Lemon Garlic Shrimp! A quick and easy baked lemon garlic shrimp recipe that takes just a few minutes of prep, a few minutes to cook and it is ready to serve! With only 7 simple ingredients, this easy shrimp recipe is perfect being served for dinner or as an appetizer for a dinner party.
Sheet Pan Baked Lemon Garlic Shrimp
Juicy and tender shrimp with the perfect flavors of lemon and garlic. This easy baked shrimp recipe is the perfect easy dinner recipe that you can make quickly and get dinner on the table in under 30 minutes!
I NEED easy! Life is a non stop go, go, go all day long and there have been times lately that my brain is to mushed by dinner time to make something that involves any effort.
This Lemon Garlic Shrimp recipe involves literally like NO effort! But with no effort you get one super tasty meal that everyone loves! Seriously I normally double this recipe when I make it for us, because everyone gobbles it up! Some people call this a sheet pan shrimp recipe because it is baked on a baking sheet, but you can also bake it in a baking dish if you don’t have and baking sheets on hand.
I love making baked shrimp like this lemon garlic shrimp recipe because i can literally toss everything into the oven and let it cook freeing me up to get other things done that I need to get done.
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What to Serve with Lemon Garlic Shrimp
My go to sides when making lemon garlic shrimp are whole roasted cauliflower, Oven baked Lemon Asparagus, Parmesan baked asparagus and then a salad as well.
Yes, I totally grab the bagged salad and add a few chopped veggies like peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers and then call it a meal. Everyone is happy and it was super quick and easy for me to get on the dinner table!
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Tips for Making this Recipe
Lemon Garlic Shrimp is the perfect dish to serve if you are in a rush but wanting an impressive and tasty main dish! Seriously, there are not many dishes that are this easy to make!
There are also a few other other quick short cuts that I take when making this easy lemon garlic shrimp.
I like to use jarred minced garlic but if you want to use fresh garlic and mince it yourself using a garlic press you totally can, you will need 2-3 cloves of fresh garlic. If you want a stronger garlic flavor you can add more garlic, if you like a lighter garlic flavor you can use less garlic.
You can buy shrimp at the grocery store that is already deveined, that is what I buy because I have no desire to spend time deveining shrimp. You can grab the frozen shrimp and let it thaw or you can use fresh shrimp. If I am using frozen shrimp then I take it out of the freezer the night before, let it thaw in the fridge and then just peel it and get started making dinner.
When I am making Lemon Garlic Shrimp for a dinner get together I leave the tails on for presentation. I think they look better when serving to guests. But feel free to take them off when you are making this baked Lemon Garlic Shrimp for a family dinner, I take them off so I don’t have to mess with them when I am eating.
Add some spice. If you want to add a bit of spice you can add 1/2-1 teaspoon of red pepper flakes to this sheet pan shrimp recipe.
How to store left overs
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge. Cooked shrimp will keep in the fridge for 3-4 days if stored properly.
Lemon Garlic Shrimp Ingredients
- Shrimp
- Olive oil
- minced garlic
- salt
- pepper
- lemons
- parsley
How to make Baked Lemon Garlic Shrimp
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
If you need to peel your shrimp or devein them do it first. Then put your shrimp on the pan.
Add salt, pepper, garlic and olive oil to the shrimp and then mix well so all of the shrimp are covered in the salt, pepper, garlic, and olive oil.
You can also add the peeled shrimp to a large bowl and then add the salt, pepper, garlic and olive oil and mix well so it is all coated.
Slice one lemon and place the slices onto the sheet pan randomly on the pan in between the shrimp.
Bake for 6-8 minutes until the shrimp are opaque.
Drizzle the shrimp with the juice of the second lemon and sprinkle with the parsley.
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Lemon Garlic Shrimp
Tools
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- If you need to peel your shrimp or devein them do it first. Then put your shrimp on the pan.
- Add salt, pepper, garlic and olive oil to the shrimp and then mix well so all of the shrimp are covered in the salt, pepper, garlic, and olive oil.
- Slice one lemon and place the slices onto the sheet pan randomly on the pan in between the shrimp.
- Bake for 6-8 minutes until the shrimp are opaque.
- Drizzle the shrimp with the juice of the second lemon and sprinkle with the parsley.
Notes
1 WeightWatchers SmartPoints on the Freestyle Program
Comments & Reviews
Jackie says
This looks delicious and so easy!