The reviews for this grilled shrimp recipe speak for themselves; this recipe is so delicious!
Juicy shrimp are tossed in a simple marinade, grilled until tender, and drizzled with garlic butter for serving.
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This Is The Best Grilled Shrimp Because…
- It’s so delicious – everyone raves about it!
- The marinade uses ingredients you likely have on hand and lets the flavor of the shrimp shine.
- The shrimp comes out so tender and cooks in less than 10 minutes!
Ingredients for Grilled Shrimp
Shrimp: This recipe works well with either large or medium shrimp. I prefer larger shrimp for skewering. To save time, purchase peeled and deveined shrimp; I like the tails on. Thaw and drain frozen shrimp before using.
Oil: The base of the shrimp marinade is olive oil, however, any neutral oil will work.
Garlic: These shrimp have a double dose of garlic – fresh is best if possible!
Seasoning: Herbs, a bit of lemon juice, and tomato paste add flavor the the marinade.
Butter: Use salted butter if possible or add a pinch of salt if your butter is unsalted.
I use parsley but if you have other fresh herbs like basil or cilantro, they also taste great in the garlic butter.
How to Grill Garlic Grilled Shrimp
- Combine everything in a bowl, toss to coat, and marinate per the recipe below.
- Thread the shrimp on skewers.
- Preheat the grill to medium and grill shrimp skewers for about 3 minutes per side.
- Drizzle with garlic butter and serve.
Serving Suggestions
- Skewers: Serve these skewers over rice (or Roasted Potatoes)with a side of grilled vegetables.
- Tacos: Use shrimp without tails and make them into shrimp tacos with your fave toppings.
- Salad: Serve these skewers over a fresh salad – or even better yet Caesar salad!
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound large shrimp peeled and deveined, or medium shrimp
Marinade
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil or ¾ teaspoon dried basil
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Garlic Butter
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ¼ cup salted butter melted
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
- lemon wedges for serving, optional
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine butter, garlic, and parsley. Set aside.
- In a glass bowl, combine olive oil, garlic, parsley, tomato paste, basil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Add the shrimp and marinate for at least 20 minutes or up to 1 hour.
- Preheat the grill to medium heat (375°F).
- Thread the shrimp onto skewers and grill for 2-3 minutes per side or just until the shrimp are opaque. Remove from skewers and place in a serving bowl.
- If needed, warm the garlic butter in the microwave for a few seconds to melt. Drizzle the garlic butter over the shrimp and serve warm with lemon wedges if desired.
Notes
- Don’t marinade the shrimp longer than 60 minutes. Over-marinating can make the shrimp mushy.
- Don’t overcook the shrimp – cook just cook until opaque.
- If you don’t have skewers, you can cook shrimp on a grill mat or in a grill pan.
- Store leftover shrimp in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Main Course
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Absolutely delicious!!! My family raved about this shrimp recipe and it is now in my normal dinner rotation!!
Super easy and restaurant quality delicious! Would definitely make this for company! We used a copper grill mat to make it even easier to not need skewers. Also, did not need the garlic butter – just poured the marinade sauce over them
So glad you enjoyed them, Cynthia! :)
So easy and tastes amazing.
Delicious!
Trying to make this now. Did you mean 1/3 cup BUTTER melted? How do you melt olive oil?
Going to add some coolapenos to the mix.
Sorry for the confusion, olive oil is used in the marinade and melted butter is used in the garlic butter.
Quick and easy to make, delicious to eat.
Best shrimp ever! I will be making this again.
Can you use this recipe for other fish, scallops and sword fish
We haven’t tried but that sounds like a delicious idea Rose! Let us know how it turns out :)
These turned out great! I found some huge Argentina Shrimp that we used and they were delightful. Looking back at the recipe, I realized I forgot to out tomato paste in it, but it was delicious without as well. Can’t wait to make fish taco’s with the left overs and try your slaw recipe too!
Yummy Lesa! That sounds amazing!
Has anyone used FROZEN shrimp? I just have a Kroger near me & all they have is frozen shrimp.
Hi Amanda, if wanting to use frozen shrimp I would recommend letting it defrost first then adding to the recipe.
My daughter just licked the spoon that is how good this dish was. Easy to make and great flavor. Cannot wait to make it again.
Thank you.
I don’t write reviews and I was a bit skeptical when I saw all 5’s for this recipe. They were correct this is an amazing dish.
Thank you so much for coming back and leaving a review Bill! So glad you loved the recipe.
This is over the top delicious! Always grill on Weber charcoal grill, and the flavor was outstanding. Our coals were ready, so perhaps only marinated for 15 minutes-still killer.
Easy and delicious. I will definitely make again. Note, I stirred the garlic butter into warm rice and placed the cooked shrimp on top of that.
Great recipe! My 8-year old devoured 2.5 skewers. That’s a win in my book.
WOW! These grilled shrimp are easy to prepare and grill. I grilled them on my over the burner grill pan. They cooked up in about 7 minutes total and were cooked perfectly. I served them with 4 cheese risotto and herbed green beans. Wonderful easy dinner with great flavors which complimented each other. Really love your recipes.
Phenomenal recipe! We also added a little crushed red pepper.
Yumm! Great addition :)
Happy cooking food looks delicious can’t wait to make sriracha shrimp.
Enjoy Camille! It tastes as delicious as it looks.
Wish you had a cook book Holly love your recipes.
Aw! You have made my day Rosebud!
I don’t eat shrimp…or I should say I didn’t until this recipe! Seriously loved these…and that’s saying a lot!! SWP Employee
So happy to hear you loved them Samantha!