Buffalo Grilled Shrimp with Blue Cheese Dip is a spicy, savory, oh my god that is good kind of dish. Ready in less than 15 minutes makes it the perfect weeknight dinner, or the OMG I have guests coming over appetizer.
My garden is in full swing.
Well full swing means that their are teeny tiny little sprouts popping out of the ground, but hey ya’ gotta start somewhere. One of the first things I can always depend on producing for me early is my herbs. My parsley, cilantro and basil have all got a good start.
Well, that was until I got an invader. Something small and fast has been sneaking into the garden and nibbling away. Now how do I know that it is small and fast you ask?
Because my garden has a fence around the perimeter with chicken wire running the lower portion in hopes to keep out said small nibbling creatures. Now h0w do I know it is fast.. well because the two dogs that live here would of certainly caught said small fast creature if it wasn’t so unbelievably fast. Right… right!
Enough about my garden woes, and on to this rocking good recipe.
This is one of my favorite “oh crap what am I gonna make for dinner” recipes. I always try to keep some frozen shrimp on hand and of course everyone should always have butter and Franks hot sauce on hand.
To thaw frozen shrimp, just toss it into a colander and run water for a few minutes until your shrimp thaw. Yep it is that easy.
This is also a great dish to serve while tailgating or as an appetizer.
I hope you give this a try, you won’t be disappointed and neither will family or friends.
If you make this recipe, please let me know! Leave a comment below or take a photo and tag me on Instagram or Twitter with #ahealthylifeforme.
Are you following me on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest? Thanks for reading and subscribe to A Healthy Life For Me to have each post delivered straight to your e-mail box
Grilled Buffalo-Barbecue Shrimp with Blue Cheese Dip
Ingredients
Blue Cheese Dip:
- 1/2 cup light sour cream
- 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped scallions {about 2}
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Shrimp:
- 14 jumbo shrimp 1 1/2 to 2 pounds, peeled, and deveined
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 1/4 cup hot sauce such as Frank’s RedHot
Instructions
- !
Blue Cheese Dip: - Add all ingredients in a small bowl and stir to blend. Set aside.
Shrimp:
- Heat grill or grill pan to medium heat.
- Stir together butter and hot sauce in a large bowl. Set aside.
- Toss shrimp olive oil, kosher salt and black pepper in bowl. Make sure shrimp is evenly coated.
- Grill shrimp, turning once, until just cooked through, 3-4 minutes per side.
- Remove shrimp from grill and directly drop into hot sauce mix.
- Stir shrimp to coat and enjoy.
Notes
Categories:
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:
These are so perfect! Healthy, flavorful, delish! Can’t wait to try!
Thanks Becky!
I love how easily this shrimp is prepared with all those wonderful spices – and that dip looks so good, I’d want to put it on everything!
Thanks Joanie. The dip is great on veggies and chicken as well.
I love the buffalo flavor on these shrimp!!
Thanks Amanda!
These look sensational! My mouth really and truly started watering as I looked at your beautiful photos! What fantastic flavors, and such a healthy, upscale twist on those all-time fave buffalo wings everyone loves so much! This is just a brilliant recipe idea – love it!!! 😀
Thank you for such a great compliment Shelley!
This is one of those recipes where you go “why didn’t I think of that?!” My daughter loves shrimp (and used to love spice) so I am really curious to see how she would take this recipe. Only one way to find out!
I hope she loves it Kacey. My boys are huge fans!
Buffalo ALL the things, including shrimp. YES.