Make the best Air Fryer Shrimp in just minutes! These juicy, succulent shrimp are seasoned to perfection and so quick and easy to do, you’ll wonder why you haven’t made them this way before!
Delicious, juicy shrimp that are ready in just minutes? What is not to love about that! This recipe for Air Fryer Shrimp not only produces delicious shrimp, but its as easy as it gets.
This recipe is perfect for even a novice cook. Just season your shrimp and toss them in the air fryer for a quick cook. Before you know it, you have a delicious meal ready to go.
These Air Fryer Shrimp make a great appetizer served with some cocktail sauce or can be the main component of your meal. Just serve them over pasta, rice, or with veggies and you have a delicious, healthy meal on the table in no time.
If you love shrimp as much as I do, be sure to also check out my Air Fryer Breaded Shrimp.
Ingredients in Air Fryer Shrimp
- Large shrimp: peeled and deveined. I use large sized shrimp for this recipe. They are plump and juicy, making them great as an appetizer served with cocktail sauce. If you cannot get large shrimp, you can use smaller sized shrimp but you will need to adjust the cooking time accordingly. I would check on them during cooking as well to ensure they do not overcook and become rubbery.
- Olive oil: The shrimp get tossed in the olive oil before being placed in the air fryer.
- Lemon: The shrimp are tossed in lemon juice and also served with lemon wedges so that more fresh lemon juice can be squeezed on them, as desired. The lemon adds a lovely fresh zing. Fresh lemon juice is recommended over store-bought as you really can’t beat the flavor.
- Seasoning: Old Bay seasoning, paprika, salt, and black pepper. You can easily play around with different seasonings to suit your taste preference. If you like a bit of heat, you can add some cayenne pepper, for example. Dried herbs or fresh herbs like dill work well with shrimp as do seasoning mixes like lemon pepper seasoning and Jamaican Jerk Seasoning.
- Fresh parsley: for serving.
**Note: Ingredient quantities and full instructions are in the recipe card at the end of this post.**
How to make Air Fryer Shrimp
- Season the shrimp. In a large bowl, toss the shrimp in olive oil, lemon juice, Old Bay seasoning, paprika, salt and pepper.
- Air fry. Place the shrimp in the air fryer basket and cook in a preheated air fryer at 400F for 10-11 minutes or until they are cooked through, shaking the basket halfway through the cook time. If you are using smaller shrimp, adjust the cook time accordingly.
- Serve. Sprinkle with fresh parsley and serve with lemon wedges.
Fresh or frozen shrimp?
You can honestly use either for this recipe. Almost all of the shrimp we get here is frozen and that is what I used in this recipe. Just be sure to completely thaw your shrimp before you cook them up.
You can also make this recipe with pre-cooked shrimp. If you are doing that, cut the cook time down by half (the shrimp is already cooked, after all and you really just want to warm them up).
Storing leftovers and reheating
Once cooled completely, leftover shrimp can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge.
To reheat them, you can place them back in the air fryer basket at 350F until heated through. Since shrimp become rubbery when overcooked, keep an eye on them to ensure you don’t overheat them.
What to serve with Air Fryer Shrimp
This recipe works well as is for an appetizer if you like. We typically serve it up for dinner in our home. Options to turn these beauties into a dinner the whole family will love include (but are not limited to):
- Served with your favorite veggies for a light, low carb meal. Green Beans, are a favorite but feel free to serve these up with all of your favorites.
- Served over rice or Risotto.
- On a bed of pasta. Easily one of my favorite ways to use up these shrimp is over pasta! Pesto, cream sauces, and tomato sauce all work great with the flavor of these shrimp. My go-to pasta recipes to serve with these air fried shrimp are my Creamy Pesto Pasta, Creamy Orzo with Zucchini, Orecchiette Pasta with Asparagus Pesto, and Skinny Fettuccine Alfredo.
I hope you enjoy this quick but delicious dish!
-Cathy
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Air Fryer Shrimp
Ingredients
- 1 lb large shrimp peeled and deveined
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 3/4 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning (can be replaced with other seasonings for gf option)
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley finely chopped, for serving
- lemon wedges for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 400F.
- In a large bowl, toss the shrimp in olive oil, lemon juice, Old Bay seasoning, paprika, salt and pepper.
- Place the shrimp in the air fryer basket and cook at 400F for 10-11 minutes or until they are cooked through, shaking the basket halfway through the cook time. If you are using smaller shrimp, adjust the cook time accordingly.
- Sprinkle with fresh parsley and serve with lemon wedges.
Note: Metric ingredient measurements are provided as a courtesy using a third-party calculator and are rounded to the nearest unit. The recipes provided on this site have not been tested with metric measurements and their accuracy cannot be verified.
Nutrition
The nutritional information provided is based on third-party calculations and is an estimate only. Accurate nutritional facts will vary based on the particular brands used, portion sizes, measurement accuracy and more.
