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When we say Easy Shrimp Bake is easy, we aren't kidding around. All it asks of you is to stack tender, savory, and pink shrimp atop refreshing and tender-crisp asparagus, Broccolini®, and fluffy red potatoes. Bake and grab a plate, because Easy Shrimp Bake is ready to impress you right from the word go! It's a full seafood dinner in a single baking pan, so it feels indulgent and homey all at once. Let dinner be your excuse to take it easy this evening, right when you start cooking.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds baby red potatoes, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 3/4 teaspoon sea salt, divided
- 3 medium limes
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon ground chipotle pepper
- 1/2 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed
- 1/2 pound Broccolini or broccoli, cut into small florets
- 1 pound raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, minced
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Step 2 -Grease a 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
Step 3 -Place the potatoes into the prepared baking pan and drizzle with the olive oil.
Step 4 -Sprinkle the potatoes with 1/4 teaspoon of the sea salt and stir to combine.
Step 5 -Bake the potatoes for 30 minutes.
Step 6 -Cut the limes in half and juice to get 1/3 cup of the lime juice. Reserve the fruit halves.
Step 7 -In a small bowl, combine the lime juice, the melted butter, the chipotle, and the remaining sea salt.
Step 8 -Transfer the potatoes from the oven and stir.
Step 9 -Arrange the asparagus, the Broccolini, the shrimp, and the reserved limes on top of the potatoes.
Step 10 -Pour the lime juice mixture over the vegetable-shrimp layer.
Step 11 -Bake until the shrimps turn pink and reach an internal temperature of 145 degrees F, and the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
Step 12 -Sprinkle the shrimp bake with the cilantro.
Step 13 -Serve.
