Warm summer evenings mean gathering with friends and family. When it’s your turn to host lunch or dinner, give one of these simple and delicious seafood recipes a try. We promise they’ll have your guests clamoring for more.
Tropical Shrimp Kabobs
Everyone will love these sweet and savory shrimp kabobs.
Ingredients
1 10-ounce package of frozen SeaPak Jumbo Coconut Shrimp
12 large fresh pineapple chunks
12 1/2-inch-thick rounds of zucchini
1/2 medium-sized red onion, cut into wedges
1 tablespoon soy sauce
Kabob skewers
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Bake the SeaPak Jumbo Coconut Shrimp for 3 minutes until thawed enough to thread onto skewers.
- Thread the shrimp, pineapple, zucchini, and onion alternately onto the skewers.
- Arrange skewers on the baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes.
- While the kabobs cook, mix the orange marmalade sauce and soy sauce.
- Brush kabobs with sauce and bake for an additional 4 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
Low Country Shrimp Boil
Nothing says summer like a shrimp boil. Cover your table with parchment or butcher paper, pull out the red gingham napkins, and treat your guests to this tasty shrimp boil.
Ingredients
1 12 oz package frozen SeaPak® Shrimp Scampi
2 lbs small red potatoes, cut into quarters
16 oz smoked sausage, Andouille or kielbasa cut into 16 pieces
2 Tbsp Old Bay Seasoning
3 ears of yellow corn that’s husked and cut into halves or thirds
Directions
- Place potatoes and sausage pieces in a large pot with about 10 cups of water. Add Old Bay Seasoning.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add the corn and continue to simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the frozen shrimp scampi. Continue simmering for 3 minutes.
- Drain thoroughly and pour into a serving dish.
- Serve immediately.
BLT Shrimp Sliders
Fresh, juicy, delicious tomatoes make BLTs a summertime favorite. Treat your friends and family to a tasty BLT slider dressed up with creamy basil mayo and a tender butterfly shrimp.
Ingredients
Frozen SeaPak® Jumbo Butterfly Shrimp, cooked per package instructions
Slider buns
Bacon
2 Tbsps mayonnaise
2 tsp chopped fresh basil
1 cup baby arugula
1 sliced Roma tomato
Directions
- Cook the bacon until crispy.
- Stir together mayonnaise and basil; this ratio makes enough for four sandwiches, so make more as needed.
- Spread the basil mayo onto the bottom rolls.
- Top each with one shrimp, fresh arugula, tomato slice, cooked bacon, and bun tops.
- Serve immediately.