What kind of meal can you make in 10 minutes? A solid sandwich or maybe a bowl of cereal probably come to mind. While these are OK, they aren't particularly fancy or exciting. But don't worry--I've got you. After today, you can add delicious garlic butter sheet pan shrimp & scallops to your 10-minute recipe recall. Yes, I said what I said. This broiled shrimp and scallops is a 10-minute recipe!
This is yet another dish borne of my desire to keep weekly meal planning interesting. With an easy shrimp and scallops recipe on the brain, I grabbed frozen shrimp and scallops, as well as fresh baby spinach and sweet baby tomatoes while grocery shopping with a quick saute like this one in mind. But after coming across this broil method, I adapted it to make my meal prep situation even easier. It turns out that sheet pan scallops and shrimp are an elegant option for date night or entertaining but also easy enough to make on any given weeknight no matter how little time you have to spare.
After a few minutes of prep, everything cooks up to perfection in only five minutes under your oven's broiler. In that short amount of time, your kitchen will be filled with mouthwatering fragrance. And the result tastes as perfect as the aroma. The broiled shrimp is juicy and perfectly cooked. The broiled scallops are buttery. And the flavors are completely on point. Serve this over pasta or rice or pair with your favorite veggies.
Sheet Pan Shrimp & Scallops Ingredients
- Shrimp
- Scallops
- Butter
- Olive Oil
- Garlic
- Onion
- Baby Tomatoes
- Baby Spinach
- Crushed Red Pepper
- Sea Salt
- Black Pepper
I hope you enjoy easy sheet pan shrimp & scallops for yourself very soon--they won't take much time to make at all. 🙂 For more sheet pan meals, check out this roasted chicken & veggies and these colorful power bowls. Thanks for reading!
P.S. More yummy shrimp recipes:
- Sweet & Spicy Shrimp Broccoli Stir Fry
- Quick Shrimp & Tomato Pasta
- Coconut Lime Shrimp & Plantain Power Bowls
Wondering how to broil shrimp? Here's the how-to on that!
An easy way to make an elegant shrimp & scallop main dish in just 10 minutes
- ½ pound shrimp fresh or thawed
- ½ pound scallops fresh or thawed
- ¼ cup butter cut into pieces
- ¼ cup olive oil
- squeeze of lemon juice
- 1 pint sweet baby tomatoes cut into halves
- 2 handfuls fresh baby spinach leaves
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/10 onion diced
- crushed red pepper to taste
- sea salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Place an oven rack in the second highest position (about six inches from broiler). Preheat oven to broil setting. Meanwhile, thaw shrimp and scallops, if necessary, and pat dry. Season with sea salt and black pepper.
Add butter to a ½ sheet pan and place pan on positioned oven rack until butter melts (about one minute).
Once butter is melted, remove pan from oven and add olive oil and lemon juice then carefully stir in garlic, onion, and crushed red pepper. Add tomatoes, shrimp and scallops to pan and stir to coat in butter mixture. Place pan back in oven for three minutes.
Stir contents of pan to ensure no sticking and even cooking. Return to oven for two more minutes then carefully remove.
Stir spinach into pan, ensuring it gets coated with butter mixture so that it wilts.
Adapted from MyRecipes' Broiled Shrimp and Scallops
Adapted from MyRecipes' Broiled Shrimp and Scallops
Renia Butler says
Looks delish jazz.
Marta says
I'd much rather make scallops at home, so this recipe was made for me. I'm always disappointed at how low the quality of scallops are at restaurants these days.
Tamara J. says
Such a perfect, quick and easy weeknight meal. We pair it with a good pasta, or pretty much any other starch, and wah-lab, dinner is done! Thank you for sharing this with us!
Calysta says
Sheet pan dinners are the answer to all my busy weeknight meal questions! I can’t wait to try this!
portia says
Scallops and Shrimp???? You are speaking my language! We’ve been eating mostly fish these days also so this is right on time!!
Desirée says
Wow, these photos are amazing and the recipe looks so simple to make!
Aly Michell says
This looks great. My grandma is a huge fan of seafood. I might have to send her over this recipe!
Jayne Rain says
This looks so fresh and delicious. Definitely giving it a try.
Katrina Adams says
I love sheet pan recipes!! Perfect for weeknight dinners!!
Adri says
We've been SO busy on weekdays, so this recipe is definitely in my near future!
LaKita says
Love any option for a full meal in minutes and on a sheet pan!
Mila says
Totally genius! I love the one-pan meal idea, and especially with a garlicky medley!
Rhonda Mapp says
Loved This! Made this for dinner tonight. EXCELLENT!! Had a taste for shrimp and scallops and this fit the bill perfectly. Not that it needed any changing but all I added was a little Lawry’s Lemon Pepper. Husband loved it too! Thanks so much for sharing.
Calysta says
Sheet pan dinners are the answer to all my busy weeknight meal questions! I can’t wait to try this!
Lori L says
This recipe was amazing! I substituted chopped green onions in place of the regular onion and served the dish over Uncle Ben’s Jasmine Ready rice, which only takes 90 seconds in the microwave. I will definitely be making this again in the near future!
Jazz says
Ready rice is a weeknight lifesaver over here, too. So glad you loved this recipe, Lori!
Kristy says
I recommend this recipe for the hungry, busy professional. Super easy and quick, but high on the flavor profile! I served this with lemon butter rice on the side. Easily one of my favorite summer meals!
Jazz says
Thanks for your feedback, Kristy! So glad you enjoyed this recipe.
jojobe says
This will be dinner tonight! I already have cooked brown rice in the fridge, Thank you!
Jazz says
I hope you enjoy!