Baked Cajun Shrimp

Here’s a long, flavorful Baked Cajun Shrimp recipe — juicy, spicy, and super easy 🦐🔥

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🦐 Baked Cajun Shrimp

This Baked Cajun Shrimp is bold, buttery, and packed with smoky Cajun spices. It comes together in minutes and makes a perfect appetizer, weeknight dinner, or party dish. Serve it with rice, pasta, or crusty bread to soak up the sauce.

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🧾 Ingredients (serves 4)

• 1½ lb large shrimp, peeled & deveined
• 3 tbsp olive oil or melted butter
• 3 tbsp butter, melted (for extra richness)
• 4–5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1½ tbsp Cajun seasoning (adjust to taste)
• ½ tsp paprika (smoked if possible)
• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• Zest of ½ lemon (optional)
• Salt & black pepper, to taste
• 1 tbsp chopped parsley (optional)

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

1️⃣ Preheat & prep

Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
Pat shrimp dry with paper towels to help them roast instead of steam.

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2️⃣ Season the shrimp

In a large bowl, combine olive oil, melted butter, garlic, Cajun seasoning, paprika, cayenne, lemon juice, and pepper.
Add shrimp and toss until evenly coated.

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3️⃣ Arrange for baking

Spread shrimp in a single layer in a baking dish or sheet pan.
Pour any remaining sauce over the shrimp.

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4️⃣ Bake

Bake uncovered for 8–10 minutes, until shrimp are pink, opaque, and slightly curled.
Do not overcook — shrimp cook fast.

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5️⃣ Finish & serve

Remove from oven, sprinkle with parsley and lemon zest.
Serve immediately.

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🍽️ Serving Ideas

• Over rice or Cajun dirty rice
• With pasta or creamy Alfredo
• With grits
• With garlic bread
• On tacos or wraps

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💡 Tips for Best Results

• Use raw shrimp, not pre-cooked
• Adjust Cajun seasoning for saltiness
• For crisp edges, broil 1–2 minutes at the end

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🔄 Variations

• 🧄 Extra garlic butter version
• 🌶️ Spicy honey Cajun (add 1 tbsp honey)
• 🧀 Cajun shrimp with Parmesan (sprinkle before baking)
• 🍋 Lemon herb Cajun shrimp

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If you want, I can rewrite this as:

• 🔥 viral Facebook-style post
• ✂️ short recipe
• 🍤 air fryer version
• 📏 exact gram measurements

Just tell me 😊