This Crock Pot Shrimp Boil brings some fun to your weeknight dinner routine! This filling meal is made with jumbo shrimp, corn, and potatoes for a hassle-free dinner you can enjoy any night of the week.
Serve it with melted butter, Cajun Remolade Sauce, and Homemade Cocktail Sauce!
Crock Pot Shrimp Boil
This Crock Pot Shrimp Boil streamlines the cooking process for a big seafood boil into a quick, easy dinner that seafood lovers can enjoy any night of the week. I love a good Shrimp and Crab Boil, but it's not always practical to make the crab legs during the week. This recipe uses my budget-friendly shrimp, corn, and potatoes, and simply cooks them in the crock pot, so you can set it and forget it until dinner. My family of seafood lovers can't get enough of this dinner.
This Crock Pot Shrimp Boil recipe is perfect because it's a great size to feed your family. And it lets you enjoy seafood without the fuss anytime you want.
The flavor in this comes from my Homemade Old Bay Seafood Boil Seasoning or using store-bought Old Bay. Serve it with melted butter, Cajun Remolade Sauce, and Homemade Cocktail Sauce.
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Why You'll Love this Crock Pot Shrimp Boil...
- This Crock Pot Shrimp Boil makes an entire healthy meal in the crock pot.
- It's a great size for a family.
- If you are looking for a healthy slow cooker recipe, this one is perfect!
- It gives you those beach flavors at home, without having to travel.
- It's a low-effort, impressive dinner.
Ingredients:
Here's an overview of what you'll need to make this Crock Pot Shrimp Boil, but keep scrolling for the full recipe amounts.
- Shrimp: I like to use raw shrimp like jumbo shrimp or colossal shrimp for this. You can also use smaller ones, like large ones, if you are on a budget. I would not use medium or small ones. If you can't find fresh shrimp, feel free to use frozen ones. Just make sure to thaw them out before you start cooking.
- Red Potatoes: Look for small or baby potatoes that you can throw in whole. I like red potatoes, but you can use golden ones too.
- Corn: Use whole corn on the cob that is cut into thirds
- Onion: I like to add a cut-up onion for flavor and texture.
- Seafood Boil Seasoning: I made my own Homemade Seafood Boil Seasoning that you can use, or you can use Old Bay Seasoning. This is a key flavor and ingredient here; don't skimp on it.
- Lemon: I love adding a whole fresh lemon to the pot to infuse the shrimp with flavor.
- Garlic: This is another key flavor! I like to use minced garlic cloves with this.
- Salt: You will need some salt to bring out the flavors.
- Water: You will need water to cook the seafood in. You can also use broth or beer.
- Optional Sausage: Since I'm a pescatarian, I leave the sausage off of mine, but you can easily add your favorite smoked sausage to this, like kielbasa or andouille sausage. Add the sausage to the pot with the potatoes.
- Dips: You will most likely want to serve this with dips like melted butter, Cocktail Sauce, and/or Cajun Remoulade Sauce.
- Garnish: Chopped Parsley
Instructions:
This is an overview of the instructions to make this Crockpot Shrimp Boil, but the full, detailed, printable recipe is below in the recipe card.
- In a large 6-quart crock pot, add the red potatoes, corn, garlic, lemon, water, salt, and seafood seasoning.
- Cook on high for 2-3 hours or until the potatoes are tender.
- Add the shrimp to the pot and stir in with the other ingredients. Allow to cook for about 10 minutes, or just until the shrimp turn pink. When the shrimp are done cooking, remove the dish from the crock pot, as overcooking them will make them rubbery. The cooking time will be quick.
- Drain water or liquid. Pour into a serving dish or use a slotted spoon to get them out and serve with extra melted butter, lots of lemon wedges, and lemon juice. Sprinkle chopped parsley on top. Clean up should be a breeze!
Crock Pot Shrimp Boil Variations
I love this Crock Pot Shrimp Boil recipe as written, but here are some fun variations.
- Make it for a Crowd: You can easily double or triple this to make in a big turkey fryer pot.
- Add Other Seafood: You can also add clams, mussels, lobster tails, or crawfish.
- Make it Spicy: Add some cayenne pepper or hot sauce. You can also add Cajun Seasoning.
FAQ
Storage & Leftovers
This is best enjoyed hot and fresh, but you can store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days. I would not try to freeze this.
Can you do a seafood boil in the slow cooker?
Yes! This seafood boil works perfectly in the slow cooker, allowing the flavors to combine well. Just make sure to add the shrimp and seafood at the end of cooking, so they do not overcook and turn rubbery.
Crock Pot Shrimp Boil
This Crock Pot Shrimp Boil is the perfect streamlined version of my traditional Shrimp and Crab Boil. In fact, this is so good, I make it on busy weeknights. We all just love the tasty shrimp and corn together.
This is a full meal on its own, but you can round out the table with a few of these dishes.
Serve it with:
- Italian Pasta Salad
- Cucumber Salad
- Grilled Zucchini in Foil
- Grilled Asparagus in Foil
- Mediterranean Roast Vegetables
- Kale Caesar Salad
- Greek Yogurt Healthy Cole Slaw
- Asparagus and Tomato Salad with Feta
- Healthy Greek Yogurt Potato Salad
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Crock Pot Shrimp Boil
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds red potatoes, quartered
- 3 corn ears, cut in thirds
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 lemon, halved
- 7 cups water
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup seafood seasoning or Old Bay
- 2 pounds shrimp
- optional: ½ pound sliced sausage
Instructions
- In a large 6-quart crock pot, add the red potatoes, corn, garlic, lemon, water, salt and seafood seasoning.
- Cook on high for 2-3 hours or until the potatoes are tender.
- Add the shrimp to the pot and stir in with the other ingredients. Allow to cook for about 10 minnutes, or just until the shrimp turn pink. When the shrimp are done cooking, remove the dish from the crock pot because overcookign them will caus them to be rubbery.
- Pour the Crock Pot Shrimp Boil into a serving dish a serve with extra melted butter and lemon.
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