vuelve a la Vida
This Mexican seafood cocktail is one of the world’s best pick-me-ups. You can play with different types of seafood, add more or less avocado and pickled jalapeños, and eat with soda crackers or tortilla chips.
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Sheet-Pan Paella With Chorizo, Mussels, and Shrimp
For aweeknight-ready take on the classic Spanish dish, cook paella on a baking sheet in the oven.
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Shrimp Pasta With Kale
This pasta, inspired by the flavors of Greece, is so packed with vegetables and shrimp that it’s a complete, satiating meal, despite using half the standard serving size of noodles. A splash of white wine gives the sauce bright flavor—a glass of it alongside wouldn’t hurt either.
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Summer Corn With Ginger-Chile Prawns
Fresh lime, ginger, cilantro, and chile brighten this quick one-pan prawn dish, which takes just 25 minutes of active prep time.
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Cioppino With Gremolata Toasts
This beloved San Francisco icon welcomes all different sorts of shellfish alongside pieces of flaky white fish such as bass,halibut, hake, or cod.
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Grilled Coconut Shrimp With Shishito Peppers
Eat this mix of shishito peppers and grilled shrimp—flavored with soy sauce, lime, garlic, and coconut—with your hands.
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Grilled Shrimp, Zucchini, and Tomatoes With Feta
Invest in a grill basket to keep your shrimp from falling between the grates. Before cooking this Greek-inspired recipe, you’ll coat the shrimp, zucchini, and tomatoes in oil flavored with oregano and grated garlic.
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Shrimp Creole
This recipe for shrimp Creole—with canned tomatoes, bell pepper, chicken broth, and cumin—is based on the dish served throughout the North American Creole diaspora. For a Trinidadian twist,follow Ramin Ganeshram’s tipto marinate the shrimp in green seasoning before cooking.
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Jerk Shrimp With Pineapple Salad
Grab some Jamaican jerk seasoning paste from the store, and you’re minutes away from this flavor-packed grilled shrimp dinner.
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Pineapple Shrimp Noodle Bowls
Toss quickly caramelized pineapple and sautéed shrimp in a sweet-and-sour sauce with lots of fresh basil and spoon over rice noodles for a quick and easy (but really tasty) dinner.
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Pansit Palabok
This Filipino rice noodle, squid, and shrimp stir-fry starts with a luscious, buttery, bisque–like sauce made with homemade shrimp stock. The topping? Tsitsaron, a.k.a. crisp-fried pork rinds.
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Crispy Golden Shrimp Burgers
A crispy shrimp patty cozies into a bed of thinly sliced cabbage and wasabi mayo on buttery brioche, then creamy egg salad tops it off. This one’s awow.
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Toast Skagen
蛋黄酱和鲜奶油添加丰富性to this lemony Swedish shrimp toast made with lots of fresh dill. This is one of those shrimp recipes that can be prepped mostly ahead to serve as an easy starter.
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