Best Shrimp and Prawn Recipes

A mouth-watering collection of easy-to-make healthy shrimp recipes! This roundup includes my most popular prawn and shrimp recipes for lunches, dinners, appetizers and salads.

Who doesn't love a feast of fresh shrimp or prawns? Bathed in garlic butter, stuffed into tacos, tossed in a salad, stir-fried with vegetables, or skewered and grilled, there are so many ways to enjoy them!

Whether you're wondering what to do with a bag of frozen shrimp, looking for new shrimp dinner ideas, or are simply seeking healthy shrimp recipes, this crave-worthy collection is for you!

Don't miss my Complete Guide to Cooking Shrimp and Prawns which describes in detail

how to buy shrimp
how to peel shrimp the easy way
the safest way to defrost them
how to marinate shrimp without ending up with a mushy mess
and five cooking methods for spot prawns or shrimp to guarantee perfectly succulent results every time!

I've rounded up my most popular, best recipes for shrimp and prawns and posted them together here all in one place. I hope these favourite ways to cook shrimp or spot prawns will become your faves, too!

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Best Shrimp Recipes

Popular Shrimp Appetizer Recipes

Shrimp or prawns make incredible appetizers! Skewer and grill them: These grilled Cajun Shrimp Kabobs with pineapple make ideal finger food. Prawns make amazing Spanish tapas, too. Try these Air-Fryer Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp Tapas on Avocado Toast or Prawn and Chorizo Skewers with Lemon Dip.

Grilled Cajun Prawn Kabobs with Pineapple

These grilled Cajun Prawn Kabobs are skewered with pineapple and cooked to perfection over high heat. They're packed with smoky, spicy flavours! An ideal appetizer or main dish year round. Gluten-free, paleo and low-carb!

Grilled Cajun Prawn Kabobs with Pineapple

Grilled Cajun Prawn or Shrimp Skewers with pineapple on a small white plate

Overhead view of prawn chorizo skewers with lemon dip on the side

Prawn and Chorizo Skewers with Lemon Dip

Skewered shrimp or prawns with spicy Spanish chorizo sausage make a delicious appetizer. Cook these quickly in an air fryer and serve this finger food with lemon dipping sauce for extra flavour and fun!

Prawn and Chorizo Skewers with Lemon Dip

Prawn and Chorizo Skewers with lemon slice

Air Fryer Lemon Garlic Shrimp

Quickly cook shrimp or prawns in an air fryer, then use them in your favourite recipes.

Air Fryer Lemon Garlic Shrimp

Shrimp on a plate surrounding a bowl of dip

Dipping a Shrimp Cake into Mango Dipping Sauce

Thai Shrimp Cakes with Mango Dipping Sauce

If you like crab cakes, you'll love these Thai Shrimp Cakes, aka Shrimp Fritters or Prawn Cakes. Crisp Panko coating keeps them tender and moist. Don't miss the Mango Dip! Gluten-free.

Thai Shrimp Cakes with Mango Dipping Sauce

Cajun Shrimp Stuffed Avocado

These Cajun Shrimp Stuffed Avocados are an easy low-carb starter stuffed with spicy grilled shrimp or prawns, A quick garlic shrimp and avocado appetizer!

Cajun Shrimp Stuffed Avocado

A platter of bacon-wrapped shrimp tapas on mini avocado toasts.

Air Fryer Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp Tapas on Avocado Toast

Air fryer bacon-wrapped shrimp or prawns served on tiny pieces of avocado toast make easy and always popular tapas. Crostini appetizers are always fun to eat and easy to make. These ones with bacon, shrimp and avocado will be quickly snapped up!

Air Fryer Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp Tapas on Avocado Toast

Gin-Gingered Prawns

Serve these fresh Gin-Gingered Prawns with plenty of fresh crusty bread to mop up the to-die-for pan juices!

Gin-Gingered Prawns

Healthy Shrimp Dinner Recipes

Shrimp or prawns can make a quick healthy meal! Having a bag of frozen shrimp in the freezer can be a lifesaver on busy days. Try my favourite Thai Red Curry with Shrimp, Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Snow Pea Stir-Fry, or Cajun Shrimp Fried Rice for a fast, easy dinner.

Thai Red Curry with Shrimp

An easy-to-make Thai-style red curry with shrimp or prawns served over jasmine rice.

Thai Red Curry with Shrimp

lemon garlic shrimp stir fry in a bowl with chopsticks — Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Snow Pea Stir Fry is one of the easiest shrimp dinner ideas!

Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Snow Pea Stir-Fry

Shrimp, sugar snap peas or snow peas and bell peppers meet up in a lemon-ginger sauce! Learn to make this Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Snow Pea Stir Fry then customize it with your favourite veggies.

Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Snow Pea Stir-Fry

overhead view of a bowl with lemon garlic shrimp stir fry with chopsticks

Shrimp Tacos with zesty Tomatillo Guacamole and Cilantro Lime Slaw.

Shrimp Tacos with Tomatillo Guacamole and Cilantro Lime Slaw

These Shrimp Tacos are loaded with zesty Tomatillo Guacamole and crunchy Cilantro Lime Slaw. They're topped with garlicky buttered shrimp, fresh jalapeño and a squeeze of lime.

Shrimp Tacos with Tomatillo Guacamole and Cilantro Lime Slaw

Nasi Goreng (Indonesian Fried Rice)

Make this quick Indonesian Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng) when you have leftover rice! Add shrimp, chicken or make it a vegetarian meal and toss in some fresh vegetables instead.

Nasi Goreng (Indonesian Fried Rice)

Close up view of Cajun Shrimp Fried Rice in a skillet — Looking for shrimp recipe with rice? Cajun Shrimp Fried Rice is a quick and easy shrimp dish.

Easy Cajun Shrimp Fried Rice

This hearty one-pot 30-minute Cajun Shrimp Fried Rice brings the fabulous spicy flavours of Louisiana to your dinner table! An easy full-flavoured gluten-free fried rice recipe.

Easy Cajun Shrimp Fried Rice

New Orleans-style Shrimp Fried Rice in a cast iron skillet

Vietnamese Prawn (or Shrimp) Noodle Bowl

Make your own restaurant-style Vietnamese Prawn (or Shrimp) Noodle Bowl and customize it with your choice of crisp veggies, fresh herbs and a traditional Vietnamese dressing. This easy recipe is perfect for meal prep or easy dinners.

Vietnamese Prawn (or Shrimp) Noodle Bowl

Overhead view of Vietnamese Prawn (Shrimp) Noodle Bowl with snow peas, carrots, mango, avocado and fresh herbs

Grilled Chimichurri Shrimp Skewers on a platter with a bowl of Chimichurri Dipping Sauce

10 Minute Grilled Chimichurri Shrimp Skewers

These 10 Minute Grilled Chimichurri Shrimp Skewers are loaded with bright fresh herb flavours from easy-to-make chimichurri sauce. A low carb, keto and paleo-friendly recipe.

10 Minute Grilled Chimichurri Shrimp Skewers

Appetizer size Chimichurri shrimp kabobs on a white platter.

Close up view of Shrimp Pad Thai made with zucchini noodles

Zoodle Pad Thai with Shrimp

This Zoodle Pad Thai has all the flavour of traditional pad thai, but is made with zucchini noodles instead of rice noodles.

Zoodle Pad Thai with Shrimp

a bowl filled with Shrimp Pad Thai with fresh spiralized vegetables

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Healthy Shrimp Salad Recipes

While prawns or shrimp make fabulous appetizers and dinner dishes, shrimp salads are amazing, too. This Spicy Shrimp Fajita Salad is a favourite of my readers! Thai Shrimp Salad with Grapefruit and Mint has amazing flavour.

Shrimp Fajita Salad with tortilla chips overhead view

Spicy Shrimp Fajita Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette

Loaded with spicy shrimp, sautéed onions and peppers and served on a bed of crisp salad greens, this colourful Tex-Mex Shrimp Fajita Salad is a crowd-pleaser!

Spicy Shrimp Fajita Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette

Shrimp Fajita Salad with tortilla chips.

avocado grilled peach and chipotle shrimp salad overhead view

Avocado, Grilled Peach and Chipotle Shrimp Salad with Bacon

This Avocado, Grilled Peach and Chipotle Shrimp Salad combines grilled sweet peaches, creamy avocado, spicy shrimp and smoky bacon, all on a bed of garden fresh greens. Topped with a peach dressing, this makes a complete dinner salad.

Avocado, Grilled Peach and Chipotle Shrimp Salad with Bacon

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Thai Shrimp Salad with Grapefruit and Mint

Tangy citrus, creamy avocado and fresh herbs flavour this fabulous Asian-inspired recipe for shrimp salad with grapefruit and mint.

Thai Shrimp Salad with Grapefruit and Mint

Side view of Shrimp Cobb Salad on a platter with ingredients in rows

Lemon Garlic Shrimp Cobb Salad

Lemon Garlic Shrimp Cobb Salad is a tasty twist on a class Cobb Salad recipe. It combines lemon garlic shrimp, bacon, hard-boiled eggs, cherry tomatoes, blue cheese and avocado on a bed of romaine and drizzled with Creamy Avocado Dressing.

Lemon Garlic Shrimp Cobb Salad

Southwestern Prawn Fruit Salad overhead view with grilled prawns, strawberries and melon

Southwestern Fruit Salad with Grilled Prawns

Enjoy this salad of sweet colourful tropical fruit tossed in a piquant cilantro lime dressing flavoured with honey and tequila. Add fresh grilled garlic butter prawns to make it a complete meal in a bowl.

Southwestern Fruit Salad with Grilled Prawns