Garlic Shrimp Kabobs
This is a quick and easy shrimp kabob recipe, perfect for beginners. Requires minimal ingredients, but is bursting with flavor. Serve over a bed of rice with fresh lemon wedges.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Additional Time: 2 hrs
- Total Time: 2 hrs 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 pound frozen shrimp, thawed and peeled
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 pinch finely chopped parsley
- metal skewers
- cooking spray
Directions
- Rinse and dry shrimp.
- Whisk olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, pepper, and parsley together in a bowl and pour into a large resealable plastic bag. Add shrimp, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. Lightly coat metal skewers with cooking spray.
- Remove shrimp from the marinade and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade. Place about 5 shrimp on each skewer.
- Cook on the preheated grill until shrimp are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, about 5 minutes; do not overcook.
Nutrition Facts
- Servings Per Recipe 6
- Calories 141
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 10g 12%
- Saturated Fat 1g 7%
- Cholesterol 115mg 38%
- Sodium 133mg 6%
- Total Carbohydrate 1g 0%
- Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
- Total Sugars 0g
- Protein 12g
- Vitamin C 3mg 15%
- Calcium 26mg 2%
- Iron 2mg 11%
- Potassium 118mg 3%
