Sheet Pan Garlic Butter Shrimp

garlic butter shrimp cooked on a sheet pan.

5 from 4 votes

This quick and easy 8-ingredient Sheet Pan Garlic Butter Shrimp is unbelievably good! After being tossed in a delicious combination of melted butter, fresh garlic, and seasonings, the shrimp are then baked to tender perfection in the oven and take just 20 minutes to make!

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 210kcal

Author: Joanna Cismaru

Ingredients

1½ pounds large shrimp peeled and deveined
½ cup butter unsalted, melted
4 cloves garlic minced
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
salt and pepper to taste
lemon wedges

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
In a medium size bowl combine the melted butter, garlic, red pepper flakes, paprika, parsley, salt and pepper. Toss well.
Place the shrimp with all the garlic butter on the prepared baking sheet and arrange in a single layer.
Transfer the baking sheet to the oven and bake for 8 to 10 minutes. You can turn on the broiler for the last 2 minutes to get them a little crisp on top.
Drizzle lemon juice over shrimp and serve with lemon wedges or slices.

Notes

Use a large rimmed sheet pan. Your sheet pan must be large enough to fit all the shrimp in a single layer and have a rim that is about 1 inch deep. This is to ensure that the shrimp cook evenly and the melted butter sauce does not overflow the pan.
Defrost with cool water. I recommend fresh shrimp, but if you opt for frozen, never use warm water to defrost frozen shrimp. It’s a food safety no-no. You either need to give the shrimp time to thaw out overnight in the fridge or place them under running cold water.
Crisp up the shrimp. To give the shrimp a bit of a crispy finish, turn the broiler on for the last 2 minutes of cooking. But do watch them closely as shrimp tend to cook very quickly.

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