Jalapeño Lime Shrimp

For this Jalapeño Lime Shrimp recipe, I like to buy the medium shrimp and serve them up as a quickly grilled appetizer at BBQ’s, but you can certainly use large or jumbo shrimp and call it a main dish.

This grilled shrimp has a wonderful marinade that is basically citrus-flavored. The spice of the jalapeños in the marinade is balanced out with the addition of honey. The result is a delicious flavor imparted onto the shrimp. It’s a great grilled shrimp recipe!

Ingredients needed:

shrimp
orange juice concentrate
grated lime zest
freshly squeezed lime juice
honey
ground cumin
salt
garlic
fresh jalapeños


How to make Jalapeño Lime Shrimp:
The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post.
In a large zip bag, combine all of the ingredients; seal and marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. In the photos here, we show marinating the shrimp in a foil pan instead of a bag.
 
Remove the shrimp from the bag; reserve the marinade. Pour the marinade into a small saucepan and heat to boiling; turn off the heat and let it cool down.
 
Heat the grill or broiler.
 
Thread the shrimp onto 12 skewers. 

Place the skewers on a grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray, and cook 4 minutes on each side or until the shrimp are done, basting frequently with the cooled marinade.

I like to serve this Jalapeño Lime Shrimp for dinner on the skewers with steamed rice. Add a few lime wedges to squeeze onto the shrimp, for serving. Enjoy!

Change Things Up!
You can substitute 3 pounds of skinless, boneless chicken breast or pork tenderloin, cut into 1-inch cubes, for the shrimp, if preferred.

The Best Grilled Shrimp Recipes:

Grilled Shrimp Packets
Grilled Marinated Shrimp  
Spicy Coconut and Lime Grilled Shrimp  
Grilled Jumbo Shrimp w/ Lemon- Chipotle Butter  
Grilled Teriyaki Shrimp  

If you happen to be following the Weight Watchers WW plan, you’ll find a link to the WW Points on the recipe card below.



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Jalapeño Lime Shrimp


Jalapeño gives these shrimp just a tiny bit of a kick in this simple marinade for grilled shrimp kebabs. The sweetness balances it out nicely.

Course Main Course Cuisine Mexican Keyword grilled shrimp, jalapeno, lime

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes Cook Time 10 minutes minutes Total Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 12 kebabs
Calories 194 kcal
Author RecipeGirl.com (adapted slightly from Cooking Light)


Ingredients 4 pounds large shrimp, peeled and de-veined 1 cup thawed orange juice concentrate, undiluted 2 teaspoons grated lime zest ½ cup freshly squeezed lime juice ½ cup honey 4 teaspoons ground cumin ½ teaspoon salt 6 medium garlic cloves, minced 4 medium fresh jalapeños, seeded and sliced
Instructions In a large zip bag, combine all of the ingredients; seal and marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Remove the shrimp from the bag; reserve the marinade. Pour the marinade into a small saucepan and heat to boiling; turn off the heat and let it cool down. Heat the grill or broiler. Thread the shrimp onto 12 skewers. Place the skewers on a grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray, and cook 4 minutes on each side or until the shrimp are done, basting frequently with the cooled marinade.

Notes
You can substitute 3 pounds of skinless, boneless chicken breast or pork tenderloin, cut into 1-inch cubes, for the shrimp, if preferred.
Use medium shrimp to make this recipe as an appetizer and large shrimp if you want to make it more of a main dish.
WW Points were calculated for an appetizer serving of one skewer.

Nutrition Serving: 1 kebab | Calories: 194 kcal | Carbohydrates: 23 g | Protein: 21 g | Fat: 2 g | Saturated Fat: 1 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 191 mg | Sodium: 957 mg | Potassium: 369 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 19 g | Vitamin A: 426 IU | Vitamin C: 44 mg | Calcium: 103 mg | Iron: 1 mg
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