National Shrimp Day: Celebrating America’s Favorite Seafood
Did you know that Americans eat more shrimp than any other seafood? In fact, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Americans eat 4.6 pounds per capita of shrimp each year!
You can celebrate America’s Favorite Seafood - Happy National Shrimp Day! - by making one of the ten delicious shrimp dishes below. Share with your friends and family, or be shellfish and keep it all for yourself; we won’t judge.
1. Shrimp and Corn Soup from Easy Healthy Recipes
From the website: Creamy with a kick, this shrimp and corn soup is the perfect dish for a chilly day. It combines tender shrimp, sweet corn, thick cream, and a blend of spices for a deliciously satisfying dish that’s more like a bisque than soup.
2. Baked Shrimp Scampi from Damn Delicious
From the website: This is the easiest yet fanciest dish of all – tender shrimp baked with buttery breadcrumbs, garlic and lemon juice. Just 10 min prep!
3. Shrimp Louie from The Modern Proper
From the website: There’s no shrimp louie quite like a truly, madly, deeply classic shrimp louie salad—no swaps, no changes, nothing incredibly modern. We present to you, our perfect shrimp louie recipe!
4. Thai Shrimp in a Blanket (Goong Hom Pha) from Thai Caliente
From the website: Shrimp in a Blanket or Goong Hom Pha is an easy appetizer of whole shrimp wrapped in spring roll wrappers and deep fried until crispy.
5. Baked Shrimp Toast from Small Town Woman
From the website: Shrimp toasts are fresh chopped shrimp, onion, celery, and garlic, all nested in a luscious sauce made from cream cheese, Parmesan, and Fontina cheese with just a hint of Cajun spice. They are fabulous for entertaining . . .
6. Shrimp Spring Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce from Jessica Gavin
From the website: Fresh shrimp spring rolls with a delicious peanut dipping sauce. Each roll is filled with healthy crisp vegetables, rice noodles, seafood, and herbs. Impress family and friends with this easy appetizer!
7. Prosecco Butter Poached Shrimp from Plays Well With Butter
From the website: Beautiful colossal shrimp slowly simmer in a full-flavored poaching liquid made of reduced Prosecco wine, butter, lemon, & garlic. Poaching them cooks the shrimp to perfection – they're tender, juicy, & infused with all of the aromatic flavor of the Prosecco sauce. Enjoy them on their own with some crusty bread or pile them on top of risotto for the ultimate special occasion meal.
8. Stuffed Shrimp Bread from Creole Contessa
From the website: My Stuffed Shrimp Bread is comfort food at its best. I love stuffed shrimp and I love bread so I figured why not combine the two and turn them into one delicious dish?
9. Authentic Chinese Shrimp Fried Rice from Savory Bites Recipes
From the website: Loaded with shrimp, peas, carrots, and flavorful sauces, makes your lunch/dinner sorted in no time - this shrimp fried rice recipe is . . . so close to the favorite takeout dish.
10. Bang Bang Shrimp Dip from Mad About Food
From the website: Steam shrimp, chop them and toss them in a creamy, sweet and spicy sauce. Then, add some panko for crunch and green onion for flavor! Serve this shrimp dip with crackers or cucumber slices.