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Easy Air Fryer Shrimp
If you love shrimp like we do, it’s easy to want to make this several times a week. The air fried shrimp comes out tender with a wonderful bite. The garlic and lemon flavors shine. Serve the shrimp on a salad, tacos, quinoa or with anything you want. It’s so good for everyday and cooks in about 15 minutes. This low carb shrimp is perfect for busy weeknights when you want to put dinner together quick.
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Tips for Air Fryer Shrimp:
- Shrimp varies so much in size. Some are really small and then there’s the jumbo shrimp. Our time and temp is for medium size shrimp. So start with the base timing we have and adjust accordingly.
- If you’re cooking larger jumbo or tiger shrimp, add about 2 more minutes of cooking time. Check the shrimp then add additional cooking time until it’s cooked to your liking.
- This timing is for peeled shrimp. If you’re cooking with shells-on, add about another 1-2 minutes of cooking time.
- Add your favorite seasonings to this air fried shrimp. This recipe is a base recipe and you can add additional seasonings and salts to make this recipe special.
Healthy Air Fryer Shrimp Recipe
This recipe for air fryer shrimp is really low carb and healthy. For the air fryer, you hardly have to use any oil. A little bit of olive oil spray is all you need for crispy shrimp. Don’t cook it too long or it can get dry. But if you like your shrimp a little more juicy, then drizzle with a little more oil before you cook. This will help the shrimp be more moist and less dry.
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Air Fryer Garlic Shrimp with Lemon
Yield: 2 -3 Servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes mins
Cook Time: 15 minutes mins
Total Time: 25 minutes mins
Shrimp comes in different sizes, so you'll have to adjust cooking times a bit. You'll figure the best time for your air fryer after you've cooked a batch.
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Ingredients
- 1 pound (454 g) raw shrimp , peeled de-veined,
- Vegetable oil or spray , to coat shrimp
- 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 ml) garlic powder
- Salt , to taste
- Black pepper , to taste
- lemon wedges
- minced parsley and/or chili flakes (optional)
Equipment
Instructions
In a bowl, toss the shrimp with the oil. Add garlic powder, salt and pepper and toss to evenly coat the shrimp.
Add shrimp to air fryer basket in a single layer.
Air fry at 400°F for about 10-14 minutes, gently shaking and flipping halfway, depending on size of shrimp.
Transfer shrimp to bowl, squeeze lemon juice on top. Sprinkle parsley and/or chili flakes and serve hot.
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Nutrition Information per Serving
Calories: 228kcal, Protein: 46g, Fat: 3g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 572mg, Sodium: 1762mg, Potassium: 181mg, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin C: 9mg, Calcium: 329mg, Iron: 5mg
Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Air Fryer, Seafood
Calories: 228
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This recipe was originally published in 2019 and re-published in 2021 with updated photos.
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Andy — Reply
Cooking shrimp just got a lot easier! Thanks for suggesting to cook it in the air fryer! -
Rose — Reply
Shrimp came out perfect on the air fryer. Gonna suggest the whole family to cook it like this since they wanna start cooking with less oil. -
Esther — Reply
Yummmm! I love cooking shrimp on my air fryer! It came out so good! -
Lori — Reply
Can you use olive oil instead of vegetable oil?
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Best Recipe Box — Reply
Hi Lori,
yes you can definitely use olive oil. Enjoy!
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Caroline — Reply
Can you use precooked shrimp for this recipe and just reduce the cooking time?
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Best Recipe Box — Reply
Hi Caroline, yes you can use pre-cooked shrimp. You would then basically just re-heat the shrimp and maybe just cook it in half the time.
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Felecia Jones — Reply
Came out great in the air fryer! Thanks for sharing. -
L Walsh — Reply
Is there any issue with after using air fryer for shrimp that the seafood taste/smell stays in fryer ?
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Best Recipe Box — Reply
Hello! We haven’t had any issues with lingering seafood smell. After air frying, we soak the basket with hot soapy water for about 10 minutes. Then a light wash again with a sponge and the seafood odor goes away.
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Flor — Reply
I followed the recipe and it turned out amazing for my shrimp tacos! Thanks for the easy-to-understand instructions! -
Carolyn — Reply
You listed the nutritional value but did not list the carbohydrates or net carbohydrates.
How many carbohydrates in a pound of Air fried shrimp?
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Best Recipe Box — Reply
The net carbs is 0. Or at most, less than .5g & the nutrition calculator outputs the amount as 0.
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Beth Kenworthy — Reply
I am new to the air fryer world! This recipe looks delish but I do have a question…if you have frozen shrimp do you have to thaw them first or can you cook from frozen?
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Best Recipe Box — Reply
Hi Beth! This is for thawed or fresh shrimp. If you have frozen shrimp, you just cook it for about 2-3 minutes longer, depending on the size of your shrimp. After you cook your first batch, you’ll know more of what works best with your air fryer model and size of shrimp.
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Ashley — Reply
Frozen or thawed shrimp?
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Best Recipe Box — Reply
Hi Ashley, this is for thawed shrimp. thanks for asking!
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Linda — Reply
Just wondering what the carbs on this air fry shrimp are please
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Best Recipe Box — Reply
Hi Linda, based on the nutrition format that our recipe box uses, the net carbs for this recipe is 0 (zero). That’s why it doesn’t show in the nutrition information. When it doesn’t show the carb count that means it’s zero. Hope this helps!
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Mark Shaw — Reply
Just cooked a large handful of small raw frozen shrimp with no peel on from Walmart. I sprayed both sides with olive oil spray from a can. I seasoned both sides with garlic/parm powder. Cooked at 400 for 3 min. After that, I moved them around in the basket but did not turn them and cooked 1 minute more. Best little shrimp ever and juicy with great flavor. -
ERMA DeFrancesco — Reply
Can you air fry these shrimp frozen? How about frozen French fries or anything else frozen?
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Best Recipe Box — Reply
Hi Erma! Yes there’s lots of frozen foods you can air fry. We write about it on our dedicated air fryer website here: https://airfryerworld.com/air-fryer-frozen-foods/
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Nsncy — Reply
Air fryer garlic shrimp recipe is easy and delicious. I will try a few extra spices next time but it was great. -
Bruce — Reply
Very good on pre cooked frozen shrimp just rinse first spread in a plate for the spray, garlic, and pepper…. Cook time is about 5 min -
Ivy — Reply
This shrimp recipe is really great for the holidays. And it was so easy to make as well.
