Lazy Cooking at its BEST!

My kids are in some sort of activity every night and I am constantly looking for dishes that are quick, easy, and something that I think they will eat. This isn’t easy, not that my kids are really picky, but they all don’t share all of the same tastes, and we try not to eat out of boxes too often.

Recently my father-in-law gave us a ton of sweet corn and I was trying to find ways to use it. I came across sheet pan meals, including ones using corn. I changed some things to suit our tastes and the kids all loved it, my youngest even asked if we could make it every night! This shrimp bake couldn’t be easier and is “fancy” enough it could make a great stay-in date night dinner!

What You’ll Need

• shrimp – fresh or frozen uncooked shrimp
• andouille sausage
• corn
• small potatoes or finger potatoes
• butter
• cilantro
• lemon
• garlic
• Old Bay seasoning

Putting It All Together

• You’ll need to prep your sheet pan and cut your corn how you would like it. I usually do quarters or thirds
• You will probably want to cook your corn and potatoes before adding the rest of the ingredients. I usually cook the potatoes for 5 minutes, then add the corn, and cook both for another 5 minutes
• While corn and potatoes are cooking you can cut up your sausage and make the butter mixture
• After the corn and potatoes are done add the other sausage and shrimp to the pan and pour the mixture over everything
• Lastly, bake it

Notes

• When my father-in-law gave us the corn I immediately washed it, quartered it, and froze it. I have put it on the sheet frozen before cooking it the whole time with the potatoes, however, if your corn is fresh you won’t need to do this and I would only recommend in a pinch.
• If using frozen shrimp, I would thaw the shrimp prior to cooking. Don’t use precooked shrimp unless you add them to the dish for the last couple of minutes. The precooked shrimp will dry and be gross if cooked again for 13 minutes.
• We love Old Bay and if you do too then you can add more, but if you are not sure, give the butter mixture a taste and see how you feel. You could also try other seasonings, there are so many now. You could even try Tajín Clásico Chile Lime Seasoning, which is often on the coctel de camarones (shrimp cocktail) that I get from Mexican restaurants sometimes… it is so good!
• We love cilantro so we used a lot, if you don’t like cilantro you could use parsley

Enjoy Your Feast

All in all, this shrimp bake is a dish that you can cook on a busy night before or after Taekwondo or Soccer and have a satisfying meal that will please! You can serve it with rice or biscuits or something to soak up all the tasty butter, though I usually mash my potatoes and allow them to soak in the butter.

Summer is a great time to make this as farmers are everywhere selling their sweet corn. You could even try this on the grill or in the smoker with a pot or even just wrapped foil. For all you campers… this could be something you try… maybe substitute fresh caught fish for the shrimp or bring some frozen shrimp with you. There are many possibilities!

Don’t forget to print the recipe… and if you make this please let me know what you think! You can comment below or head over to Instagram or Facebook and share your pics… just tag me @bemandfam!

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Bon Appetit!

BEM + Fam 🙂

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