Baked Honey Cajun Shrimp

Baked Honey Cajun Shrimp are a quick and easy dinner that takes just 10 minutes to cook. The balance of sweet and spicy is pure perfection. Tastes great served over rice with steamed broccoli or a salad.

To make this amazingly easy and delicious meal, shrimp are briefly marinated in a mixture of honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, Cajun seasoning, paprika, cayenne pepper, garlic, olive oil, and butter. Then they are baked for about 10 minutes.

This recipe can easily be scaled up or down. I find that 1.5 pounds of shrimp is enough for 4 people to have a generous amount.

These Baked Honey Cajun Shrimp also make an awesome appetizer.
This baked honey cajun shrimp recipe can easily be doubled or tripled to feed a larger crowd. It’s so simple to put together and tastes amazing. Serves 4 for Dinner or 8 as an appetizer, (or 1 pregnant lady and her 6’4″ husband ;).

The shrimp taste wonderful over mashed potatoes, pasta or white rice. It’s not fiery hot by any means but if you want it to be a little more kid-friendly, you might consider cutting the cajun seasoning in half.

Ingredients

 

1 lb large raw shrimp 21-26 count, peeled & deveined
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice of 1 small or 1/2 large lemon
1/4 cup extra light olive oil, not extra virgin

1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp honey
1 Tbsp cajun seasoning
1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Optional Garnish:

1/2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
1/2 tsp grated lemon zest

Instructions

In a medium bowl, whisk together: juice of 1 lemon, 1/4 cup olive oil, 1 Tbsp soy sauce, 1 Tbsp honey, 1 Tbsp Cajun seasoning and 1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley. Add 1 lb shrimp and stir well to coat.

Cover and marinate in the fridge for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

To make the garnish: In a small bowl, stir together 1/2 Tbsp chopped parsley with 1/2 tsp grated lemon zest – cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

Preheat Oven to 450˚F. Transfer shrimp to a baking dish large enough to hold shrimp in a single layer. Bake uncovered until firm (8-10 minutes). Don’t over-bake or shrimp can become rubbery.

Sprinkle the top with optional garnish and serve. P.S. The sauce left in the pan makes for an excellent bread dip .

Baked Honey Cajun Shrimp

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Recipe by Alexandra

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

40

minutes

Calories

300

kcal

Total time

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minutes

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Ingredients

• 1 lb 1 large raw shrimp 21-26 count, peeled & deveined

• 2 Tbsp 2 fresh lemon juice of 1 small or 1/2 large lemon

• 1/4 cup 1/4 extra light olive oil, not extra virgin

• 1 Tbsp 1 soy sauce

• 1 Tbsp 1 honey

• 1 Tbsp 1 cajun seasoning

• 1 Tbsp 1 chopped fresh parsley

• Optional Garnish:

• 1/2 Tbsp 1/2 chopped fresh parsley

• 1/2 tsp 1/2 grated lemon zest

Directions

• In a medium bowl, whisk together: juice of 1 lemon, 1/4 cup olive oil, 1 Tbsp soy sauce, 1 Tbsp honey, 1 Tbsp Cajun seasoning and 1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley. Add 1 lb shrimp and stir well to coat.
• Cover and marinate in the fridge for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• To make the garnish: In a small bowl, stir together 1/2 Tbsp chopped parsley with 1/2 tsp grated lemon zest – cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Preheat Oven to 450˚F. Transfer shrimp to a baking dish large enough to hold shrimp in a single layer. Bake uncovered until firm (8-10 minutes). Don’t over-bake or shrimp can become rubbery.
• Sprinkle the top with optional garnish and serve. P.S. The sauce left in the pan makes for an excellent bread dip .

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