BBQ Pineapple Shrimp is one of our go-to weeknight dinners. This one-pot wonder easy, delicious, and comes together crazy FAST!Recipe yields 2 large dinners or 4 smaller side-dish sized servings.
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword BBQ Pineapple Shrimp
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 20 minutesminutes
Servings 2servings
Calories 441kcal
Author Jenn Laughlin - Peas and Crayons
Ingredients
12ozfresh raw shrimp(or thawed if frozen)
8ozfresh pineapple
1red bell pepper
1TBSPoil or butter(plus extra as needed)
¼ground cayenne pepper
1tbspbutter
⅓cupbarbecue sauce(I used a spicy one - yum!)
salt and pepper to taste
1TBSPgreen onion(optional)
Instructions
Clean and peel shrimp, defrosting if needed. Lately we've been buying frozen, deveined, easy-peel shrimp. All I have to do is defrost, peel, and cook! You can also buy your shrimp already peeled if you'd like!
Pat shrimp dry and season with cayenne, salt, and pepper.
Heat a large pan or skillet to medium-high heat with 1 TBSP of butter or oil and sauté your shrimp. Cook on each side for a minute until shrimp curl and become opaque. The cook time will depend on the heat setting you choose and the size of your shrimp, but regardless they’ll be perfectly cooked in a matter of minutes.
Transfer shrimp to a plate and add a little oil to your pan. Add peppers and cook until tender, adding the pineapple towards the end.
Next add your barbecue sauce (I chose a spicy one - YUM!) and stir it up. Once it's hot and bubbly in the pan, add your shrimp back in and mix it all together. Give shrimp an additional minute to warm back up with the sauce and get ready to dive in!
Notes
SERVE OVER... rice, fried rice, cauliflower rice, or quinoa!I love using spicy bbq sauce for this recipe. You could also use your favorite sweet bbq sauce and add 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper or extra, to taste.Nutrition Facts below are estimated using an online recipe nutrition calculator. Adjust as needed and enjoy!