What should I do with 1lb. cooked shrimp

[Laurie in VA]

Not sure what I was thinking, but I bought 1 lb. cooked cocktail shrimp just now and don't know what to do with them for supper. Any thoughts? I am searching recipe sites but so far nothing with already cooked shrimp. Ugh!

[elegantlion]

We make a salad on the side and eat the shrimp as the meal. Add a little cocktail sauce, it fills us up.

[Laurie in VA]

Not sure what I was thinking, but I bought 1 lb. cooked cocktail shrimp just now and don't know what to do with them for supper. Any thoughts? I am searching recipe sites but so far nothing with already cooked shrimp. Ugh!

[Janet in Toronto]

You should be able to use it in most recipes that call for uncooked shrimp, but just skip the cooking step (if that makes sense.

 

Throw it into a stir fry at the same time you put in the sauce. It'll all heat up together.

 

Chop it up, mix withe some mayo and cocktail sauce and make seafood salad (or sandwich filling).

 

I often use Indian cooking sauces and just throw the shrimp in at the end.

 

Good luck! Shrimp is a staple at our house.

 

Janet in Toronto

[sdWTMer]

We love shrimp spaghetti here!

[Jenny in Atl]

Melt some butter and garlic... toss with shrimp and serve over a bed of brown rice. Yum!

[Laurie in VA]

TY all so much! Will try the shrimp cocktail and salad. No cooking tonight sounds GREAT! Also found this recipe which looks good if anyone is interested: Sesame Shrimp Rice Salad

[PeterPan]

Well when I buy cooked shrimp (which I don't eat btw), they're frozen. I rinse them in water and pat dry, then toss in oil on a broiling pan. I sprinkle steak seasoning on top or something like cumin, have done it different ways, and then heat through in the oven. Doesn't take long at all and they come out glistening and yummy. I serve them with salads. I'm a fish woman myself, but dd and dh like shrimp this way, and it's crazy fast.

[Mamagistra]

Toss 'em on top of a big green salad with tomatoes, avocado, bacon, and cheese. Mmmm... :drool:

[Mom2legomaniacs]

Do a pseudo-scampi thing and serve over pasta? I make one with some butter, olive oil, red pepper flakes, garlic, lemon juice. I'll search for my recipe and add to this when I find it. The kids LOVE it this way. You just add the shrimp in to heat it only.

 

Another thing I do is to make a stir fry again adding the shrimp towards to very end to heat them up.

[Jen500]

Cook some noodles. Toss with olive oil, shrimp, garlic powder and parmesan.

The other suggestions sound good too! Yum.

[Mom2legomaniacs]

Or a pasta shrimp alfredo too.

[Baseballmom]

How about shrimp fried rice?

Dorothy

[Karenciavo]

For future reference

 

Tortellini Aglio Olio with shrimp and feta (or provolone if you like)