This delicious baked shrimp with lemon, garlic and butter is a a quick and easy oven-roasted or air fryer shrimp recipe perfect for a quick dinner.
Make this dinner quick with fresh or frozen shrimp. I’ve got tips for how to thaw frozen shrimp quickly below. Enjoy!
How to Make the EASIEST Baked Shrimp
This mouth-watering baked shrimp is on of my go-to recipes when I need a super easy homemade dinner fast! There is nothing easier than making oven-roasted shrimp.
I wish I had known how to bake shrimp when I was younger. I used to think shrimp was hard to cook, but little did I know how easy it is to bake in the oven.
I’ve been oven-roasting shrimp for years now, it’s really one of my favorite meals and great for a low carb diet. Best of all, this easy recipe can be made in your air fryer too!
Easy Baked Shrimp Dinner
With lemon slices, garlic, butter, Italian seasons and of course shrimp, you can have a tasty meal on the dinner table in minutes!
Not only is this recipe an amazing dinner, but it’s perfect for a party appetizer as well. If you do make this baked shrimp for a party, you can bet it will be the star of the evening!
What Kind of Shrimp Do You Cook in the Oven or Air fryer?
When cooking shrimp in the oven or air fryer, you’ll want large shrimp, de-veined and peeled. I used shrimp with the tails on, but you can remove them if you like.
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Can You Cook Frozen Shrimp in the Oven?
If you’re wondering if you can cook frozen shrimp in the oven, that’s not the best idea. Frozen shrimp needs to be completely thawed before cooking in the oven. Place frozen shrimp in the refrigerator overnight to thaw shrimp.
How To Quickly Thaw Frozen Shrimp
If you don’t have a night to thaw frozen shrimp, here’s a simple way you can quickly thaw it for dinner.
- Add your frozen shrimp to a large plastic zip bag.
- Add the bag of shrimp to a large bowl of cold water. Make sure the entire bag is in the water. Put a plate over the bag can help ensure this.
- After 15-20 minutes the shrimp should be fully thawed. Pat dry with a paper towel to remove excess water.
What is a Good Side Dish with Baked Shrimp?
You can serve this shrimp with pasta, rice, salads or your favorite vegetables. Here are a few tasty side dish ideas for you:
Doesn’t this shrimp look so amazing? It’s the perfect dinner for busy weeknights.
More Sheet Pan & Air Fryer Dinner Ideas:
- Sheet Pan Chicken Sausage and Vegetables
- Easy Sheet Pan Salmon
- Buffalo Roasted Cauliflower
- Breakfast Egg Rolls
Easy Baked Shrimp (Oven or Air Fryer)
Ingredients
- 1 pound large shrimp peeled and deveined
- 2 lemons sliced
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter melted or thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic diced
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp fresh cracked pepper
- ¼ tsp sea salt optional
Instructions
Oven Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Lightly coat a baking sheet with nonstick spray. Place a single layer of sliced lemons onto baking sheet.2 lemons
- After patting the shrimp dry with paper towels, place shrimp on top of the lemons in a single layer.1 pound large shrimp
- Drizzle shrimp with melted butter. (Or top with slices of butter)3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Sprinkle with garlic, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.2 cloves garlic, 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning, 1 tsp fresh cracked pepper, 1/4 tsp sea salt
- Place into oven and roast until pink and cooked al the way through, about 8 minutes.
- Serve warm right away with rice, vegetables or salad.
Air Fryer Directions
- Lightly coat air fryer basket with nonstick spray. Place a single layer of sliced lemons onto the basket.
- After patting the shrimp dry with paper towels, place shrimp on top of the lemons in a single layer.
- Drizzle shrimp with melted butter. (Or top with slices of butter)
- Sprinkle with garlic, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
- Cook at 400 degrees for about 8 minutes until pink and cooked al the way through. (no need to turn)
Notes
Nutrition
Originally published September 5, 2019 – Updated November 2022
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This dish was super easy and so delicious. Thank you so much for the recipe. The only change I made was to mix the garlic and seasoning in the melted butter and poured over the shrimp in a bowl so that all the shrimp were covered evenly and then I put them over the lemons. I wish it made more sauce because I was practically licking it off the lemons. So so good!!’
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Going to add this to our Lenten rotation!! So yummy!
My saliva flows continuously. This dish looks so tempting.
This is just one of your many delicious recipes! Keep ’em coming!
Wow! These shrimp look so perfectly seasoned and succulent. I’ve never baked shrimp before so I’m pinning this for my next shrimp crave.
I had frozen shrimp in the freezer and made this last Friday!! It was such a hit that I’m making it again this week!!! We all loved it.
My family loves shrimp! Just added this to our meals for next week thanks!
I love this shrimp recipe. Turns out perfectly every time!
This looks so easy! The perfect dinner!
This dinner looks so incredible, and you make it seem so easy to make too! i wish I could still eat shrimp, I would love to try this recipe!!
This is the perfect weeknight meal!
Hi Mary- Thanks for letting me know about this. I have updated the nutrition facts. There is 204mg of sodium per serving. You can omit the salt for less. Enjoy!
This dish has a lot of sodium in it according to the nutritional guide. I really don’t understand why. Could it be a misprint? I’d love to try the recipe but I am on a low salt diet
I never made shrimp before I cook a lot of other things, but my daughter loves shrimp and I quickly googles and I found this recipe and it is amazing my family love it! Easy delicious restaurant quality
Loved how easy this was to make! We added it to our pasta the other night and it was a perfect addition!
So easy and perfectly paired with some lemon butter pasta. It looked fancy yet was so simple. Thanks!
Whodathunkit? Shrimp in the oven! It was fabulous and a huge hit!
My family loved this dish!
I was blown away with how easy and delicious this shrimp is! It is a new go-to for me on busy nights!