Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Servings: 4

This simple 4-ingredient recipe for Old Bay Honey Shrimp is done from start to finish in just 20 minutes and makes a perfectly delicious main dish. 

Ingredients:

1 lb. Large shrimp – peeled and deveined

3 Tbsp. Butter 

4 Tbsp. Honey

2 Tbsp. Old Bay seasoning

Garnish with parsley

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Tools Needed:

12 inch skillet

wooden spoon or spatula

measuring spoon

How to Make Old Bay Honey Shrimp:

Place the shrimp into a bowl and toss to coat well in the Old Bay seasoning. 

Heat the butter in a skillet over medium high heat, being careful not to burn it. Keep an eye out for the butter getting brown. Shrimp has a delicate flavor, and burned butter will ruin it.

Add the shrimp to the skillet, and cook until almost cooked through. It should no longer be translucent, but not totally pink either.

Pour the honey into the skillet and toss to coat the shrimp well. Saute until the honey thickens and the shrimp is cooked through. Again, don’t overcook it, or your shrimp will get rubbery. A few minutes does the trick.

Garnish Old Bay Honey Shrimp with parsley.

That’s all there is to it! 

How to make Old Bay Honey Shrimp low carb:

Shrimp is naturally low in carbohydrates, so all you have to do to make this dish keto-friendly is to substitute sugar-free honey for regular. 

Variations:

In a separate pan, you can cook some veggies and toss them in at the end when you cook it all through. Sometimes I’ll add in water chestnuts or snap peas. Other times I make the shrimp and add them to a tossed salad. It goes great with a nice lemony vinaigrette.

How to Serve Old Bay Honey Shrimp:

This recipe is so versatile and can truly be served in so many ways! First, like I said above, you can add veggies and meat to it to make it a main dish, but if you don’t want to do that, my favorite (and the fastest) way to serve it is over a bed of rice. Often, I’m in a huge hurry, so while the shrimp is cooking, I just throw some rice in the Instant Pot or if I’m really short on time, I use boil-in bag rice and make it in the microwave!

You can also serve it with a side of meat – steak and chicken go very well!

Veggies – insert your favorite vegetable here! Literally! Brussels Sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, corn, zucchini (Hello, Zoodles!), squashes…you name it! I especially love Old Bay Honey Shrimp with Brussels Sprouts!

My husband is Italian, so we have salad with just about every meal around here. Old Bay Honey Shrimp has been served with Easy Keto Cucumber Tomato Salad, Easy Corn Salad with Roasted Red Peppers, and even Incredible Loaded Iceberg Wedge Salad.

If you like to have a starch with your meal, shrimp goes well with rice or potatoes too!

How to easily peel and devein shrimp:

Using a small, sharp knife, cut through the shrimp shell along the top of the back. Once you have opened up the shell, make another shallow slit along the back of the shrimp through the opening and lift out the vein with the tip of the knife. Once the vein is removed, peel the shell from the opening you made. It should come off pretty easily.

How do you store this recipe?

Seafood should always be kept either hot or cold. After serving, refrigerate Old Bay Honey Shrimp in an airtight container. The dish will stay good 2 to 3 days in the refrigerator. When reheating, be sure to heat all the way through but not overcook.

Is this recipe healthy?

Shrimp is naturally low in calories and carbohydrates while being a good source of protein. If you substitute in sugar free honey, this recipe will be healthier than if you didn’t. However, shrimp is high in cholesterol, so the best bet is to enjoy it in moderation.

Does shrimp have health benefits?

A serving of shrimp provides more than 20 different vitamins and minerals, including 50% of your daily needs for selenium, which is known to help reduce inflammation and promote heart health. Shrimp is also a good source of Omega 3 fatty acids and touted as one of the best foods for iodine consumption.