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Shrimp is one of my favorite quick easy dinners to make.
Shrimp makes a great choice for quick easy dinner recipes because it cooks so fast.
And these days you can select from all kinds of shrimp at most grocery stores.
You'll find shrimp in several sizes, both cooked and uncooked. Often the uncooked varieties have been deveined and are easy to peel (if they haven't been peeled already).
In addition to being fast, shrimp is healthy and versatile too. You can grill it, sauté it, make a simple shrimp salad or Mexican shrimp cocktail, stir it into rice for a simple shrimp jambalaya recipe, mix it into an easy shrimp pasta recipe or creatively combine it with a few ingredients into a shrimp casserole.
You'll never get bored as long as you have a collection easy quick shrimp recipes for dinner you can turn to.
My Favorite Great Simple Shrimp Recipe
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
This simple shrimp dish is good with bread, rice, tossed with pasta or stuffed into tacos. I served this with polenta and sauteed greens recently. Yum! It is from How to Cook Everything, Completely Revised 10th Anniversary Edition: 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food by Mark Bittman and it's a winner.
Ingredients
⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil (affiliate link)
3 or 4 cloves of garlic, sliced thinly
1-½ pounds uncooked shrimp, peeled deveined with tails removed and patted dry
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 teaspoon cumin (or to taste)
1-½ teaspoons smoked paprika or hot paprika (or to taste)
Chopped fresh parsley for garnish, if desired
Lemon wedges, for serving, if desired
Recipe Preparation
Warm the olive oil in a large 12-inch skillet over low heat. Add the garlic and cook until it becomes fragrant and turns golden, 2 to 3 minutes.
Raise the heat to medium high and add the shrimp, a sprinkle of salt and pepper, the cumin and paprika. Cook, stirring often to blend everything and cook the shrimp until they are pink and firm and the mixture is bubbly, 5 to 10 minutes, depending on the size of the shrimp. Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.
Easy Shrimp and Rice Dinner Recipe Lowcountry Style
Shrimp, rice and tomatoes are mainstays of Lowcountry cooking, which is very popular in the southeast, especially Savannah and Charleston. By using a few healthy convenience items including uncooked peeled deveined shrimp, a can of pre-seasoned diced tomatoes, and instant rice, you can have this quick easy dinner recipe on the table in less than 30 minutes. It's adapted from The Dinner Doctor by Anne Byrn of Cake Mix Doctor fame.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 2 to 4 servings
Ingredients
1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes with green pepper and onion, undrained
1 cup instant rice
2 tablespoons sliced pimento stuffed green olives
½ pound medium-size shrimp, sliced in half lengthwise
½ teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
½ cup pre-crumbled feta cheese
Recipe Preparation
Place the tomatoes in a medium saucepan or large deep skillet. Fill the tomato can with water and add it to the pot. Stir to combine. Bring this mixture to a boil over high heat, then stir in the rice and green olives. Let it come back to a boil, and then lower the heat to low, cover the pan and let simmer, bubbling gently, until the rice is half cooked, about 5 minutes.
Remove the cover from the pan and stir in the shrimp and black pepper. Cover the pan again and let the shrimp cook until they turn pink and opaque, about 4 to 5 minutes.
Remove the pan from the heat and scatter the feta cheese over the shrimp. Cover the pan once again and to let the feta melt a bit, about 2 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings (salt and pepper), if desired. Serve immediately.
Easy Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe
Shrimp fried rice is a great quick dinner idea that's especially perfect if you've got leftover rice in the refrigerator that needs to be used up. Remember that this easy shrimp recipe is only a suggestion. Substitute whatever vegetables you like and/or have on hand. I often make my fried rice with diced with chopped onions, carrots and a handful of defrosted frozen peas and skip the bean sprouts, especially if an extra stop at the market is required to include them.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
1 cup bean sprouts
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
3 cups cold cooked long grain rice
1 cup frozen cooked salad shrimp, thawed if frozen
2 medium green onions, sliced (2 tablespoons)
2 large eggs, slightly beaten
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar, if desired
Recipe Preparation
Rinse the bean sprouts in cold water and drain then set them aside.
In a 10-inch skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat, moving the pan around until the oil coats the bottom of the pan.
Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring frequently, for 1 minute. Add the bean sprouts, rice, shrimp and onions to the skillet. Cook over medium heat, about 5 minutes, stirring often to break up the rice, until the mixture is heated through.
Move the rice mixture to one side of the skillet. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the other side of the skillet. Cook the eggs in the oil, stirring constantly, until the eggs are thickened but still moist. Stir the eggs into the rice mixture. Season to taste with soy sauce and rice wine vinegar, if using.
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Shrimp Salad Recipes - easy tasty recipes for several shrimp salads
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