Grilled Shrimp Skewers

5 from 8 votes

These easy lemon garlic grilled shrimp skewers are healthy, incredibly flavorful, and quick to make with just FIVE simple ingredients.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

2 pounds extra large or jumbo shrimp peeled and deveined
8 tablespoons butter melted
zest and juice of 1 lemon (about 2 tablespoons of juice and however much zest you can get from the lemon)
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning or herbs de provence or 2 tablespoons fresh herbs finely chopped

Oil and preheat grill to medium-high. Skewer the shrimp onto metal or wooden skewers (if using wooden, be sure to soak them in water for 30 minutes before to keep them from burning).
Stir together melted butter, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic and herbs (fresh or dried).
Brush both sides of the shrimp with butter sauce. Save any remaining sauce for later
Grill shrimp 4-6 minutes on each side until completely pink and starting to brown just slightly.
Drizzle remaining lemon butter mixture over the shrimp and serve immediately.

If you don't want to have so much butter with your lemon garlic shrimp so that you can have a healthy shrimp recipe, don't use all the butter sauce. It's truly as easy as that.

I love to serve this grilled shrimp over linguine or rice. If you want to skip the carbs, it's also amazing over roasted vegetables with a side salad.