A 5-ingredient, 10-minute honey garlic shrimp recipe with an addictively delicious sauce – a perfect quick and easy weeknight dinner recipe!

One of the all-time most popular recipes here on Family Food on the Table is my 15-minute honey garlic chicken.

Maybe because it’s just 15 minutes. Maybe because it’s all on-hand ingredients. Maybe because the sauce is so fantastic. (Go check out the reviews; people rave over that dish!)

So of course, I had to make some variations of it.

I’ve shared slow cooker honey garlic chicken, a honey garlic chicken stir fry and honey garlic chicken rice bowls.

Today though, we’re going a slightly different route. We’re making honey garlic shrimp and oh man, they are SO tasty!

I mean, I adore me some shrimp. But when you add this swoon-worthy sauce, they really get taken up a notch.

I could drink this sauce with a spoon from the pan, it’s that good.

And bonus, you’ll have plenty of extra sauce to drizzle over some rice or whatever else is on your plate - trust me, you’ll want to!

Plus, we just need 5 ingredients for this recipe and it takes only 10 minutes to make, start to finish! (Gotta love shrimp for their super quick cook times!)

It’s perfect for a weeknight family dinner everyone will love. And for those last-minute dinners where you want to make something quick with what you have on hand.

(I always keep frozen shrimp in the freezer for this reason. And they take just minutes to thaw if you haven’t planned ahead to defrost them, which I never have.)

Speaking of, if you’re a shrimp lover like me, check out spicy roasted shrimp (great for an appetizer or making into a meal) and this quick and easy Mexican shrimp skillet.

Or try southwest Air fryer shrimp. (They aren’t battered, just seasoned and then perfectly cooked. Great for salads or tacos.)

But back to today’s honey garlic Asian-inspired deliciousness.

Let’s get cooking.

Now, I’ve got some notes, tips and substitutions coming up below on how to make honey garlic shrimp. Just tryin’ to be helpful.

If you want to jump on down to the recipe, simply scroll right on through the rest of the text. The recipe card is near the bottom of the page, above the comments section.

Notes on making honey garlic shrimp:

• I used a pound of extra large shrimp, which come 26-30 a pound. You can substitute another size shrimp, but you’ll need to adjust your cooking time.
• The shrimp need to be completely thawed (more on that in a minute) as well as peeled and deveined for this recipe. Please plan accordingly. (You can ask your seafood counter to prep these for you if needed. Or buy the deveined easy-peel frozen shrimp that are almost ready to go for you.)
• You can leave the tails on the shrimp if you prefer. It adds some extra flavor while cooking, but can be a bit more fussy for eating. Up to you.
• Want to make this gluten-free? Just sub some gluten-free tamari for the soy sauce.

Are your shrimp frozen? No worries. Mine are too most of the time.

Fun fact: Buying frozen seafood is often the best way to get it super fresh if you don’t live right by the coast. That’s because the seafood is flash frozen right after it’s off the boat, preserving it at peak freshness.

And in some places, the “fresh” seafood in the grocery store counter has actually already been thawed, so its shelf life is ticking down.

I’ve got a lot of experience with frozen seafood and frozen shrimp, so here are a couple of options for you on how to thaw it depending on how much time you have.

How to thaw frozen shrimp:

- You can place frozen shrimp in the refrigerator (in a well sealed container) overnight to thaw.

- You can thaw frozen shrimp quickly by placing them, frozen, in a colander and rinsing them in the sink with cold water for 2-3 minutes, until they are completely defrosted.

Since the first option takes a little more planning and foresight, I’m often in camp option number two. And it works great every time.

OK, let’s get ready to eat.

Serving ideas for honey garlic shrimp:

- Serve over steamed brown, white or basmati rice. Add a steamed vegetable and dinner is served.

- Use as the protein for an Asian-style rice or grain bowl with fresh and roasted veggies.

- Or use to make a honey garlic shrimp stir fry with mixed veggies. (Double the sauce below so there’s enough to coat all the veggies and to drizzle over the rice.)

- Serve with rice noodles and some sautéed carrots and snow peas. 

- Or add to an Asian style salad. (This homemade soy ginger dressing would go great with it.)

Also, you can definitely toss in some steamed broccoli or thawed frozen peas at the end with the shrimp and sauce in this recipe if you’d like.

So many ways to enjoy these shrimpers!

And, because you know I love my toppings, I wanted to share some ideas.

Topping ideas for honey garlic shrimp:

– Sliced green onions

– Chopped fresh parsley or cilantro

– Chopped peanuts

– Sesame seeds

– An extra sprinkle of red pepper flakes or

– Drizzle of sriracha for a spicy kick 🌶

Are you hungry yet? I am!

I hope you give these honey garlic shrimp a try soon.

Enjoy!

XO,

Kathryn