Oven Shrimp Skewers
These simple yet delicious oven shrimp skewers are sure to become your go-to weeknight meal. Create juicy, succulent shrimp skewers in the oven in less than 20 minutes!
Servings: 4
Calories: 230kcal
Equipment
- skewers, wooden Wooden
Ingredients
- 1 lb shrimp fresh or frozen, deveined, butterflied
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoon lime juice juice of one large lime
- 2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon cayenne optional
- 1 lime quartered for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F and if using wooden skewers, soak them in water for 15 to 20 minutes to prevent them from burning in the oven.
- In a large bowl, add the shrimp, olive oil, smoked paprika, garlic powder, cayenne, salt, pepper, and lime juice. Toss to mix well.1 lb shrimp, ¼ cup olive oil, 2 teaspoon smoked paprika, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon black pepper, ½ teaspoon cayenne, 3 tablespoon lime juice
- Thread the the shrimp onto the wooden or steel skewers. You can also skewer vegetables on extra skewers and cook them at the same time!
- Brush with any of the remaining marinade in the bowl.
- Lay the skewers on the broiling rack and bake in the oven 4" to 6" below the broiler element for about 6 minutes, or until the shrimps start to turn pink.
- Turn the broiler on for the 2 remaining minutes to get a little charring on the edges of the shrimp.
- Quickly remove from the oven and transfer to a serving platter! Squeeze with lime juice before serving.1 lime
Notes
- If using wooden skewers, be sure to soak them in water for an hour or so before threading the shrimp and cooking them.
- You can also grill these on your Blackstone or Traeger, just watch them carefully as they cook quickly.
- Toss the seasoned shrimp in your air fryer without the skewers for fabulous seasoned air fryer shrimp cooked in less than 5 minutes!
Nutrition
Calories: 230kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 183mg | Sodium: 718mg | Potassium: 370mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 612IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 1mg
