Cilantro Lime Shrimp

Cilantro Lime Shrimp is packed with flavor and takes about 10 minutes to prepare! Serve with rice or tacos for an easy weeknight dinner!

Cilantro Lime Shrimp

Cilantro Lime Shrimp is so easy to make and packed with flavor!! It’s always on my dinner rotation. We serve it with rice, with tortillas for shrimp tacos, or with a salad. For more shrimp recipes, you might also enjoy these easy Air Fryer Shrimp, Honey Garlic Shrimp, Shrimp with Grits and Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice.

Ingredients

• Shrimp: You can buy fresh or frozen jumbo shrimp, peeled or unpeeled. Unpeeled is generally cheaper, but you will need to peel and devein it.
• Spice: cumin, salt, pepper
• Garlic: Crush five cloves of garlic.
• Lime: Squeeze 2 tablespoons of juice from a medium lime.
• Coriander: Chop fresh coriander.

How to make Cilantro Lime Shrimp

1. Season the shrimp with cumin, salt and pepper.
2. Cook shrimp: Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add a teaspoon of olive oil and half the shrimp to the pan. Cook them undisturbed for about two minutes. Flip the shrimp and cook until opaque, an additional minute. Put on a plate.
3. Garlic: Add the remaining oil and the shrimp to the pan. After a few minutes, flip the shrimp, add the garlic and cook for a minute. Return the first batch of shrimp to the pan and mix well to evenly incorporate the garlic. Take the pan off the stove.
4. Lime and Coriander: Squeeze the lime juice and sprinkle the coriander over the shrimp.

What to serve with Cilantro Lime Shrimp

I like to eat it with rice and an avocado romaine lettuce. Here are some more suggestions on how to serve this protein:

storage

Cooked shrimp can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. You could microwave it, but I recommend eating the leftovers cold.

variations

• Don’t like cilantro? Substitute fresh chives.
• Switch flavors with basil or parsley and lemon juice.
• Shrimp not browned? Your pan may not have been hot enough, or it may have been overfilled.
• Grilling: If you prefer to grill the shrimp, check out my recipe for Grilled Cilantro Lime Shrimp Kebab.

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