37 Shrimp Recipes for Quick and Easy Luxury
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 recipes saved 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 with pillowy masa dumplings.
Ready to find your next meal? First, check Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch for sustainability recommendations before you stock up (or read our guide 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.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Prop Styling by Anne Eastman, Food Styling by John Bjostad1/37Lemony 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.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson2/37One-Pot Pasta Primavera With Shrimp
Meet one of our favorite one-pot dinners, packed to the brim with green veggies, silky pasta, and tender shrimp.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich3/37Paella 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 to make this Valencian classic out on the grill.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich4/37Shrimp 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 sauce is a must—but we highly recommend making our Old Bay Remoulade as well.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Astrid Chastka, Food Styling by Anna Hampton5/37Shrimp With Herby White Beans
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich6/37Lowcountry Breakfast Shrimp
This one’s a soothing brunch option, but we love it for dinner too. Just add a flaky buttermilk biscuit for sopping up the sauce.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson7/37Seafood Boil With Shrimp, Corn, and Sausage
We’re partial 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.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton9/37Shrimp 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. (Looking to make it a complete dinner? Try our shrimp scampi pasta.)
Photo by Kristin Teig11/37Cast Iron Garlic Shrimp With Chorizo and Green Olives
Marinate these shrimp in garlic, orange, rosemary, and smoked paprika, then toss them in a cast-iron skillet with 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.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Monica Pierini13/3710-Minute Shrimp With Green Beans and Creamy Lemon-Dill Dip
Cook shrimp and green beans in a steamer basket and then head outside—or to the couch—for a dinner that doesn’t require utensils.
