23 Shrimp Dinners When You are Tired of Chicken
Hey foodies! If you’re craving a break from the ordinary dinner routine and eager to explore something deliciously different, shrimp is the answer! These little gems of the sea are not only quick to cook but also incredibly adaptable. Whether you’re a seafood lover or simply seeking to jazz up your weeknight meals, we’ve got you covered with a selection of tantalizing shrimp dinner recipes. From tangy lemon garlic shrimp to indulgent creamy shrimp Alfredo pasta, we’ve curated a lineup that will have your taste buds dancing with joy.
Ina Garten’s Roasted Shrimp Salad
Ina Garten’s Roasted Shrimp Salad is a quick, easy, and undeniably delicious deli-style salad ready in just under 1 hour! A fantastic summer salad for cookouts, BBQs, and picnics, yet elegant enough for entertaining guests during the holidays all year round.
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Baked Coconut Shrimp With Mango Sauce
Baked Coconut Shrimp that are truely CRISPY and crazy delicious. They’re a healthy coconut shrimp recipe that is easy to make ahead and freezer-friendly. We like to serve these with a creamy mango dipping sauce.
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Healthy Shrimp And Vegetable Stir Fry
This Shrimp and Vegetable Stir Fry is easy, healthy, low carb, and combines your choice of mixed vegetables with a simple, aromatic honey garlic stir fry sauce!
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Best Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp
Make (hands down) the BEST Hawaiian garlic shrimp with this easy recipe! It’s made with simple ingredients that create INSANE umami flavor – and don’t worry, it’s beginner-friendly! Your family won’t be able to resist coming back for more!
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Wok Seared Steak And Shrimp
If you are a Panda Express fan you’ll love this Panda Express copycat recipe for wok seared steak and shrimp. It’s like an Asian surf and turf with beef and shrimp. The flavours include soy sauce, chilli sauce, ginger, and garlic. Enjoy this copycat steak bites and shrimp stir fry for lunch of dinner, or make it to impress your friends.
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Butter Herbed Shrimp And Juicy Pan Seared Pork Chops
Pan seared pork chops make a wonderful dinner. But if you want a ‘surf and turf’ twist on easy pork chops, considering adding shrimp! There are many meat dishes which also include seafood. Even if it doesn’t sound like a good match, this shrimp and pork chops recipe works beautifully. The butter herbed shrimp are flavourful and this easy pork chops recipe will become family favourite.
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Smoked Caribbean Jerk Spiced Shrimp
Shrimp is a wonderfully versatile ingredient and goes in all kinds of dishes. This smoked Caribbean jerk spiced shrimp is especially good. Once you know how to make jerk seasoning you can make BBQ shrimp on a Traeger grill or pellet grill quickly and easily. Sweet and spicy shrimp pair will all kinds of sides and the flavour of this dish is unbeatable. This smoked jerk shrimp recipe will become a dinner favourite!
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15 Minute Easy Shrimp Tacos Recipe With Slaw
This 15 Minute Easy Shrimp Tacos Recipe with Slaw makes a weeknight meal a breeze! Spicy juicy shrimp topped with creamy cilantro lime slaw and wrapped in warm corn tortilla, these shrimp tacos have the best taste and texture.
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Grilled Shrimp Skewers
These Grilled Shrimp Skewers are packed with lemon garlic flavor, require no marinating and are ready in just 15 minutes from now!
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Grilled Shrimp Kabobs With Vegetables Recipe
Grilled Shrimp Kabobs with Vegetables are the ultimate summer seafood dish. My recipe here uses a secret technique that ensures that both shrimp and vegetables are cooked evenly.
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Chili Lime Shrimp (Easy Recipe!)
Chili Lime Shrimp is a super easy to make and tasty 35-minute dinner. It’s a versatile recipe that can be served on its own, over rice or cauliflower rice, or even wrapped up in tacos or lettuce wraps.
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Sheet Pan Shrimp And Sausage
This Sheet Pan Shrimp and Sausage Dinner recipe is a super simple one-pan meal perfect for weeknight dinners. It’s made with chicken sausage, peppers, onion, celery, shrimp and potatoes all roasted up into one easy-peasy sheet pan dinner!
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Thai-Inspired Coconut Curry Shrimp
This delicious Thai-Inspired Coconut Curry Shrimp recipe comes together in just 30 minutes! Made entirely in one pan with seasoned, cooked shrimp, sautéed broccoli and bell peppers, red curry paste, coconut milk, lime, garlic, and ginger, then served with cooked rice and freshly diced pineapple. I can’t get enough of this flavorful weeknight dinner!
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Shrimp In Garlic Sauce
Today’s recipe is one of my favorite healthy shrimp recipes! It is an easy 20-minute entrée: Shrimp in Garlic Sauce. The fresh tangy lemon, pump briney shrimp and garlicky sauce are best served over piping hot pasta and topped generously with Parsley. It’s super simple and a perfect weeknight meal or special occasion entree for holidays or entertaining!
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Skillet Chipotle Shrimp
This SKILLET CHIPOTLE SHRIMP is our favorite easy shrimp recipe! Smokey, spicy, and so flavorful! This chipotle skillet shrimp is perfect over pasta or rice for a simple and healthy dinner at home.
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Chicken & Shrimp Spanish Paella
The ultimate easy and delicious one-pan recipe! This Chicken & Shrimp Spanish Paella is perfect for a healthy dinner that the entire family will love. Make a big batch of this recipe and have it on hand for quick, gluten-free dinners all week long!
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Garlic Butter Shrimp Recipe
Garlic Butter Shrimp is tasty, spicy, and delicious. This is one of my favorite shrimp recipes, and it makes a great appetizer before dinner or to serve at a party, but can also be the perfect main dish!
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Easy Shrimp Ceviche
This Easy Shrimp Ceviche uses fresh ingredients, including avocado, and is loaded with flavor! It’s an easy appetizer that’s light and is delicious on its own or with chips.
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Cajun Shrimp Alfredo
Cajun Shrimp Alfredo is a foolproof recipe that you can have on the table in minutes. Each bite showcases andouille sausage, Cajun blackened shrimp, and pasta tossed in a healthy homemade Alfredo sauce. Yum!
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Grilled Chimichurri Shrimp
Grilled chimichurri shrimp skewers made with homemade parsley chimichurri sauce. A perfect quick summer grilling recipe!
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Grilled Shrimp Caesar Salad With Homemade Light Caesar Dressing (NO YOLKS!)
Grilled Shrimp Caesar Salad with Homemade Light Caesar Dressing – Crunchy and creamy classic caesar salad tossed with juicy grilled shrimp, garlic croutons, and a lightened-up, homemade caesar salad dressing made without egg yolks!
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Best Easy Grilled Shrimp Recipe
Garlic grilled shrimp are marinated with savory flavor and grilled up quickly to create a delicious appetizer or meal.
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Shrimp Scampi with White Wine and Parmesan
Quick and easy shrimp scampi recipe with white wine, butter and a good amount of garlic that is done in nearly 15 minutes and perfect for a weekday dinner.
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Creamy Parmesan Risotto Recipe with Shrimp
Creamy Parmesan Risotto Recipe made with shallots, white wine, and arborio rice simmered in a rich and flavorful homemade seafood stock with plump jumbo-sized shrimp. Super easy to make right at home for a delicious weeknight dinner!
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Honey Garlic Shrimp
Honey Garlic Shrimp is a fast and easy weeknight meal made with juicy, plump shrimp simmered in a flavorful honey garlic sauce. Bursting with flavors, have this delicious shrimp recipe on the table in less than 15 minutes!
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Easy Shrimp Ceviche
This Easy Shrimp Ceviche uses fresh ingredients, including avocado, and is loaded with flavor! It’s an easy appetizer that’s light and is delicious on its own or with chips.
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Shrimp Saganaki
This Greek Shrimp Saganaki / Garides Saganaki is a quick and easy sheet pan dish made of tender spiced and herbed shrimp baked with tomatoes, garlic and feta and finished off with a squeeze of lemon juice and fresh herbs.
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Cajun Shrimp Alfredo
Cajun Shrimp Alfredo is a foolproof recipe that you can have on the table in minutes. Each bite showcases andouille sausage, Cajun blackened shrimp, and pasta tossed in a healthy homemade Alfredo sauce. Yum!
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Shrimp Saganaki
This Greek Shrimp Saganaki / Garides Saganaki is a quick and easy sheet pan dish made of tender spiced and herbed shrimp baked with tomatoes, garlic and feta and finished off with a squeeze of lemon juice and fresh herbs.
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Cajun Grilled Shrimp Boil
A grilled twist on a classic shrimp boil. Grilled shrimp, smoked sausage, corn and potatoes all smothered in Cajun seasoned garlic butter. It’s the ultimate summer main course. It’s super flavourful thanks to that tasty garlic butter. It’s fun to serve and to eat.
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Turmeric Shrimp With Cumin & Garlic
This turmeric shrimp (prawn) recipe is a super quick, easy, and delicious way to enjoy sautéed shrimp! It’s a fun way to add some flavor and change things up. All you need are 5 ingredients! Plus, plenty of ideas for what to serve these shrimp with.
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