Are you looking for frozen shrimp recipes? Did you know that right there in your grocery store’s frozen aisle there is an easy and healthy dinner staple just waiting for you?
A lot of home chefs think that frozen cooked shrimp recipes just cover one thing: shrimp cocktail or a simple boiled shrimp recipe.
Most people love shrimp, and there are so many ways to cook this versatile seafood. While fresh shrimp is great to cook with, you can also make some extraordinary recipes with frozen shrimp. It’s nice to have some frozen shrimp in the freezer for a quick special-occasion meal.
The truth is, there are so many dishes you can make with frozen shrimp.
Frozen shrimp is not only convenient but also a versatile ingredient that can be used in a variety of delicious recipes. These crustaceans are incredibly adaptable, suitable for all sorts of culinary delights – from light refreshing appetizers to satisfying main courses. The key is knowing how to make the most of them and incorporate them into dishes that highlight their unique flavors and textures.
One of the primary advantages of using frozen shrimp in recipes is the ability to have a delightful seafood dish at any time of the year. Regardless of the season or geographic location, frozen shrimp provides a fantastic option for those looking to enjoy a high-quality seafood meal within the comfort of their own home.
The key to making frozen pre cooked shrimp recipes is to thaw your shrimp properly before cooking. We’ve included a helpful video on how to do that at the end of the article.
One of the most popular dishes ordered from Chinese takeout is beef and broccoli. A close second is broccoli shrimp stir-fry.
You can have this recipe completely cooked in only 20 minutes. Using frozen shrimp and bagged broccoli florets makes it super easy when it comes to prep time.
Stir-fry is so versatile and you can add whatever you want to expand on this basic recipe.
Consider tossing in some carrots, bell pepper, mushrooms, or sugar snap peas.
Serve with steamed white or brown rice. Squeeze a bit of lemon juice onto your finished dish to give it a nice zing.
Everyone loves Tex-Mex, and why have these shrimp tostadas on Taco Tuesday for a change of pace?
You can cook your shrimp on the grill for extra flavor.
The spices are cumin, chili powder, and garlic powder.
We love that the beans that are used in this recipe are refried black beans, too.
These tostadas have a delicious salsa that uses red onion, corn, tomato, avocado, cilantro, and lime. It sounds delicious enough to make extra to have with other meals.
Excellent as a meal by itself or served over pasta, shrimp scampi is incredibly versatile. If you have frozen raw shrimp in your freezer and some lemon juice and garlic powder, you have most of what you need for this meal.
If you’re following a keto diet or low-carb diet, you’ve got a power meal built right into your weekly menu when you make this shrimp scampi.
It only takes minutes to make this dish with thaw raw shrimp. To spice it up, consider just a dash of red pepper flake.
Serve with garlic bread and be ready to dip it into the delicious sauce.
This soup is a close cousin of tomato soup, but it’s made with rice, coconut milk, and shrimp. The vegetables are shallots, bell pepper, diced tomatoes, and garlic.
In just 30 minutes, you can have this hearty and comforting soup served up in steaming bowls on your dinner table.
We love this soup served with crusty bread with melted butter.
In the time it takes you to choose from an online menu, call a take-out restaurant to place your order, and wait impatiently for your dinner to arrive, you can make your own fried rice.
The veggies for this recipe are white onion, peas, and carrots. Also, it has a whopping four cloves of garlic and two tablespoons of fresh ginger.
Of course, if you don’t want to use cauliflower rice, you can use any other type of rice. Brown rice is a great whole-grain option.
When we see the words “sheet pan” in a recipe title, we’re all in! Add “garlic butter shrimp” to the title and we couldn’t be happier. This recipe works beautifully with larger shrimp.
Sheet pan recipes make it so easy to get an amazing meal on the table, and when it’s frozen shrimp recipes, we are going to be all over it.
If you need to have an elegant meal on the table in less than 20 minutes, this baked shrimp recipe will save you.
Just imagine all of the possibilities for serving this dish. Consider garlic bread, a salad, and even pasta to go underneath it.
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These recipes are sure to please. So, gather your family and friends and enjoy. Let us know your thoughts!
Cassie brings decades of experience to the Kitchen Community. She is a noted chef and avid gardener. Her new book "Healthy Eating Through the Garden" will be released shortly. When not writing or speaking about food and gardens Cassie can be found puttering around farmer's markets and greenhouses looking for the next great idea.
