This simple Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Recipe is a delicious and easy recipe that needs just 6 ingredients and cooks up quick. Bacon Wrapped Shrimp is perfect as an appetizer or main dish.
Looking for other shrimp recipes? Check out my recipes for Grilled Shrimp and Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas.
This Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Recipe has an unusual, but incredible tasting combination of lime, simple spices and of course bacon, because as they say, ‘bacon makes everything better’! We love to bring this recipe along to all the gatherings, it is always a hit!!
Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Ingredients
These basic 6 ingredients are all that you will need for this easy recipe:
- Shrimp- for this recipe, I like to go with the large or jumbo shrimp. The larger shrimp are easier to wrap with the bacon.
- Bacon slices- buy precooked bacon, it will make everything go so much quicker!! Otherwise, you will need to cook the bacon before wrapping the shrimp.
- Limes
- Olive oil
- Garlic salt
- Black pepper
- Dried parsley
How to make Oven Baked Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
- The first step in this recipe is to take your fresh, peeled, thawed and deveined shrimp and drizzle with the olive oil, stir to coat all of the shrimp.
- Add in the garlic salt, pepper, parsley, lime juice and lime zest, toss to coat.
- Slice the bacon pieces in halves and wrap each shrimp with a piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick.
- Place the bacon wrapped shrimp pieces onto a greased baking sheet.
- Place the baking sheet with the shrimp 3 inches under the broiler in the oven and bake for 8 minutes, turning half way.
- The shrimp is done when it turns pink and the bacon is nice and crispy.
- Remove from the oven and serve immediately.
Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Recipe
Ingredients
- 20 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp garlic salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp dried parsley
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tbsp lime zest
- 10 slices precooked bacon slices, sliced in half
Instructions
- In a large bowl toss the shrimp with the olive oil until well coated. Add in the garlic salt, pepper, parsley, lime juice and lime zest.
- Wrap each shrimp in a piece of bacon, securing with a toothpick. Place on a greased baking sheet.
- Bake in the oven 3 inches under the broiler for 8 minutes, turning the shrimp half way through the cooking time.
- The shrimp is done cooking when it has turned pink and the bacon is crispy. Serve immediately.
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This simple Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Recipe is a delicious and easy recipe that needs just 6 ingredients and cooks up quick. Bacon Wrapped Shrimp is perfect as an appetizer or main dish.
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