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BBQ Cajun Shrimp
BBQ Cajun Shrimp is a New Orleans favorite made with butter, lemon, tomatoes and spices for the perfect messy delicious shrimp dish you'll crave all summer long!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 601 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 Roma tomato chopped finely but without seeds or juices
- 1 lemon juiced
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 pounds Shrimp peeled and deveined (any size works here)
- parsley chopped for garnish
Instructions
- Add the butter to the pan on medium-low heat with the garlic, tomatoes, lemon, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, sweet paprika, cayenne pepper, kosher salt and black pepper and let it melt together on low heat for 5-7 minutes while the tomatoes melt.
- Remove the bay leaf.
- When the juice of the tomatoes seems to have evaporated you're ready to add the shrimp.
- Raise the heat to medium-high and add the shrimp to the pan, cooking just 1-2 minutes on each side.
- Serve with additional lemon wedges, parsley and crusty bread if desired.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
601kcal
(30%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
35g
(70%)
Fat
48g
(74%)
Saturated Fat
29g
(145%)
Cholesterol
550mg
(183%)
Sodium
2576mg
(107%)
Potassium
315mg
(9%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
1845IU
(37%)
Vitamin C
25.4mg
(28%)
Calcium
282mg
(28%)
Iron
4.5mg
(25%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 601
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 601kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 35g | 70% |
| Fat | 48g | 74% |
| Saturated Fat | 29g | 145% |
| Cholesterol | 550mg | 183% |
| Sodium | 2576mg | 107% |
| Potassium | 315mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 1845IU | 37% |
| Vitamin C | 25.4mg | 28% |
| Calcium | 282mg | 28% |
| Iron | 4.5mg | 25% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.