Lemon Garlic Herb Shrimp in Packets – This is the BEST, most delicious baked shrimp recipe made with an amazing lemon garlic herb sauce and cooked inside parchment packets!
Or how to eat Lemon Garlic Herb Shrimp all day, every day.
HAllo, friends! Hope you are having a lovely day. If not, maybe some food will make it better? It works for me!
It’s been a hot minute since I last cared about shrimp (12 days ago … but it was Coconut Lime Shrimp! Holla!) because I go through these phases of cravings. Currently, it’s seafood with a nice amount of citrus. I think it’s my body’s way of recognizing that warmer, summery weather is on the horizon.
And while on the subject of summery shrimp, I would like to also present to you this new, crazylicious shrimp recipe with all your preferred things in it.
This is my favorite way to eat shrimp and I don’t think it’s ever going to change. Combined lemon + garlic + parsley + basil, all together, they lend an amazing flavor to seafood.
Sidenote: Breaking news! This is one of the only very few times I would dare suggest cilantro in place of parsley. I mucho dislike cilantro. DON’T hate me, please!! But it tastes soapy and it just overpowers everything – I can’t taste anything else but the cilantro. However! If you would rather use that in place of parsley, go right ahead. I’m sure you’ll love it.
Assuming that you didn’t exit out after my cilantro-dislike revelation, let me just go ahead and assure you that it would probably be the best-est-est idea to make some Lemon Garlic Herb Shrimp for dinner tonight, and let those herbs be chosen by your taste buds. Parsley and basil for me, cilantro and dill for you?? Why not!?
Also? I’m arguing over leaves… LOL!
Anywaaaayz…
LEMON GARLIC HERB SHRIMP PACKETS
A bit buttery, citrusy, and garlicky, this baked shrimp recipe is the BEST I have ever had.
I combined all the flavors together in a ziploc bag, stuck the shrimp in there, and gave them like, 10-ish minutes to marinade. Which, BY THE WAY, the citrus will almost cook the raw shrimp, but for the sake of awesome flavor, we can look the other way, mmm’kay?
LEMON GARLIC HERB SHRIMP PACKETS ON THE GRILL
- Preheat an outdoor grill to medium-high heat.
- Fold the sides of the foil over the shrimp, covering completely; seal the packets closed.
- Transfer the foil packets to the grill, cover grill and cook for 10-12 minutes, or until shrimp are opaque.
ENJOY!
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TOOLS AND INGREDIENTS USED IN THIS RECIPE
Lemon Garlic Herb Shrimp Packets
Ingredients
- 2 pounds large raw shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 whole lemon juice and zest
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes halved
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter cut into pats
- Reynolds Wrap Parchment Paper for packets
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- Place shrimp in a large ziploc bag; add oil, garlic, lemon, mustard, parsley and basil. Add tomatoes, seal the bag, and shake it up. Let rest for about 10 to 12 minutes.
- Tear off four 16-inch sheets of parchment paper and place over rimmed baking sheet, one parchment paper at a time.
- Using a slotted spoon, arrange 1/4 of the shrimp mixture in the middle of the parchment paper.
- Top with a tablespoon of the marinade that's inside the ziploc bag and couple pats of butter.
- Seal the packet by folding over one end to meet the corners of the other; continue to tightly fold the open edge of the paper so to form a seal.
- Repeat to make the remaining 3 packets and arrange the packets on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let rest 5 minutes before opening the packets. Be careful of the hot steam!
- Serve over rice, pasta, or as is.
Notes
LEMON GARLIC HERB SHRIMP FOIL PACKETS ON THE GRILL
- Preheat an outdoor grill to medium-high heat.
- Fold the sides of the foil over the shrimp mixture, covering completely; seal the packets closed.
- Transfer the foil packets to the grill, cover grill and cook for 10-12 minutes, or until shrimp are opaque.
Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.
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I made this tonight and cut everything in half for just the 2 of us.
Placed a large handful of spinach down first and poured the mixture over the top in the packet. I used 16-20 size shrimp and baked it for 20 minutes. Perfect. It did need salt, but that was an easy fix. I am eating low carb, so I drained off the sauce and simmered it with a package of shirataki noodles. Loved it! I might add them to the packet next time. I also used foil instead of parchment. It works either way.
I think the addition of sliced mushrooms and /or zucchini would also be great.
I will make this again and again. Thanks!!!
By the way, I am a chef instructor and really appreciate when a recipe works like this one did. Bravo!
Thank you so much! I’m very glad you enjoyed this recipe! 🙂
Can you make these packets ahead of time? Will the citrus marinade cook them to much if made ahead of time?
That’s correct, the citrus will cook the shrimp if they sit around for too long.
This is like my 5th time making these. They are FABULOUS!!! I love it with the cilantro. And even a few extra tomatoes- they are SO delicious with this marinade! The only thing I’ve changed is my shrimp is always way too rubbery after cooking for 20 minutes. So now I’m trying 16 minutes, plus the sitting. My guess is that’ll be even better.
Thank you for this recipe!!!!!!
That’s wonderful! I am very happy you enjoyed this recipe! Thank YOU! 🙂
This was SOOOOOOO good! I used Cilantro and it was amazing. I made it in the oven and it was perfect! If I were to do it on the grill, would I use tin foil? And no cookie sheet? You mentioned foil on the grill, but I couldn’t see that part for sure.
Anyway, this was amazing. Thank you!
Seriously this was AMAZING!! Not to mention how quick and easy it was to whip up! Served it on top of Jasmine rice and a side of broccoli!
Thank you for the recipe! It will be a staple in my household now!
Thank you vary much for this recipe, best one I’ve seen for shrimp in a while and it tastes AMAZING!
My wife doesn’t eat seafood… saving this on my ‘to try’ list for when she is out of town!
Loving all that garlic and herbs!
I love shrimp and am always looking for new ideas. The first time I try a new recipe I always do it exactly like it is published, then I can tweak it from there next time. I was apprehensive about the time and temperature you listed but against my better judgement did it any way. The shrimp were way overcooked, like chewing on erasers. I though the taste was good but ruined two pounds of shrimp. I will adjust to what my gut feeling says if I ever try this again.
Mike, I plan to try this recipe next week. What temp would you advise?
Totally agree! Mine were way too hard. Maybe do ten minutes and then test?
Wow, this recipe looks fantastical and just reading it made me hungry as a bear. Only thing I would do differently
to save time, since I am a Foodie, I will make this wonderful recipe and put it all in one Super Packet and when it’s
done, serve it over my favorite linguine. Hope there is enough liquid to soak up Crusty Italian Bread.
Katerina, your going to make me fat……LOL Ciao!!!!!
I am so excited to try this! And I will use the cilantro too, I know so many people taste it as soapy, but me… I can even eat it plain! Yum! Thank you for the recipe!
Yum! So flavorful….they look amazing!
YUM! This recipe looks insanely delicious and so flavorful!
Perfect summer meal! It’s like unwrapping a delicious present!
I would love to have this for dinner!
This looks so fantastic – just bursting with fresh, light, summery flavors! And packet cooking is such fun! Plus, I really appreciate the advice about cilantro vs. parsley. Most of my family (definitely including me!) adores cilantro, but my daughter is another one of those people who experiences that soapy, unpleasant taste – so it’s great to know I’ve got options here! Lovely recipe!
These packets look so flavorful and delicious! I would love to eat these out on the deck with some white wine. Such a perfect summer dinner!