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With just seven ingredients and a quick stovetop preparation, these Easy Shrimp Cakes are a delicious and healthy dinner for busy days. They’re so simple and quick to make and so good!
Easy Shrimp Cakes – A Deelish Dinner In Record Time
It can’t just be me, can it? I bet you’ve had moments when there’s so much on your calendar that you feel like there’s no time to make a decent dinner, too.
On days like that, the temptation to head to the nearest drive-thru and pick up some burgers on the way to wherever is strong!
Here’s why you might think twice before giving in to that urge.
Fast food is a lot pricier than it used to be, and it’s definitely not the healthiest option. Honestly, if I’m going to eat out, I’d rather save my money (and calories) for something better than a drive-thru burger.
But guess what? In about the same time it’d take you to drive to the nearest burger joint and wait to pick up your order, you can whip up these Easy Shrimp Cakes. For real!
And not only my shrimp cakes quick and easy to prepare, they’re really tasty too! (Not to mention way better for you than that fast-food burger.)
Ingredients For Easy Shrimp Cakes
There are only seven ingredients in my Easy Shrimp Cakes recipe. You won’t be surprised that the most important of these is shrimp.
As long as it’s raw, you can use any type of shrimp in this recipe. That’s one of the things I love about it because I almost always have a bag of shrimp in the freezer. But this time, I used some pink Patagonia shrimp that was on sale at the market.
The next most important ingredient is Old Bay Seasoning. This is also something I always keep on hand. This blend of 18 herbs and spices is my go-to seasoning for fish, seafood cakes, or seafood boils.
I just buy mine at the supermarket and keep it in the spice drawer. However, if you’re up for it, you can actually make your own to keep on hand. The Kitchn blog has a copycat recipe if you want to give it a try.
Beyond that, the ingredients to make Easy Shrimp Cakes are things you probably have on hand already. You’ll need olive oil, eggs, bell pepper, green onions, and bread crumbs.
My preference is for Panko bread crumbs, but you could substitute regular bread crumbs. You can use any color of sweet bell pepper.
And while I like green onions for this recipe, you could use white, yellow, or red. If you go, make sure you mince them very fine. Otherwise, the taste will be too strong.
An optional addition is a couple of teaspoons of fresh herbs, such as parsley, basil or dill. If you have some around and feel like it, you can toss them in for a little extra color and flavor. With or without the herbs, your easy shrimp cakes will still be really tasty!
Making And Serving Easy Shrimp Cakes
When I say these shrimp cakes are easy, I’m not exaggerating.
All you’ll need to do is whisk the egg, add the other ingredients, and then form the mixture into patties. Then, you’ll cook them on the stovetop in a small amount of oil, flipping the over halfway through, and serve. The whole process will only take about fifteen minutes. Maybe even less.
Please note that my recipe serves two people. If you’re feeding a family or a crowd, simply double, triple, or quadruple the recipes as needed.
And what can you serve with Easy Shrimp Cakes? Glad you asked.
A green salad plus a side of seasoned rice or pasta would be my first choice here. It would make for a quick and healthy sit-down dinner.
However, if you’re having one of those days where you really do need to eat on the run, shrimp cakes and easily become shrimp burgers. Kids will love them!
Just make one large patty per person instead of two small ones, put them on a bun with your favorite condiments, and enjoy them on the road.
Toss some carrot, celery, or cucumber sticks, plus some fruit for dessert, and you’ll have a tasty and healthy dinner to eat on the way to sports practice while doing errands or on a road trip.
Whether you’re dining at home or on the run, these shrimp cakes are a quick, easy, and delicious dinner. Give them a try soon!
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7 Ingredient Easy Shrimp Cakes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
Ingredients
- ½ lb raw, peeled and deveined shrimp, chopped small
- 1 egg
- 2 green onions, white and pale green parts, chopped fine
- ¼ small bell pepper, diced fine
- 1 tsp Old Bay Seasoning
- 1/3 cup panko bread crumbs (can sub regular bread crumbs)
- 1–2 T olive oil
- 2 tsp fresh chopped herbs such as parsley, basil, or dill (optional)
Instructions
- Crack the egg into a medium-sized mixing bowl and whisk to combine the yolk and white. Add the rest of the ingredients to the bowl and stir to combine.
- Form the mixture into small patties. (If making shrimp burgers, make one large patty per person.)
- Heat oil in non-stick pan over medium-high until shimmering. Add patties to pan. Cook 4-5 minutes on each side, until the shrimp is cooked through. Serve.
