Shrimp Boil Foil Packet Recipe ~ A Quick, Easy Delicious Meal Ready in Minutes!!!
A Shrimp Boil Foil Packet Recipe ~ a healthy, nutritious meal ready in minutes. In the perfect world, I would always have an hour or more to cook a well-balanced dinner for my family. I would serve it on the patio or deck and the weather would be perfect. Clear blue skies, maybe 75 or 80 degrees with a light breeze. Perhaps at the formal dining table watching the snow fall outside. Furthermore, no matter which situation, everyone would lick their plate clean. However, most of the time, there are a million little things going on and it’s hard to find time to toss a frozen meal into the microwave oven.
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When my life is in total chaos (which seems like most of the time), I rely on something super easy and simple; but, hopefully, still well balanced and nutritious. Thus, foil packet dinners to the rescue. There’s absolutely no other cooking method out there that’s as fast, fun, mess-free, and downright delicious as foil packets. I can wrap up individually portioned meals ahead of time, keep them marinating in the fridge, and then when I’m ready, I only need to fire up the oven or grill and let it cook. And, knowing there are no dirty dishes (or very few) makes the meal that much more enjoyable. Plus, if everyone in my family needs to eat at different times, no problem! I can cook each packet separately!!!
Shrimp Boil Foil Packet Recipe
Since foil packet recipes make dinner so much easier (we’re talking sometimes just 15 minutes of prep time and 15 to 20 minutes of cooking time), this is one of my favorites. Stock up on aluminum foil, stat, because you’re going to want to taste test this amazing recipe for yourself!!!
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This shrimp boil recipe is a mouthwatering cajun meal you can grill or bake in foil packets. Featuring juicy jumbo shirmp, andouille sausage, corn and baby red potatoes with a delicious mix of cajun spices. Perfect for the quick (20 minutes) and easy weeknight meal any time of year!!!
The ingredients for this recipe are: 2 Pounds Shrimp, peeled and deveined; but, still have their tails (I use frozen shrimp in pre-measured 2 lb packages); 1 Andouille or Chorizo Sausage, sliced; 2 Ears of Corn, shucked (peeled), silk removed, and cut into quarters (if fresh corn isn’t available, I use Green Giant Nibblers frozen mini-ears of corn); 1 Pound Baby Red Potatoes, halved or quartered depending on size (I like to use the Terrific Trio (a creamy mixture of baby red, yellow and blue potatoes) from the The Little Potato Company); 1 1/2 Tbsp Cajun Seasoning (my favorite grocery store doesn’t carry Cajun seasonings, so I use the Hot version of Old Bay Seasoning); and 2 Tbsp Olive Oil. Garnishes or other optional ingredients include: half a lemon, freshly squeezed; salt and pepper to taste; or, 1 Tbsp minced fresh parsley.
To make the packets follow these instructions: Preheat your grill or oven to 425 degrees. Bring a small to medium saucepan of water to a boil. Boil the halved potatoes for 10 minutes to slightly soften. If the potatoes are larger than 1-inch, cut them into quarters for quicker cooking. Since I like to use the little baby potatoes, I steam them in the microwave for about 5 minutes. After they cool for a bit, I cut them in half. While the potatoes are cooking and cooling, make the foil packets. On a work surface, prepare 4 12-inch long sheets of foil. Add 1/4 of the shrimp, corn, parboiled potatoes and sausage to the middle of each piece of foil. Sprinkle the Cajun seasonings over each packet of ingredients. Then end with drizzling the olive oil over each sheet.
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Fold up the edges of each piece of foil into a packet. Ensure each packet is tightly sealed and the foil isn’t punctured. Grill or bake the packets for 12-15 minutes or until the shrimp is cooked through. Garnish with optional lemon juice, salt, pepper, and parsley. Serve immediately and ENJOY!!!
To turn this quick and easy meal into a special dinner, I served it with a 2017 Freedom Chardonnay. Freedom is an amazing, full-bodied, moderately acidic Chardonnay. With hints of papaya and meyer lemons, it fills your mouth with a rich, velvety smoothness. This wine pairs beautifully with shrimp, lobster and clams. Plus, it provides an unexpected treat with fish and chips. Furthermore, Wine Ambassador creates their own labels and the Freedom Label is in honor of all of the veterans and first responders currently serving on the front lines. How cool is that?!
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