Coconut Fried Shrimp are a restaurant indulgence that are even BETTER at home. Juicy, perfectly cooked shrimp are coated in a crunchy golden crust of panko breadcrumbs and tropical coconut that is sweet but not too sweet.

This Coconut Shrimp Recipe Is Better Than Any Restaurant Version!

Coconut shrimp is a popular restaurant indulgence, for good reason. When it’s good, it’s the perfect balance of savory and sweet, and the shrimp have a crispy golden brown coating while still being juicy and tender on the inside.

But the truth is that this dish is sometimes a letdown at restaurants. Either they’re overly fried, or soggy, or they just don’t make it to your table fast enough to be at their best (like, you can tell they’ve sat under a warmer for a few minutes, you know?).

Once you try this coconut shrimp recipe at home, you might never feel the need to order it out again. The perfect combination of panko breadcrumbs and shredded coconut gives you maximum crunch and the right amount of sweetness. And your dining room table being steps from your kitchen means you’ll get the freshest, crispiest shrimp possible!

Heads up! Coconut Shrimp is best served with a dipping sauce, and we have the best four-ingredient recipe. The Thai sweet chili sauce makes it!

Coconut Shrimp Sauce

Why You’ll Love Coconut Fried Shrimp

• Save money by making this crowd-favorite dish at home anytime you want.
• It’s great as an appetizer, main course or a little side dish addition to a tropical-inspired meal.
• SO CRISPY, thanks to the panko breadcrumbs and being able to eat the shrimp as soon as they come out of the frying oil!

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These Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas have been tested so every single ingredient is perfectly seasoned and cooked to perfection. This comes together in a flash anytime you need a quick and healthy meal.

“Made this for dinner tonight and it was a hit! Loved how easy it was to pull together with the pre-made taco seasoning. Will definitely be making again!”

—Sara

Your Guide To Perfectly Made Shrimp Fajitas

When it comes to making perfect shrimp fajitas, it’s all about cooking each ingredient perfectly. Nothing is worse than still-crunchy peppers and over-cooked shrimp, right?

An easy-to-clean-up sheet pan meal is totally possible, but you have to know what order to add the ingredients to the pan, and how long to cook each part of the recipe.

Unfortunately, as I’ve found out through lots of testing, it’s not an add everything to the pan at the same time situation.

But, by taking care to add the vegetables and shrimp to the pan in just two additions, you’re guaranteed to end up with a dinner where every single ingredient is perfectly seasoned and cooked to perfection.

Why You’ll Love This Shrimp Fajitas Sheet Pan Recipe

• One pan meal! Everything comes together on one sheet pan, so cleanup is streamlined.
• This recipe requires only a handful of basic ingredients, but the end result is hugely flavorful.
• With lean protein and lots of veggies, it’s a healthy weeknight meal everyone will love.

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Shrimp Ceviche recipe is a restaurant-quality party appetizer that is simple to make at home. So fresh, healthy and easy!

Ceviche Shrimp

“I made this as an appetizer for a 4th of July party. It was excellent and a huge hit with the guests!”

—Kristine

In my Butchery class in culinary school, it seemed like we were ALWAYS butchering (de-shelling and de-veining) shrimp. It’s a crucial skill for any chef, or any home chef who loves seafood.

That left the classes that ran the student restaurant with a LOT of shrimp to use, and it ended up in a LOT of ceviche (which, coincidentally, we also learned about in our Food Chemistry class).

We would make big batches of the best shrimp ceviche and serve it as an appetizer or light lunch at the restaurant. The guests raved about it. They especially loved it on warmer days, because it’s elegant and delicious, but tastes so light and fresh. It’s just as great at home!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe For Shrimp Ceviche

• It’s perfect when you’re craving a light meal that is still full of flavor.
• It’s packed with lean protein from the shrimp and lots of veggie goodness.
• Serve it on its own, with tortilla chips, over a bed of greens, or even as tacos. It’s up to you!

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Popcorn shrimp has always been one of my favorite restaurant indulgences, since I was a kid. But making a box of popcorn shrimp from the freezer aisle at the grocery store just doesn’t compare to that crispy restaurant experience.

I prefer to bread the shrimp myself and cook them in my air fryer. While this recipe does use that traditional 3-step breading process that you may be familiar with, it’s really not that much work. It goes quick, I promise!

This Air Fryer Popcorn Shrimp delivers the golden brown crispy deliciousness you are looking for. And as an added bonus for your tastebuds, the Old Bay seasoning that has been added to the breadcrumbs really jazzes things up a notch!

What is Popcorn Shrimp?

Popcorn shrimp consists of small, bite-sized pieces of shrimp that are breaded and fried (or in this case, air fried) until golden and crispy.

Why you’ll love Air Fryer Popcorn Shrimp

• Air frying offers a healthier alternative to deep frying popcorn shrimp, still resulting in crispy shrimp but with much less oil.
• The Old Bay seasoning mixed into the breadcrumbs ensures that every shrimp is perfectly seasoned and savory.
• These crispy shrimp appeal to both kids and adults, and it’s a great way to get some seafood into your family’s diet.

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The Wonton Soup to satisfy your cravings

I’ve had a hard time finding good takeout wonton soup near me, so, since it’s one of my favorite comfort foods, I’ve perfected the art of making it for myself.

If you think wonton soup is a combination of mushy wontons and flavorless broth, this soup will change your mind.

This post will walk you through how to make the shrimp filling and a super flavorful broth. It will also show you, step-by-step, how easy folding soup wontons actually is.

In no time, you’ll have a wonton assembly line happening in your kitchen, and a fresh and wholesome soup to eat!

“So yummy! Love the broth. I used whole shrimp and wouldn’t change a thing! Definitely a keeper. Thank you!”

—Jennifer

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Get festive with these New Year’s Eve Food ideas

Recently, I was talking with a neighbor about a dilemma she was having for New Year’s Eve: her and her friends need some sort of dinner, but nobody wants to cook and their group is too big for a restaurant reservation.

I’m guessing this could be quite a common issue, so I figured I would put together a board of New Year’s Eve appetizers that eats more like a light dinner, with cheese AND charcuterie AND seafood AND sweet treats AND even a simple homemade appetizer, if you want. 

While this board of New Year’s Eve finger food looks pretty epic, it actually consists of one item I made, a few things I heated up in the oven, and 98% stuff I bought at the store.

This post will give you a ton of ideas to put together the New Year’s appetizers spread of your dreams. The board pictured here is for a big crowd, but if your gathering is a little smaller, just cut it down to a few of your favorite things.

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Serve Crab Stuffed Shrimp as an appetizer or dinner!

One of the best things about cooking at home is realizing how possible it is to create a restaurant-quality dish without being a trained chef.

One of the best examples of this is a recipe like Stuffed Shrimp with Crab.

It’s nothing more than cutting open some shrimp and stuffing them with an easy-to-stir-up mixture of crab and seasonings, but it couldn’t be more impressive.

And even better – it only takes 10 minutes to bake, thanks to starting with a grocery store shortcut of pre-cooked shrimp.

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Use easy-to-find grocery store ingredients to make Bloody Mary Skewers worthy of a trendy brunch restaurant. You’ll want to take a picture of this beautifully garnished cocktail!

I’ve only been drinking Bloody Marys for ten years or less, but I already have strong opinions on the best part: the garnishes.

When a lot of trendy brunch food spots have gone all in and garnished their drinks with crazy things like chicken tenders or slices of pizza or whatever in recent years, their only goal has been to go viral on TikTok or Instagram.

I’m not here to go viral. I’m here to make Bloody Mary skewers that taste great while I’m nibbling on my vegetarian quiche and blackberry muffin.

As I’ll explain in the post below, the best Bloody Mary garnish skewers are a simple combination of three flavors that our taste buds love.

You can get all of the ingredients needed for these Bloody Mary toppings at your local grocery store. And nobody here will ask you to stick an entire fried chicken on top of your drink. Unless you want to. But please don’t.

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“Great recipe! Will absolutely make again.”

—Sally

When I was a kid, if somebody had tried to serve me pasta with no visible (red) sauce, I’m pretty sure I would have been like “um yeah, no way.”

Luckily, I’ve expanded my palate a bit from the days when Prego represented the finest pasta sauce the world had to offer.

Sometimes, especially in the winter, I still want a great meat sauce rigatoni or lamb bolognese that’s simmered all day, or a hearty piece of cottage cheese lasagna.

But often, my pasta cravings turn to something lighter and fresher, like salmon pesto pasta or Greek yogurt pasta sauce.

I love a well-crafted pasta dish with a combination of flavors and textures and just a light coating of simple sauce. This lemon caper pasta with shrimp is a flavorful weeknight meal that’s easy to make with pantry ingredients.

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