Cilantro Lime Baked Shrimp

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

This quick and easy baked shrimp recipe is flavored with fresh cilantro, garlic, and lime juice and features a toasty, buttery bread crumb topping.

Ingredients

1/3 cup olive oil
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
4 cloves garlic, peeled
1 small lime, juiced
1 teaspoon garlic and herb seasoning (such as Badia® Complete Seasoning®)
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
3 slices white bread, crusts removed, toasted
1 butter-flavored cooking spray

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
2 Combine olive oil, cilantro, garlic cloves, lime juice, garlic and herb seasoning, and cayenne pepper in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until well blended. Transfer mixture to an 8x8-inch glass baking dish; add shrimp and toss until evenly coated.
3 Place toasted bread into the bowl of a food processor; pulse until becomes crumbs. Top shrimp with bread crumbs; generously coat with cooking spray.
4 Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and shrimp are bright pink, about 15 minutes.