Easy oven baked shrimp with garlic butter is a simple way to make flavorful shrimp in the oven. This versatile baked shrimp recipe can be served as an entree, or even on top of a salad or a bed of pasta. Regardless of how you serve it, your whole family will enjoy this oven baked shrimp with garlic butter.
Shrimp is a great way to get some fish into your diet, especially if you have picky eaters. This easy oven baked shrimp with garlic butter is a flavorful, delicious recipe that can be made in under 20 minutes! You can’t beat that, especially on those busy weeknights. This baked shrimp recipe combines tender shrimp with homemade garlic butter, made with unsalted butter, minced garlic, fresh lemon juice, salt, and pepper. It sounds like such a simple combination, but the flavor really can’t be beat!
There are only a few things that you need to do to make this shrimp with garlic butter. Once you have gathered your ingredients, start by melting the butter in the microwave. Once it is melted, add in the minced garlic, salt and pepper, and the lemon juice. All that is left to do once you have made your homemade garlic butter is to toss the shrimp in the butter and spread it out in a 9×13 pan. Once it bakes, it is ready to serve! This is definitely one of the easiest, quickest dinners that you can make!
Why You’ll Love This Easy Oven Baked Shrimp Recipe
- This recipe is very versatile! You can serve this shrimp with almost anything.
- You can bake this shrimp in the oven and it requires minimal prep work.
- The tender shrimp is perfectly coated in a flavorful garlic butter.
- This easy shrimp recipe can be made in just under 20 minutes!
- This baked shrimp recipe doesn’t require anything out of the ordinary – you probably already have everything that you need to make it!
Ingredients For Your Easy Shrimp Recipe
- 1 1/4 lb. shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
- 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- rice for serving
- fresh parsley, chopped for serving
How to Make Easy Oven Baked Shrimp with Garlic Butter
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2: Melt butter in a microwave safe bowl. Stir in minced garlic, salt, pepper, and lemon juice.
Step 3: In a 9×13 baking dish add shrimp, and garlic butter. Toss well, and then spread shrimp into an even layer.
Step 4: Bake in preheated oven for 10-14 minutes or until shrimp is pink and cooked through.
Step 5: Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve immediately with rice and steamed veggies. Spoon sauce over shrimp, Enjoy!
What to Serve/Pair with Your Shrimp with Garlic Butter
One of my favorite things about this recipe is how versatile it is! I recommend serving it with rice and steamed veggies, but you can also serve it on top of a salad, or even use it to make shrimp alfredo! If you’re anything like me and also like to pair some sort of bread with every meal, try these tasty Quick & Easy Homemade Breadsticks with your baked shrimp. Want something refreshing to side with this shrimp, especially for those warmer summer days? Try this Cucumber Tomato Avocado Salad. Yum!
Popular Substitutions & Additions
Instead of parsley for garnish, you can also top this baked shrimp recipe with Italian seasoning.
For some extra lemon flavor, add lemon slices to the pan before you bake your shrimp.
If you want your shrimp to have a little crispness to it, add 2 minutes to the cook time and put the oven on broil.
If you want some extra garlic flavor, add a dash of garlic powder to your garlic butter.
You can also add a little shredded parmesan to the top of your baked shrimp.
Storage & Leftovers
You can store leftover oven baked shrimp in the fridge in a sealed container. It will remain fresh for up to 2 days. You can reheat leftover baked shrimp in the microwave for about 30 seconds, or even put it in the air fryer if you’d like it to have a little crunch.
Easy Oven Baked Shrimp FAQs
How will I know that my shrimp is done cooking?
Your shrimp will be pink when it is done cooking – you can take out one piece and cut it open with a fork to see if it is cooked all of the way.
Can I use frozen shrimp or do I have to use fresh shrimp for this oven baked shrimp recipe?
You can use either fresh or frozen shrimp for this baked shrimp recipe. If you use frozen, make sure that you thaw it beforehand and follow the cooking directions that are on the package.
Can I use the garlic butter portion of this recipe for other recipes?
Of course! This garlic butter is super versatile. It’s delicious on chicken, rice, and even on roasted potatoes! You can also make it without melting the butter to have as a spread for bread.
Other Shrimp Recipes You’ll Love
- Creamy Mozzarella Shrimp Pasta
- Cilantro Lime Shrimp Tacos
- Shrimp Scampi with Linguine Pasta & Asparagus
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Easy Oven Baked Shrimp with Garlic Butter
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 lb. shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
- 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- rice for serving
- fresh parsley, chopped for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Melt butter in a microwave safe bowl. Stir in minced garlic, salt, pepper, and lemon juice.
- In a 9×13 baking dish add shrimp, and garlic butter. Toss well, and then spread shrimp into an even layer.
- Bake in preheated oven for 10-14 minutes or until shrimp is pink and cooked through.
- Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve immediately with rice and steamed veggies. Spoon sauce over shrimp, Enjoy!
