Honey Garlic Shrimp and Broccoli- this easy shrimp recipe is perfect for busy weeknights or healthy meal prep. Pan fried shrimp and broccoli in a sweet and savory honey garlic sauce. Ready in 20 mins.
How to make Honey Garlic Shrimp:
1) Marinate the Shrimp:
In a small bowl whisk together honey, soy sauce, garlic, ginger and red pepper flakes. Place shrimp in a large bowl (or ziplock bag). Pour HALF the honey mixture over the shrimp, reserving the remaining mixture for later. Marinate in the refrigerator for a minimum of 15 minutes.
2) Cook the Broccoli:
Heat ¼ cup water in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add broccoli to skillet and cover. Allow to cook until crisp tender (about 3-4 minutes). Remove broccoli from pan and set aside. Pour any reaming water from skillet and dry with a paper towel.
3) Cook the Shrimp:
Add olive oil to skillet and return to heat over medium-high. Add shrimp to skillet, discarding the used marinade. Cook shrimp for one minute, stir and add remaining honey mixture to skillet. Cook for an additional 2 minutes (or until shrimp are cooked through). Add broccoli to skillet and toss to coat. Garnish with sesame seeds and/or sliced green onion, if desired.
Fresh or Frozen Shrimp?
Either works , it’s totally up to you. I find it really easy to keep a package or two of frozen shrimp in the freezer and that's what I used for this recipe.
Use Large or Jumbo size shrimp - peeled and deveined: You’ll want to make sure you have large ( 31/35 shrimp per lb.)or jumbo shrimp (21/25 shrimp per lb.) that have been peeled and deveined. I’m not a huge fan of doing the peeling and deveining myself so I prefer to buy fresh or frozen shrimp that have been peeled and deveined.
Tails on or off?
It's completely up to you! I make it both ways. It usually depends if I'm in the mood to pick up the shrimp by the tails to eat them or if I'm hungry and just want to dive into the shrimp and get both broccoli and shrimp in a bite.
Customize/Variations
- Veggies- you can easily change up the veggies to include what you have on hand or prefer. Some good options would be snap peas or bok choy., baby corn or frozen stir fry veggies.
- Brighten- add a splash of lime juice
- Serve over: rice (white or brown), cauliflower rice, zoodles, or quinoa.
- Shrimp only- you can make this recipe and omit the broccoli. Serve the shrimp as an appetizers or add to salads, tacos or whatever you like.
- Spicy- if you want to spice it up a bit more add a drizzle of sriracha before serving.
Meal Prep
Honey Garlic Shrimp and Broccoli works really great for meal prepping healthy lunches and dinners.
Want more easy healthy shrimp recipes?
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Ingredients
- 1 lb raw shrimp peeled & deveined
- 1 cup broccoli florets fresh or frozen
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- ⅓ cup honey
- ¼ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce or coconut aminos
- 2-3 cloves garlic minced ( approx. 1 Tbsp)
- 2 tsp minced ginger
- ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes more or less to taste
- Toasted sesame seeds for garnish (optional)
- Green onion sliced (for garnish) optional
- Serve over rice cauliflower rice, quinoa, zucchini noodles
Instructions
- In a small bowl whisk together honey, soy sauce, garlic, ginger and red pepper flakes. Place shrimp in a large bowl (or ziplock bag). Pour HALF the honey mixture over the shrimp, reserving the remaining mixture for later. Stir (or shake if using ziplock bag) to coat and allow shrimp to marinate (in refrigerator) for at least 15 minutes (or up to 8-12 hours).
- Heat ¼ cup water in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add broccoli to skillet and cover. Allow to cook until crisp tender (about 3-4 minutes). Remove broccoli from pan and set aside. Pour any remaining water from skillet and dry with a paper towel.
- Add olive oil to skillet and return to heat over medium-high. Add shrimp to skillet, discarding the used marinade. Cook shrimp for one minute, stir and add remaining honey/soy/garlic mixture to skillet. Cook for an additional 2 minutes (or until shrimp are cooked through). Add broccoli to skillet and toss to coat. Garnish with sesame seeds and/or sliced green onion, if desired.
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