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A New Favorite– Sheet Pan Cajun Shrimp

Sheet pan recipes are some of our family favorites. This Cajun Shrimp sheet pan recipe is quick, easy and delicious! With added vegetables to the shrimp and kielbasa, or a chicken sausage here, you will love this one. Great appetites needed for those whose feet are under your table when this one is shared!

Are you a shrimp lover? Although we aren’t always a lover of “spicy” foods here, we all can truly appreciate a great shrimp boil. This recipe boasts great flavor that is loved by everyone.

How about making this Cajun shrimp recipe easier by adding it to the oven?? No pots outside cooking or paper spread out on tables to serve for this one. We love those boils, too; but, what could be easier than a one sheet pan wonder? With the heat still sweltering here, not having to cook outside was a win here.

What makes this Cajun Shrimp recipe a favorite?

cajun shrimp sheet pan ready to serve

One dish.

Easy prep. Easy clean up.

Delicious results.

Begin with cutting up potatoes and seasoning with olive oil, salt and pepper. Add to a parchment covered sheet pan with sides.

Place into a 425 degree preheated oven for 25 minutes.

potatoes for cajun shrimp sheet pan recipe

Next, cut up corn…we use fresh when in season, but frozen coblets work well, too.

corn cut for cajun shrimp

Next, cut tops off of three garlic heads.

Cut off tops of garlic heads to add to cajun shrimp sheet pan recipe

Season corn and garlic with olive oil, salt and pepper.

seasoned corn and garlic for cajun shrimp

After 25 minutes, add them to the baking sheet with the potatoes. Bake for an additional 15 minutes.

Then, cut up the sausage or kielbasa and add to the sheet and continue baking for another 10 minutes.

sausage for cajun shrimp sheet pan recipe

Mix together melted butter, minced garlic, lemon juice and Old Bay Seasoning. Set aside.

Frozen shrimp that is deveined, cooked and peeled is a huge time saver. You can begin thawing them to speed up the baking process.

Remove the baking sheet from the oven and spread the shrimp over the top of the other ingredients.

shrimp for cajun shrimp bake

Then pour over the butter mixture and finish baking until the shrimp are finished cooking.

Cooked in an hour and a half or less!

All of the flavors that are needed on one sheet pan full of potatoes, garlic, butter, lemon, seasoning, corn, sausage, and shrimp. YES, Please!!

Cajun shrimp sheet pan

Doesn’t that sound like the best idea for dinner? Or even serve at a holiday gathering?

A winning new favorite to add to your menu.

cajun shrimp sheet pan ready to serve

Sheet Pan Cajun Shrimp

A sheet pan full of all of the delicious flavors of a Cajun shrimp boil roasted in the oven!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Entree
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Equipment

  • 1 oven
  • 1 sheet pan with sides
  • foil or parchment paper
  • cutting board
  • chef's knife
  • measuring spoons

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 lb baby or Yukon potatoes, halved
  • 1 t salt
  • 1 t ground pepper
  • 2 T olive oil
  • 1 stick butter, melted feel free to use 1/2 stick to reduce fat
  • 2 T Old Bay seasoning
  • 1 lb kielbasa or chicken sausage, sliced into 1" slices
  • 2 lb medium shrimp, deveined and peeled
  • 4-6 ears corn
  • 3 heads garlic, tops sliced off to expose cloves
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 medium lemons- one juiced; one cut into wedges or half slices

Instructions
 

  • Juice one lemon and set juice aside. Slice the other lemon into wedges or half slices.
  • Preheat the oven to 425°.
  • Line a cookie sheet with sides with parchment paper (or foil).
  • Cut potatoes in half.
  • In a bowl, add 1 T olive oil and potatoes and 1/2 t salt and 1/2 t pepper. Mix well to coat.
    TIP: I use olive oil in a sprayer to coat evenly.
  • Add potatoes to the cookie sheet in an even layer and bake for about 25 minutes until the potatoes begin to brown. I turned then with cut edges down to brown them.
    potatoes for cajun shrimp sheet pan recipe
  • Cut tops off of three garlic heads.
    Cut off tops of garlic heads to add to cajun shrimp sheet pan recipe
  • While potatoes are baking, cut corn in small wedges. Add corn and garlic heads to the mixing bowl with another T olive oil and 1/2 t salt and 1/2 t pepper. Mix to coat.
    seasoned corn and garlic for cajun shrimp
  • Add them to the sheet with the potatoes. Roast for another 15 minutes in the oven.
  • Cut kielbasa or sausage into slices.
    sausage for cajun shrimp sheet pan recipe
  • In a small bowl, stir together the minced garlic, lemon juice, melted butter and Old Bay.
  • Remove the sheet pan from the oven and top with the kielbasa or sausage. Add back to the oven and roast for another 10 minutes.
  • Remove pan from oven and spread shrimp evenly over pan.
    TIP: Time saving to buy shrimp already cooked, deveined and peeled. If frozen, thaw slightly to save cooking time.
    shrimp for cajun shrimp bake
  • Drizzle with the butter mixture and roast in the oven until the shrimp are no longer pink if you are using uncooked shrimp, or hot if using frozen shrimp. About 5 to 10 minutes.
    Cajun shrimp sheet pan
  • To evenly coat all of the butter mixture, scoop sheet pan contents into a large serving dish or Dutch oven and then carefully lift the remaining juices up in parchment paper and pour over all of the cajun shrimp mixture. Stir to coat everything.
    cajun shrimp sheet pan ready to serve
  • Serve immediately with fresh lemon wedges. Don't forget to squeeze out the garlic goodness and add to toasted french bread!

Notes

The perfect sheet pan meal that gives the most incredible flavors of Cajun shrimp, sausage, and vegetables. 
A quicker and easier version of a Cajun Shrimp Boil!
TIP: Bake a loaf of french bread to enjoy the goodness of creamy, roasted garlic with the Cajun shrimp!
Keyword Cajun Sheet Pan Shrimp, Cajun Shrimp, Oven Shrimp Roast

Serving this Cajun Shrimp…

When finished baking, add the ingredients to a large serving bowl or Dutch oven. Carefully lift the parchment paper and pour remaining juices back over the ingredients in the serving container. Stir and then serve with fresh lemon wedges or half slices.

Perfect. Every. Time.

One more addition…

Since those garlic bulbs come out roasted beautifully, enjoy their creamy goodness by serving with toasted French bread slices.

garlic heads in shrimp cajun sheet pan

YUM!

TIPS for making this Cajun Shrimp recipe even easier…

  • Buy a bag of frozen corn cobs cut in half and defrost slightly before baking. Saves time from having to husk/cut corn.
  • Buy frozen shrimp that has already been cooked, peeled and deveined. Huge time saver!
  • If you are having a large gathering…make the quantity of recipes ahead and add to a crock pot to keep warm until guests arrive. I love ideas that help me have the food ready when guests arrive…even if they are late!

A few other seafood recipes you may love…

There you go!

Just think of me when you are enjoying all of that goodness with feet under your table!

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