Spicy Baked Shrimp

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

This spicy baked shrimp recipe marinates and cooks shrimp in Cajun seasoning, lemon juice, honey, and soy sauce, plus fresh parsley and cayenne pepper.

Ingredients

1/2 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 pinch cayenne pepper
1 pound uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
cooking spray

Directions

1 Whisk olive oil, Cajun seasoning, lemon juice, parsley, honey, soy sauce, and cayenne pepper together in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Add shrimp; toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap; marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
2 Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Coat a baking dish with cooking spray.
3 Transfer shrimp to the prepared baking dish; pour any remaining marinade over top.
4 Bake in the preheated oven until shrimp are bright pink on the outside and insides are opaque, about 10 minutes.