This Healthy Garlic Shrimp recipe is easy, quick, and just 115 calories! I love this baked shrimp recipe, it’s great on it’s own with your favorite sides. Or over a salad, in a protein bowl… this recipe is great any way you want to serve it!
If you’re looking for healthy sides to go with this easy shrimp dinner recipe, this list of 10 Shrimp Side Dishes can help.
I made this recipe extra easy and packed full of flavor. I recommend doubling or tripling it so you can use the leftovers in meal prep lunches and dinners. Meal prep tips are even included below!
Healthy Garlic Shrimp for Weight Loss
To make this recipe for garlic shrimp easy, I have shared meal prep tips, a shopping list and more below. But if you are ready to get cooking, you can use the links here to jump to the section you are looking for.
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Ingredients for Low Calorie Garlic Shrimp
This recipe will call for just a handful of ingredients, and you have the option to use lime or lemon juice. It really comes down to how you plan on serving the baked shrimp, and what you prefer.
If you are serving it over pasta, I recommend using lemon juice. And if you are adding the shrimp to a taco or meal prep bowl lime is best. You can also just use on what you have (or what’s on sale) but I recommend getting fresh lime or lemon juice as it adds a burst of flavor without adding calories.
Low Calorie Garlic Shrimp Ingredients:
- Olive Oil Spray – saves lots of calories and fat, and helps brown the shrimp.
- Garlic – you will want the entire head of garlic, not just a garlic clove.
- Paprika – adds smokiness and color.
- Onion Powder – adds flavor and complexity to the shrimp recipe.
- Salt and Pepper – you can skip the salt if your diet requires it, and use fresh ground pepper if you have it for best flavor.
- Extra Large Shrimp – large will also work, but watch closely as they won’t need as much time in the oven.
- Lime or Lemon – choose your favorite, adds a ton of flavor and will help in reheating leftovers too!
How to Make Healthy Garlic Baked Shrimp
Making this recipe is so easy, you will want to make it over and over. I have included some leftover and meal prep tips in this section.
Because you will need to pat the shrimp dry before prepping it, meal prepping it raw and freezing it won’t help much. All the seasoning will fall off.
But you can clean the shrimp, make the seasoning and freeze them separately (I like to do this in two separate bags, then add both bags to one larger bag for easy grabbing later) to make this recipe a little easier… But make sure to defrost the shrimp before cooking!
How to Make Low Calorie Baked Shrimp Recipes:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine the garlic, paprika, onion powder, salt and pepper.
- Pat the shrimp dry, then spray with olive oil.
- Add the oiled shrimp to the bowl of seasoning and toss well to coat the all the shrimp.
- Place the shrimp on the prepared baking sheet in an even layer.
- Bake in the oven until juicy and opaque, about 4 to 6 minutes depending on the size of the shrimp.
- Squeeze fresh lime or lemon juice over the shrimp and serve hot.
Leftovers/Meal Prep:
- Cook the shrimp as directed above.
- Cool completely and add to a freezer safe container or bag.
- Freeze or add to the fridge. Will hold in the freezer for 1 month and in the fridge for 3 days. Great hot or cold over salads, in soups, or as a main course.
- To reheat, add to a skillet over medium heat along with 1 tablespoon lime or lemon juice. Cook until heated through (about 5 minutes).
Healthy Garlic Shrimp for Weight Loss
Here are some more easy shrimp recipes for you to try. Just like the recipe in this article, they are all extra healthy and low in calories.
Make it an easy shrimp meal, and try some of these Low Calorie Shrimp Side Dishes.
More Low Calorie Shrimp Recipes:
Low Calorie Garlic Shrimp
Equipment
- Rimmed Baking Sheet
Ingredients
- Olive oil spray
- 1 head of garlic peeled and minced
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 lb. extra large shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime or lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine the garlic, paprika, onion powder, salt and pepper.
- Pat the shrimp dry, then spray with olive oil.
- Add the oiled shrimp to the bowl of seasoning and toss well to coat the all the shrimp.
- Place the shrimp on the prepared baking sheet in an even layer.
- Bake in the oven until juicy and opaque, about 4 to 6 minutes depending on the size of the shrimp.
- Squeeze fresh lime or lemon juice over the shrimp and serve hot.
Leftovers/Meal Prep:
- Cook the shrimp as directed above.
- Cool completely and add to a freezer safe container or bag.
- Freeze or add to the fridge. Will hold in the freezer for 1 month and in the fridge for 3 days. Great hot or cold over salads, in soups, or as a main course.
- To reheat, add to a skillet over medium heat along with 1 tablespoon lime or lemon juice. Cook until heated through (about 5 minutes).
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Shrimp
The nutrition below is based off 1 serving (1/4 pound) of garlic shrimp. You can absolutely double or triple the serving as 1/4 pound of shrimp may seam like a small serving depending on the size of your shrimp.
Depending on the size of the shrimp, one pound is between 6-10 shrimp. So feel free to have more if you like, it’s not like these are high in calories.
Important Note: As a reminder, at Lose Weight By Eating the goal is to make healthier, all-natural versions of your favorite recipes… not all will be “diet worthy” depending on the diet you are on. But they will be healthier versions to help curb your cravings.
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Article History:
- Originally written and published October 26, 2022 by Audrey Johns
- Updated on June 8, 2023 by Audrey Johns
- Updated on September 27, 2023 by Audrey Johns
