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Add some flavor to your weeknight meals with this chili lime shrimp. Quick and easy to make with simple ingredients, the marinated shrimp is a great addition to any family meal and takes minutes to cook.
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How to make chili lime shrimp
- Add the marinade ingredients to a bowl.
- Whisk together to combine.
- Place the shrimp in the bowl.
- Stir to coat the shrimp, cover and refrigerate.
- Cook the shrimp until pink and opaque. Stir in cilantro and serve.
Tips for making chili lime shrimp
- Peel, devein and remove the tails from the shrimp before you marinade them. You can alternatively buy shrimp thats’s already peeled, but give them a good rinse.
- Be careful not to overcook the shrimp. When shrimp is over cooked, it can become tough and chewy in texture. They only need to be cooked for a couple of minutes on each side, so watch the pan closely and don’t let them curl tightly.
- Serve the shrimp straight away. Reheating them can cause them to toughen, but if you do have leftovers, the best way is to reheat them is in the skillet for a minute or two.
- Adjust the spice in your marinade to suit your tastes. I used a little chili powder, but you can omit this if you don’t like spicy foods.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, you can use frozen shrimp, just be sure to thaw them and dry them completely before adding them to the marinade. Remove any excess moisture with kitchen paper.
Shrimp don’t need long to marinade. In fact, you don’t want to leave them for too long or the acid will start to cook them. Thirty minutes is plenty and don’t leave them for more than one hour.
These chili lime shrimp are great to serve with cauliflower rice for a tasty low carb meal. They are also great piled into tacos!
More Easy Shrimp Recipes
- Grilled Shrimp Skewers
- Garlic Lemon Shrimp
- Shrimp Avocado Salad
- Honey Walnut Shrimp
- Air Fryer Coconut Shrimp
- Healthy Shrimp Scampi
- One Pan Shrimp and Rice
- Grilled Shrimp Tacos
- Spaghetti Squash Shrimp Scampi
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Chili Lime Shrimp
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Ingredients
- 1 pound shrimp peeled and deveined
- ¼ cup lime juice plus zest of one lime
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic cloves pressed
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro for serving
- 1 lime cut into wedges, for serving
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the lime juice, lime zest, olive oil, garlic, chili powder, cumin, and salt. Add the uncooked shrimp to the marinade, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate 30 minutes.
- Add shrimp to a large heated pan over medium heat, and cook until pink and opaque. Remove from heat and stir in cilantro. Serve immediately with lime wedges.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.
Looking forward to making this. What size shrimp do you use?
I typically use regular sized shrimp but any size shrimp will work!
Made this several times… nice, easy and tasty!!!
Thank you so much!
Very flavorful and delishes. Only added a 1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper. I will make this regularly. Thank you
So glad you like it!
I also tasted while mixing an a good dash of cayenne spiced it up
Where does the lime zest come in? I assume it’s stirred in with the cilantro at the end but just want to check as it isn’t mentioned in your instructions. Thanks!
Sorry for the mistake in this. The lime zest goes in the marinade. Hope you enjoy!
Ok, I must admit I don’t like cooking and I don’t really know how to BUT it’s the 4th recipe I’m cooking and it’s sooooo delicious and easy! Thank you!
Once you get the hang of it, you’ll be on your 400th recipe!
Absolutely delish! Added this into pasta and it was blowing everyone’s socks off.
So glad you liked it, Sierra!
I love your recipes! Thank you for providing them for us. I appreciate it more so because my husband is kind of a picky eater and im not very creative in the kitchen 🙁
But we both enjoy the recipes on here. Would it be possible if you could make suggestions on what to pair recipes like this with?
Thanks so much, Ashley! Absolutely, basmati rice is always a winner with this, cilantro lime cauliflower rice is great as well. You can also serve it as a shrimp taco with Mexican street corn salad or as the protein on top of a Mexican chopped salad. Hope some of those suggestions help!
Question: Do you cook the shrimp IN the marinade? Or, just the shrimp? If it’s just the shrimp, so I add a little bit of olive oil before cooking? The recipe is not clear.
You can cook the shrimp in the marinade. Hope that clarifies!
Wow, can you please add a quick link to the recipe. I don’t want the fluff, I don’t want the commentary, I want the recipe. Thanks!
At the top of the recipe page, you can click “JUMP TO RECIPE” which will take you to the recipe card at the bottom of the page.
This is delicious! It would be great if you could change the total time to include the 30 minute marinating time. I didn’t read the whole recipe when I was planning the dinner (that was my own fault, of course) and so we had to delay.
Thank you so much! I appreciate the feedback!
This is a great recipe!! I grilled mine on skewers. Awesome
Thank you! That sounds perfect!
Easy and absolutely delicious! Will definitely make this recipe again.
Thank you so much! I’m glad to hear it!
This was a really easy meal to prepare and was adored by all our guests we had for dinner! I added some red pepper flakes for a little more heat and they were stupendous! Thank you for this recipe! It is definitely a crowd-pleaser!
That makes me so happy to hear! Sounds perfect. You’re so welcome!
It was so good and easy to make!! I added some corn, bell peppers, onion, and jalapeños to mine. I love making food and trying recipes from your site, keep it coming!! ❤️
Thank you so much! Love the sound of those additions.
So good and flavorful! Paired it with basmati rice and avocado slices. I love making food from your site! Thank you!
The best shrimp I’ve ever cooked by myself! I absolutely LOVE all of your recipes. I’ve actually started to enjoy cooking since I found your website. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Yay! So glad to hear it! Thanks so much!!
Hey thanks again. Tried the chile lime shrimp. Paired it with fettucini portobello cooked in rich, creamy, savoury basil pesto sauce and a nice arugula salad (comprising of lemon juice, lemon zest, olive oil, olives, parley, crushed garlic, basil, garden tomatoes and parmesan). Added two glasses (till we finished the bottle) of wine, and strawberries n’ chocolate mini brownies in vanilla ice cream and hazelnut sauce. It was yum-na 😋 #datenight
Oh that’s perfect!! So glad you enjoyed it and love how you served it!
Loved how easy this was. I used my stove top grill and they were amazingly tasty.
So glad you tried it and loved it! Thank you!!
Just made this shrimp and it’s amazing!!!!! Do you happen to have a dip that would work well with them?
Oh yes, try this one! https://feelgoodfoodie.net/recipe/yogurt-sauce/