Shrimp Asian Salad

Ingredients

2 T honey or agave nectar
2 T soy sauce
1 lime, juiced or 2 1/2 T lime juice
2 tsp sesame oil or peanut oil
1 T vegetable oil
3 T olive oil
1 T toasted sesame seeds
1/4 cucumber, peeled & cut into small pieces
1 lb cooked medium shrimp

Directions

Combine honey (agave nectar), soy sauce, lime juice & oils in a bowl. If shrimp isn't cooked, cook shrimp on medium- low to medium heat with a small amount of olive oil until pink on both sides. Combine cucumber & shrimp with sauce in bowl. Toss with romaine lettuce & top with sesame seeds.

Chili glazed Shrimp & Noodles

Ingredients:

3 T. Sesame oil or Peanut oil

2 tsp. minced garlic

1 lb. large shrimp, peeled and deveined

1/2 c. thinly sliced green onions

2 c. sugar snap peas with ends cut off

1/4 c. low-sodium soy sauce

1/4 c. honey

1-2 T. chili sauce (located in the asian section) add more if you like it spicy

1 tsp. ginger powder or freshly grated ginger root.

2-3 c. rice noodles, cooked (located in the asian section)

Directions:

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add oil to pan. Add garlic and shrimp. Stir-fry 1 minute. Mix soy sauce, honey, chili sauce, and ginger in bowl. Pour over shrimp and add green onions, snap peas, & rice noodles. Toss everything together coating it all in the sauce. Serve in a bowl with chopsticks! :)

*I found a recipe that had some of these ingredients together but I thought it was quite bland so I changed it up and created my own. James liked the original recipe only so-so and then I made it a second time with my changes and he loved it! I think from shrimp being frozen to the dish on the table took me only about 20 minutes! A great recipe to make when short on time and need something quick.

Bajio Shrimp Tacos

Ingredients:

2 Lbs. frozen medium shrimp
1/2 Cup butter
1 Cup honey
2 Tablespoons seasoned salt or lemon pepper

Mango Salsa

1 Mango
1/2 Cup red onion, chopped
2 Tablespoons Cilantro
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 Lime's juice
1/8 teaspoon chili powder

Directions:

Thaw shrimp and cut in half. Melt butter and stir in honey and seasoned salt/lemon pepper. Heat about half of sauce in pan until bubbly, then add shrimp. Cook until shrimp is pink in color.

Mango salsa- peel and dice mango, chop cilantro and onion. Add everything to bowl and toss.

Heat up tortillas in a skillet on both sides. Add cheese, lettuce, mango salsa and shrimp.

*I needed something quick for dinner the other night because I forgot to thaw any meat. I pulled out some shrimp and decided to try shrimp tacos. James grabbed a few things at the store on his way home and we were able to get this made in a very short period of time. I have actually never had Bajio's tacos, but I know that people who have had them rave about them and my husband was no exception. He loved these just as much and was very excited that I made them for him. Definitely a keeper in our shrimp recipe pile (which seems to get bigger and bigger every week).

Greek Shrimp Scampi

Servings: 4

Approximate Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

2 tsp. olive oil

5 garlic cloves (minced)

1/2 c parsley (chopped)

1 can diced tomatoes (28 oz.)

1 1/2 lbs precooked large shrimp

1 c herbed feta cheese (crumbled)

1/2 c fresh basil (chopped)

Juice of 1/2 lemon

4 c spaghetti cooked

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400. Heat oil in saucepan. Add garlic and saute 1 minute. Add tomatoes and 1/2 c parsley. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer 10 minutes. Add shrimp and basil and pour into 9 X 13 baking pan. Sprinkle cheese over top and bake in oven 10 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with lemon juice. Serve over pasta topped with remaining parsley. Salt and pepper to taste.

*Sorry to those who don't like seafood, we eat a lot of seafood so I do a lot of things with shrimp. This is actually a recipe that you could easily take out the shrimp and add some veggies or do some olives and artichokes. I did not have fresh basil or parsley so I just used dried (don't use the amount that it calls for when doing this, when using dried, you can use a lot less.) I had crumbled feta cheese, but it was not herbed, so I added some italian seasoning and some basil to it and that seemed to work well. This was really quite easy and it was pretty darn good.

Grilled Garlic and Herb Shrimp

Ingredients

2 tsp. ground paprika

2 T fresh minced garlic

2 tsp. Italian seasoning blend

2 T fresh lemon juice

1/4 C olive oil

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

2 tsp. dried basil leaves

2 T brown sugar, packed

2 lbs large shrimp, peeled and deveined

Directions

Whisk the paprika, garlic, Italian seasoning, lemon juice, olive oil, pepper, basil, and brown sugar together in a bowl until thoroughly blended. Stir in the shrimp, and toss to evenly coat with the marinade. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours, turning once. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat. Lightly oil grill grate and place about 4 inches from heat source. Remove shrimp from marinade, drain excess and discard marinade. Place shrimp on preheated grill and cook, turning once, until opaque in the center, 5-6 minutes. Serve immediately.

*I made these also for my husbands birthday bbq and I couldn't seem to get myself to stop eating them. These were SO good! Sure to be a hit at any bbq or get together.

Spicy Grilled Shrimp

Ingredients

1 large clove garlic

1 T coarse salt

1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper

1 tsp paprika

2 T olive oil

2 tsp. lemon juice

2 lbs large shrimp, peeled and deveined

8 wedges lemon, for garnish

Directions

Preheat grill for medium heat. In a small bowl, crush the garlic with the salt. Mix in cayenne pepper and paprika, and then stire in olive oil and lemon juice to form a paste. in a large bowl, toss shrimp with garlic paste until evenly coated. Lightly oil grill grate. Cook shrimp for 2-3 minutes per side or until opaque. Transfer to a serving dish, garnish with lemon wedges and serve.

*This was very yummy, especially for those who like spicy food. It was a bit spicy for me but I am pregnant and a bit sensitive to it right now. I think I made almost 30 of these and they were eaten up at our BBQ. Very easy and very yummy.