Our air fryer frozen shrimp is a healthy, flavorful way to get dinner on the table in just 10 minutes! This low carb shrimp recipe is drizzled with garlic butter to make a decadent dish worth craving!
Shrimp is like mushrooms, you either love ’em or you hate ’em. My house is split on that opinion with two of us being very pro shrimp and two of us not. Your house may be the same.
We LOVE this recipe, because it’s so darn easy for the shrimp lovers to whip up a quick meal. You start with frozen shrimp and you can cook as many or as few as you’d like.
Plus, who doesn’t love a 10 minute dinner that you just pop in the air fryer and ignore until it’s time to eat?
Having a steak? Throw a few shrimp in the air fryer. Having pasta? Throw a few shrimp in the air fryer. Want some shrimp to snack on? Throw a few shrimp in the air fryer.
Ingredient Notes:
Shrimp – This recipe calls for a pound of frozen shrimp that are peeled and deveined. Tail on or off is up to you. We used medium shrimp in this recipe.
Garlic Butter – To season the shrimp, you’ll just melt together butter, fresh minced garlic, and parsley. We also include some red pepper flakes for heat, but that’s totally optional.
How to Make Frozen Shrimp in an Air Fryer:
Cook the shrimp – Do not thaw your shrimp – this recipe was developed to use frozen shrimp straight from the freezer.
Spritz your air fryer with oil spray or brush the oil on. Then add your shrimp to the basket and spritz some oil over the shrimp. Sprinkle them with salt and pepper and stir while they are in your air fryer basket. Cook at 400 degrees F for 10 minutes. Halfway through cooking shake or stir the shrimp to cook them evenly.
Make the garlic butter – While the shrimp are cooking, put the butter and garlic in a bowl and microwave until the butter has melted. Stir in some red pepper flakes for a little kick.
After you remove the shrimp from the air fryer and add to a serving bowl, drizzle this butter over the shrimp, sprinkle with parsley, and stir to coat.
FAQ:
Nope, this recipe was developed to cook frozen shrimp in the air fryer. Keep it simple and toss your shrimp into the air fryer straight from the freezer.
Raw shrimp is a translucent gray color. Fully cooked shrimp will be opaque and have some pink bits to it.
You may use any size shrimp that you like in the air fryer. This recipe was developed using medium shrimp. To cook larger shrimp, just add one minute to the cook time and test for doneness. Once the shrimp are opaque with hints of pink, they are cooked through.
Recipe Tips and Substitutions
Were you looking for frozen breaded shrimp?
You should be able to still follow the same recipe for cook times. However, you shouldn’t stack them or let them touch. It will be far more important to keep them spaced out to keep your edges crispy. Then instead of coating the shrimp in garlic butter, just use it for dipping!
More air fryer seafood recipes to try:
- Maple Bourbon Shrimp
- Keto Stuffed Mushrooms
- Air Fryer Fish Sticks
- Air Fryer Fried Shrimp
- Air Fryer Shrimp Tacos
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Air Fryer Frozen Shrimp
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound medium frozen shrimp peeled and deveined
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cracked pepper
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Spritz the basket of your air fryer with oil spray.
- Add the frozen shrimp to the basket and spritz shrimp with oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and shake basket.
- Air fry at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes, shaking the basket halfway through cooking, until the shrimp is cooked through.
- While the shrimp is cooking, place the butter and garlic in a small bowl and microwave until the butter has melted. Stir in the red pepper flakes.
- Remove the shrimp to a serving dish and drizzle with the butter mixture, stirring to coat.
- Sprinkle with fresh minced parsley before serving.
Notes
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Comments & Reviews
Tim says
Since my wife can’t do spices, I left off the pepper and red pepper flakes. We loved the garlic/butter flavor. I served them along with pasta and red sauce. Using my Cosori TurboBlaze Air Fryer, I made a note to cut the time to 8 or maybe 9 minutes. Her compliment was, “You can make these for me anytime!”
Karly Campbell says
So glad these were a hit! Thanks for the review, Tim!
Sandy says
Can I make this using the medium cocktail type shrimp that are cooked and frozen? What adjustments should I make?
Karly Campbell says
I think it would overcook very quickly since it’s pre-cooked. I haven’t tested it so I can’t really make recommendations.
Kathy Dugwyler says
I have an oven style air fryer. Is the temperature & cooking time the same ?
Karly Campbell says
They all seem to cook a bit different, but the temp should be the same! Just keep an eye on cook time, like you would with any recipe. 🙂
Timsit says
Cooked and frozen shrimp or raw frozen shrimp?
Karly says
Raw and frozen. 🙂