Go beyond shrimp cocktail with these delicious and easy shrimp appetizer recipe ideas to make for your next party.
Making bite-sized finger food is an easy way to enjoy this popular seafood and here, you'll find ways to use fresh, frozen and even canned shrimp to make delicious appetizers that your guests will devour.
From salads to skewers and from dips to wraps, you'll find easy ways to incorporate shrimp into snacks that are perfect for game days as well as elegant dinner party shrimp appetizers.
Best Shrimp Appetizer Recipes
Whether you're looking for a no-cook seafood appetizer recipe that you can serve cold or a hot shrimp appetizer straight from the oven, grill, air fryer or stovetop, you'll find plenty of tasty inspiration right here.
No matter the occasion, you'll find just what you need with this collection of the best easy shrimp appetizers.
Shrimp Deviled Eggs
Deviled eggs are a mainstay on appetizer tables and with this easy recipe, the addition of shrimp takes them to a tasty new level. Remove the cooked egg yolks from the boiled, peeled and sliced eggs and mix them with finely chopped cooked shrimp.
Add in mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, Old Bay seafood seasoning and paprika for a zesty flavor. Fill the egg white halves with the mixture and garnish with a whole shrimp, chopped fresh parsley, or other fresh herbs. Recipe here
Roasted Shrimp Cocktail
Use frozen, uncooked, peeled and deveined shrimp to make this easy and elegant seafood appetizer. Thaw the large shrimp and toss with olive oil, salt and pepper before roasting on a baking sheet for approximately 10 minutes until cooked through.
Pro tip: The best way to thaw frozen shrimp quickly is in a bowl of cold water.
In the meantime, make the included recipe for a homemade shrimp cocktail sauce or use your favorite bottled version. Plate up the shrimp on a platter, in a glass bowl, or in individual serving glasses, depending on the occasion. Recipe by Cook Eat Well
Easy Smoked Shrimp Recipe
This smoked shrimp recipe is an easy appetizer you can make while the main dish cooks. And you don't need a smoker to make them! You can smoke them with indirect heat on a grill if you don't have a smoker. They take just a few minutes and the smoke adds so much flavor.
Serve this delicious shrimp appetizer with a simple herb garlic butter sauce, or your favorite seafood dipping sauce. Recipe by Cook Eat Well
Grilled Shrimp Skewers
Short skewers of a few grilled shrimp each are always an easy individual appetizer for parties - or double as a main course. A quick 15 minutes in an olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and herbal marinade adds flavor to fresh jumbo shrimp before threading them on skewers for their session on the grill.
They'll need just 3 or 4 minutes, per side, to complete their cooking before plating them for serving with your favorite dipping sauces. Recipe by Life Made Sweeter
Air Fryer Popcorn Shrimp
Who can resist little balls of shrimp that have been "fried" in a tasty breadcrumb batter? These petite shrimp are perfect to serve as appetizers along with your favorite dipping sauce such as cocktail sauce, tartar sauce, sweet chili sauce, or melted garlic butter.
Use small shrimp, peeled and deveined, and coat them in a seasoned flour mixture before dredging in egg and then coating them in breadcrumbs. Add them to your air fryer basket in a single layer and fry for 10 minutes, flipping them halfway through. Easy, delicious and always a hit. Recipe by Cookin With Mima
Shrimp Spring Rolls
The rice paper wrappers showcase the beautiful spring roll ingredients of cooked shrimp, lettuce, vermicelli noodles, avocado and colorful fresh veggies. Tuck in basil or mint for a zesty herbal touch.
Serve these fresh appetizers with a homemade peanut sauce for dipping. Recipe by Eating Bird Food
Cheesy Shrimp Dip
This hot and cheesy dip is full of 3 different cheeses and mixed with a savory garlic, onion and shrimp mixture before being baked to irresistible goodness. Raw and deveined shrimp get rough chopped and mixed with chopped green onions and minced garlic before being sautéed in a skillet until cooked.
Add in cream cheese until melted and then mix with the remaining cheeses before adding it to a baking dish for its session in the oven. Remove when bubbly and golden. Serve with your favorite crackers or bread. Recipe by Life Love And Good Food
Shrimp Cakes
Raw shrimp are finely chopped before being mixed with a batter consisting of breadcrumbs, egg, chopped bell pepper and seasoning. Form the batter into shrimp cakes and sear them in a hot skillet with a little olive oil until browned and crispy on both sides.
Make the shrimp patties as big or as small as the occasion calls for and serve them with tarter sauce, cocktail sauce or a lemon aioli sauce. Recipe by Cafe Delites
Shrimp Ceviche
Full of color and fresh ingredients, this shrimp ceviche is the perfect party appetizer for summer. It's a no-cook effort that requires the diced ingredients of shrimp, tomato, avocado, red onion, cucumbers, jalapeño and cilantro to be marinated in a trio of citrus juices.
Use lemon, orange and lime juices to "cook" the ingredients. If concerned about raw shrimp, simply use thawed pre-cooked shrimp, instead. Serve the ceviche with tortilla chips for a tasty appetizer. Recipe by Recipe Runner
Shrimp Guacamole Bites
Tortilla chips that are formed as scoops or dippers make the perfect vehicle to add a dollop of guacamole to before nestling in a seasoned baked shrimp and a sprinkle of chopped cilantro. They're a tasty bite-sized appetizer that takes less than 15 minutes to make.
The raw shrimp are tossed with taco seasoning before being baked. All that's left is to assemble these guacamole shrimp bites and serve to raving fans. Recipe by The Schmidty Wife
Easy Baked Shrimp Toast
Bite into this crunchy appetizer toast that's slathered with a shrimp, garlic, scallions and mayonnaise mixture and toasted until bubbly and golden. Ciabatta, or any substantial and crusty bread, makes a great vehicle to pile on this savory mixture.
It needs a total time of less than 20 minutes in the oven to toast it to appetizing goodness. When done, cut it into squares or rectangles for an easy finger food. Recipe by DelightfulPlate
Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
Bacon makes everything more tasty and here, thin slices of bacon are wrapped around individual jumbo shrimp sprinkled with cajun seasoning before being baked to crispness for about 15 minutes.
While you could devour these easy shrimp and bacon appetizers as-is, you'll want to take them over the top by drizzling on a honey and hot sauce mixture once they're out of the oven. The result? They'll be simply irresistible. Recipe by The Kitchen Magpie
Asian Shrimp Cucumber Rolls
These Asian-inspired appetizer cucumber and shrimp rolls add a kick to their flavor profile with the addition of wasabi aioli. Make the aioli sauce with mayo, tamari, wasabi paste and lime juice. Spoon it onto thinly sliced strips of English cucumbers.
Dip avocado slices into black sesame seeds and lay them on each cucumber strip followed by peeled, deveined and boiled shrimp. Roll up the cucumber strips and secure them with a toothpick. Serve with additional wasabi aioli for dipping. Recipe by Avocado Pesto
Pineapple Shrimp Tacos
Spicy and sweet combine for a scrumptious flavor with these mini fish tacos that are perfect for an appetizer tray. Toss raw and peeled shrimp in cayenne and smoked paprika before sautéing in a skillet.
Add them to mini taco shells, hard or soft, and top the spicy shrimp with diced pineapple, queso fresco and a zesty yogurt sauce. Recipe by Champagne Tastes
Cold Shrimp Dip
Keep prep time to a minimum when you use canned shrimp and just a few other ingredients to make this easy appetizer recipe. Finely dice the shrimp and add them to the mayonnaise and cream cheese mixture that's been seasoned with garlic salt, black pepper and chopped green onion.
Keep refrigerated in an airtight container until ready to serve with crackers or fresh raw vegetables such as carrot and celery sticks. Recipe by A Farm Girl Dabbles
Air Fryer Bang Bang Shrimp
Game day is a great time to serve these zesty seafood appetizers that are quickly cooked in an air fryer. Large raw and peeled shrimp with tails removed are coated in a seasoned breadcrumb mixture before being added to your air fryer basket.
Cook for 5 minutes before removing and tossing with the homemade mayo, chili and sriracha bang bang sauce. Serve with extra sauce on the side. Recipe by Simply Stacie
Shrimp Nachos
Nachos are an easy and crowd-pleasing - the perfect appetizer to make for casual entertaining. And here, the star ingredient is shrimp. It's an easy 2-step recipe where you bake layers of tortilla chips, pinto beans and cheese while you prepare the shrimp.
Frozen, thawed, shelled and deveined shrimp are seasoned and skillet-cooked until opaque. Top the warm nachos with the shrimp and garnish with your favorite toppings before serving. Recipe by Mom On Time Out
Shrimp Stuffed Mushrooms
Cremini mushrooms are stuffed with a blended shrimp mixture that includes bacon, scallions, jalapeño, fish sauce and cilantro. Stuff it into buttery roasted mushroom caps and slide them in the oven for 10 minutes for the filling to cook.
Serve these bite-sized shrimp appetizers to rave reviews! Recipe by Nom Nom Paleo
Hot Chipotle Shrimp Corn Dip
This hot dip is the perfect game day appetizer that's a satisfying and savory mix of corn, shrimp, cheese, hot sauce, scallions, garlic and chipotle peppers. It's all in a base of cream cheese, mayo and sour cream to keep it creamy. It's super easy when you use frozen cooked shrimp that's been thawed.
Just mix all the ingredients together, slide it in the oven and prepare your crackers, bread, tortilla chips, and whatever else you want to serve that's dippable. Recipe by Little Spice Jar
Shrimp Scampi Flatbread
Use flatbread or a thin pizza crust to make this shrimp scampi appetizer that's full of garlic, butter and four cheeses. Sauté peeled and deveined shrimp and garlic in olive oil and then add lemon juice. Carefully spoon the saucy mixture (without the shrimp) over the flatbread and top with the grated mozzarella cheese blend.
Add the shrimp on top and bake for 7 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Cut and serve as cheesy garlic shrimp appetizer bites. Recipe by Sugar Dish Me
Shrimp Lettuce Wraps
Fresh, vibrant and crunchy, these hand-held shrimp appetizers are a snap to put together. Use bib lettuce to hold the ingredients of skillet-sautéed peeled and deveined shrimp, thin carrots and cucumber sticks, chopped avocado and fresh cilantro.
This shrimp recipe includes a homemade peanut sauce that's a must for dipping. Make it quickly with smooth peanut butter and mix it with a store-bought sesame ginger dressing. Recipe by Natasha's Kitchen
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