🍤🌽 Garlic Butter Baked Shrimp with Corn: An Easy Sheet Pan Dinner

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Looking for a weeknight dinner that’s packed with flavor, light on cleanup, and ready in a flash? This Garlic Butter Baked Shrimp with Corn is your answer! Juicy shrimp and sweet corn are tossed in a rich, zesty garlic-butter sauce and baked on a single sheet pan until perfectly cooked. It's a quick, delicious, and satisfying meal that tastes like summer, any time of year.

🍽️ Recipe Details

🛒 Ingredients

For the Garlic Butter Sauce:

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
• 5 cloves garlic, minced (or 1 tbsp garlic paste)
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika (or regular paprika)
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional, for a kick)
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish)

For the Sheet Pan:

• 1.5 lbs large shrimp, peeled and deveined (tails on or off, your preference)
• 2 ears of fresh corn, shucked and halved or quartered, OR 2 cups frozen corn kernels (thawed)

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Step 1: Preheat and Prep

1. Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
2. Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil or parchment paper for the easiest cleanup.

Step 2: Mix the Garlic Butter

1. In a small bowl, whisk together the melted butter, minced garlic, paprika, lemon juice, salt, black pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes (if using). This is the "magic sauce" that will bring all the flavor!

Step 3: Combine and Arrange

1. Place the shrimp and corn onto the prepared baking sheet.
2. Pour the prepared garlic butter mixture evenly over the shrimp and corn.
3. Toss gently to ensure everything is well-coated. For corn on the cob, make sure to get the butter mixture into the kernels.
4. Spread the shrimp and corn into a single layer on the sheet pan for even cooking.

Step 4: Bake to Perfection

1. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
   • Pro Tip: Shrimp cooks quickly! Look for the signs of doneness—the shrimp will turn pink, curl slightly, and become opaque throughout. Avoid overbaking, as this will make the shrimp rubbery. If your corn is not fully tender by the time the shrimp is done, you can remove the shrimp and continue baking the corn for a few more minutes, but typically they finish together.

Step 5: Garnish and Serve

1. Carefully remove the sheet pan from the oven.
2. Garnish immediately with the chopped fresh parsley.
3. Serve hot! This dish is wonderful on its own, or you can serve it with crusty bread for soaking up the extra garlic butter, or over rice.

✨ Tips & Variations

• Make it Spicy: Increase the crushed red pepper flakes to 1 teaspoon, or add a dash of your favorite hot sauce to the garlic butter.
• Add More Veggies: This recipe is fantastic as a base for a sheet pan meal. Feel free to add chopped bell peppers, sliced zucchini, or asparagus spears. Toss them in a little olive oil, salt, and pepper and spread them on the pan before adding the shrimp mixture. Note: Denser veggies like potatoes will need to be par-cooked first.
• Fresh vs. Frozen Shrimp: Either works! If using frozen shrimp, make sure to thaw it completely and pat it very dry with paper towels before adding the butter mixture. This prevents excess water from steaming the shrimp.
• Serve With: A side of white rice, quinoa, or a simple green salad makes this a complete meal. And don't forget the crusty bread to mop up that glorious garlic butter!

Enjoy this quick and satisfying meal! If you try this recipe, be sure to tag us and let us know what you thought in the comments below!

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