Spicy Cajun Shrimp Skillet is a super fast (15 minute!) and healthy dinner recipe. We love to keep this low carb and serve it with cauliflower rice, but regular rice is delicious, too.

Spicy Shrimp Skillet 

lbs shrimp, peeled and deveined

Cajun seasoning

sea salt

chili flakes

green bell peppers, diced small

small shallots, minced (about 1/3 cup)

tomato paste

stock

Sea salt and pepper,

Place the shrimp in a bowl and toss with the Cajun seasoning, oil, salt, and chili flakes. Set aside to marinate while you prep the veggies.

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp and sear for 2 minutes. Add the peppers and shallots to the pan then cook for 2 more minutes.

Push the shrimp to the side of the pan and add the tomato paste. Let the tomato paste caramelize for 2-3 minutes, or until it had darkened and is sweet smelling. Stir it into the shrimp.

Add the chicken or vegetable stock to the pan and stir. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

I stumbled on this because, frankly, I was searching for a shrimp recipe I could tolerate. It didn't even have to be great. Just decent. See, I'm not a big fan of seafood, but my husband loves it. On the nights we have cod and shrimp, he cooks, and I choke it down. He loves his one single recipe for cooking cod and shrimp, and it just doesn't pass the test for me. Anyway, since it's just the two of us, we only cook about 6 ounces of shrimp instead of a pound and a half. The first time I made this recipe, I adjusted it to account for such a small amount of shrimp. When I made it again this week, I used the full amount of seasoning and brushed some of it on two pieces of cod which I cooked separately. And all I can say is BRAVO! This is so much better than the decent and tolerable recipe I was looking for. I CRAVE it! Never have I ever had such good seafood at home! The first time I made it, I was sure I did something wrong because it really is so fast and easy, but I clearly hadn't missed any steps because it was an explosion of incredible flavors. Everything about this recipe is so perfect. Even the shallots were a great choice. When I couldn't find shallots in the past, I subbed regular onions. I considered it this time even though my local store had shallots available, but I decided to follow the recipe exactly and use them. The sweetness of them combined with the spicy Cajun seasoning is just incredible. I'm so thrilled to have found a seafood recipe my husband and I both like. Thank you so much for this!

Really good. I’d use a little less than the recommended amount salt, but otherwise it’s spot on. I added a bit of canned corn at the end and thought it came out nicely.

spicy shrimp skillet

Prep Time: 8 minutes

Cook Time: 7 minutes

Total: 15 minutes

Servings: 4

Cost: $10.37 /serving

Author : Kristen Stevens

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