Shrimp Recipes

You don't need a special paella pan to make this easy take on the classic Spanish dish. Use a wide, shallow saute pan with a lid. Chicken sausage and shrimp star in this one-pan dinner.

A mix of smoky sausage, briny shrimp, tender potatoes, and sweet corn go into this casual southern dinner known as a low-country boil. Using a multicooker optimizes this classic recipe for those extra-warm days when you want things cooked as fast as possible. Better yet, the colorful mix of ingredients can be served up on one big platter, making it a great dish to serve at a cookout or beachside gathering. 

Easy and elegant, this dish is a real catch. The use of the word "scampi" to mean a garlicky, buttery preparation for shrimp is more Italian-American than Italian; it's thought to have first appeared on a menu in 1950s New Jersey.

All you need to make this simple autumn meal is a single pot, a hot stovetop, and someone to set the table.

Plump shrimp and fresh spring peas make a delicious duo in this lemony risotto, while a pinch of saffron gives it a striking golden hue.

There's no cream in this take on alfredo, but the end result is just as rich and silky as its heavier versions—and arguably makes a better final dish since ingredients like cream tend to mask delicate flavors like seafood. So how did we manage to create a creamy (yet cream-less) alfredo? By slowly whisking in butter, cheese, and egg yolk into starchy pasta water, the mixture emulsifies into a sauce that—once tossed with the shrimp, fettuccine, and peas—is guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser.

Indulge in a plate full of linguine and prawns bathed in garlicky Parmesan cream sauce for dinner tonight. Sprinkle with extra cheese and lemon zest to brighten it up.

One of Martha's favorite entertaining strategies is to serve a pared-down—but still special feeling—menu. Her classic shrimp cocktail is a perfect example: it's an easy but elegant starter that shines because it calls for the very best ingredients—including a quick homemade cocktail sauce. When preparing this spread, use high-quality, sustainably sourced shrimp, and plan on about three to six shrimp per guest.

You can serve a flourless "pasta" with these strands of spaghetti squash. It comes together in under one hour for a light and flavorful weeknight meal inspired by shrimp scampi.

This classic surf and turf is easy to make at home. Spooning hot butter over the beef is a steakhouse trick that helps it cook evenly and enhances its flavor.

This spicy New Orleans favorite can be tamed with a milder smoked sausage, such as chorizo or kielbasa, in place of the traditional Cajun andouille.

This delicious pupu platter will impress your guests at your next gathering.

Our fast take on an Italian-American classic. Francese is usually made with battered chicken or veal but shrimp is even more delicious in the buttery lemon and white wine sauce.

This one-pot wonder that takes its inspiration from paella will impress friends and family and satisfy even the hungriest diners.

Pleasantly salty and just a little bit sweet, there's no better way to kick off a party and get guests hungry for more than with these shrimp toasts. Traditionally a Chinese dim sum delicacy, our recipe took inspiration from bold Japanese flavors like miso paste and lime juice, resulting in a canapé that carries big umami flavor in a small and tidy package. 

Oyster sauce, garlic, and ginger deliver big flavor to succulent sautéed shrimp in this speedy takeout-inspired supper. Roasted cashews and sliced celery add a pleasing crunch.

Spanish chorizo, available in many supermarkets, spices up this robust one-pan dinner that's made with chicken thighs and drumsticks as well as shrimp. Arborio rice soaks up the dish's savory flavors as it cooks.

Thick, creamy chowders brimming with seafood, potatoes, and corn are the pride of lunch spots throughout the Northeast. This one has rich flavor and comes together fast.

At your next family dinner, serve shrimp cocktail with not one but three easy, crowd-pleasing dipping sauces—mango-basil, remoulade, and tomato-horseradish.

This starter of smoky, savory shrimp-and-sausage gravy comes from renowned Southern chef Scott Peacock. He likes to serve it up in individual cups, with a side of palate-cleansing quick-pickled crudité and his legendary biscuits that help to sop up every last drop of gravy goodness.

Mafaldine are flat noodles with ruffled edges that are a stunning shape to use in this bright, lemony scampi-inspired pasta recipe. It's a labor of love to make, but feeds six making it the ultimate dinner party recipe.

This is the ultimate one-pot meal with shrimp, clams, potatoes and corn. Don't stint on the garlic!

Yellow squash is transformed into sunny strands of "pasta" for this one-pan weeknight dinner. The shrimp is sautéed with butter, garlic, and red pepper flakes.