Best Chipotle Grilled Shrimp Recipes

SPICY CHIPOTLE GRILLED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Mix together the garlic, chipotle peppers, lemon juice, olive oil, paprika, cilantro, kosher salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes, and cayenne pepper in a bowl. Stir in the shrimp, and mix well to thoroughly coat. Marinate for 30 minutes in refrigerator.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Remove the shrimp from the marinade, and discard excess marinade. Thread about 5 shrimp per skewer, and grill on the preheated grill until the shrimp turn pink and opaque in the center, about 2 minutes per side.

GRILLED CHIPOTLE SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the brown sugar, chipotles, adobo sauce, garlic, water, lime juice, oil and salt to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat; cool completely., Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Add the shrimp; turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 hours., Meanwhile, combine the sauce ingredients; chill until serving. , Drain and discard marinade. Thread shrimp onto metal or soaked wooden skewers. , Grill shrimp on an oiled rack, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat until shrimp are pink, 6-8 minutes, turning once. Serve with sauce.

TRIPLE DECKER GRILLED SHRIMP BLT WITH AVOCADO AND CHIPOTLE MAYO

Steps:

• Combine mayonnaise, chipotle pepper, lime juice, and a pinch of salt and pepper in a bowl. Puree until smooth with a stick blender. Alternately, you can use a food processor to puree the ingredients. Cover and refrigerate until ready to assemble sandwiches.
• Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate. Toss the shrimp in a bowl with olive oil and salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook shrimp on the preheated grill until they are bright pink on the outside and the meat is no longer transparent in the center, about 3 minutes on each side.
• To assemble sandwiches: Spread prepared mayonnaise dressing generously on 1 slice of bread. Arrange half of the shrimp and avocado slices on top. Place another slice of bread over the avocado, and spread another layer of the dressing. Top with a lettuce leaf and 2 slices of tomato followed by a third slice of bread. Repeat with the remaining ingredients for the second sandwich.

CHIPOTLE GRILLED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Place shrimp in large bowl. Place chiles in a blender or food processor fitted with the metal blade and puree. With the motor running, drizzle in oil until creamy emulsion is formed. Pour over shrimp in bowl and mix thoroughly to coat shrimp. Cover bowl and refrigerate for 12 hours. Soak 12 bamboo skewers in water 30 minutes. Preheat grill to moderately high.
• Lay 6 to 7 shrimp on board in front of you, nestled together and flat, with tails all facing one direction and heads the other. Holding shrimp flat with the palm of one hand, insert one bamboo skewer one third of the way from one end. Insert another skewer parallel to the first, one third of the way from the other end, so as to create a flat panel of shrimp that can be turned easily. Repeat with remaining shrimp and skewers to form 6 skewers in all. Season each side of shrimp with pepper (the marinade is already salted). Brush grill well and wipe with oiled paper towel. Place shrimp skewers and grill 12 minutes per side until done. The center shrimp should be just opaque. Remove from grill and serve.

GRILLED SHRIMP WITH KAHLUA-CHIPOTLE CHILE GLAZE

Steps:

• Soak skewers in water for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven on a high broil setting.
• When hot, place tomatoes onions (cut side down) and garlic on an oiled cookie sheet.
• Broil until charred, about 5-6 minutes for garlic and 10 minutes for onions and tomatoes.
• Core tomatoes and cut into chunks.
• Peel onions and garlic; coarsely chop all and add to blender with the next 5 (chipotles through brown sugar) ingredients.
• Blend until smooth.
• Pour corn oil into a 10" frying pan over medium-high heat; when hot, add tomato mixture and stir until it simmers.
• Lower heat to medium and cook about 8 minutes.
• Add lime juice and stir until the glaze is thick.
• Add salt to taste.
• Reserve 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup glaze.
• Thread shrimp on skewers, then set on a barbecue grill over high heat.
• Sear 1-2 minutes on each side, basting with glaze before you flip the shrimp.
• Continue to flip and coat each side until shrimp is barely opaque, about 4-6 minutes.
• Serve with reserved glaze, chopped cilantro and lime wedges.

GRILLED CHIPOTLE SHRIMP TACOS

Steps:

• 1. Marinate the shrimp in the chipotle marinade for 30 minutes.
• 2. While the shrimp sit in the marinade. Shred the cabbage. Peel, remove the seeds and cut the avocados into chunks.
• 3. Grill the peppers and onions.
• 4. Grill the shrimp until translucent, about 2 minutes on each side.
• 5. Grill tortillas until slightly browned about 20 seconds per side.
• 6. You can also top your tacos with shredded cheese, sour cream, and a sprig of cilantro.

GRILLED CHIPOTLE SHRIMP

Steps:

• preheat grill.
• soak bamboo skewers in cold water for 30 minutes, or use metal skewers.
• in a blender whisk the first 8 ingredients.
• pour into a large bowl and add shrimp, mix well.
• grill 2-3 minutes per side.
• if you don't want to use skewers you can just add the shrimp to a grill basket.

CHIPOTLE SHRIMP, BLACK BEAN-QUINOA SALAD, GRILLED CHAYOTE RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine black beans, quinoa, red bell pepper, red onion, cilantro, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons lime juice, and salt and pepper to taste. Marinate chayote squash in 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tablespoon garlic, 2 tablespoons lime juice, and salt and pepper to taste. Grill or saute until soft. Saute shrimp in remaining olive oil for 2 minutes, add garlic, and saute 1 minute longer. Add wine and chipotle chiles and reduce wine by 1/2 by cooking at a boil for approximately 1 minute. Remove from heat and whisk in butter. Plate black bean-quinoa mixture on plates and divide squash equally to each plate. Divide shrimp and sauce on each plate and garnish with remaining cilantro. This recipe yields 4 servings.

GRILLED SHRIMP WITH KAHLUA CHIPOTLE CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• Soak skewers in water for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven on a high broil. When hot, place tomatoes, onions (cut side down) and garlic on an oiled cookie sheet. Broil until charred, about 5 to 6 minutes for onions and tomatoes. Core tomatoes and cut into chunks. Peel onions and garlic coarsely chop all and add to blender with the next 5 ingredients. Blend until smooth. Pour corn oil into a 10-inch frying pan over medium high heat; when hot, add tomato mixture and stir until it simmers. Lower heat to medium and cook about 8 minutes. Add lime juice and stir until glaze is thick. Add salt, to taste. Reserve 1/4 to 1/2 cup glaze. Thread shrimp on skewers, then set on a barbecue grill over high heat. Sear 1 to 2 minutes on each side, basting with glaze before you flip the shrimp. Continue to flip and coat each side until shrimp is barely opaque, about 4 to 6 minutes. Serve with reserved glaze, chopped cilantro and lime wedges.

GRILLED CHIPOTLE SHRIMP COCKTAIL

Steps:

• If using wooden skewers, soak in cold water while shrimp marinates.
• To marinate the shrimp: Put the cilanto, garlic and chipotle with sauce in to a glass or plastic bowl.
• Stir in the olive oil and lime juice.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Add the shrimp and toss to coat with marinade.
• Place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• For the sauce: Whisk together in a glass bowl the ketchup, orange juice, lime juice, worcestershire sauce and chipotles with sauce.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Set aside.
• To cook shrimp: Remove shrimp from marinade.
• Discard marinade.
• The original recipe called for threading one shrimp on each skewer.
• This makes a nice presentation but takes a little longer to prepare!
• I Thread several shrimp, about 4 or 5 depending on the size of the shrimp, on each skewer.
• Place on an oiled grill that has been preheated to medium high.
• Cook for about 2 minutes per side.
• They will turn pink when done.
• DO NOT OVERCOOK!
• I have also done these on my George Foreman Grill without using the skewers.
• (actually, this is how I do it most of the time!) Just throw the shrimp on and cook a couple of minutes.
• Place bowl of sauce in the center of a round platter and arrange shrimp around the sauce.
• Sprinkle with additional chopped cilantro if desired.
• Enjoy!

GRILLED HALIBUT & SHRIMP W/ CHIPOTLE-CITRUS SAUCE

Steps:

• Arrange the halibut and shrimp in one layer in a wide, shallow refrigerator dish. In a bowl, combine the orange juice, lime juice, olive oil, jalapeno pepper, chipotle, soy sauce, orange and lime zest, garlic, chile powder, salt and pepper. Mix well and pour evenly over halibut and shrimp. With a wide spatula turn the fish and shellfish to coat all sides well. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour. Twenty minutes before serving, spray a two-burner cast iron grill with cooking spray and set it over the burners to heat over medium-high heat for 5 to 10 minutes or until very hot. Arrange halibut steaks in one layer on one half of the grill and brush generously with the marinade. Cook 5 minutes, brushing with marinade at least once more. Add shrimp in one layer to the other half of the grill and brush with the marinade. Turn the halibut steaks after 5 minutes, brush them again with marinade; cook for 2 minutes, then turn the shrimp, brush them with marinade and cook both halibut and shrimp 2 to 3 minutes longer or until just barely opaque. Serve with hot fluffy couscous or millet.

GRILLED VEGGIES WITH HONEY CHIPOTLE SHRIMP

Steps:

• Mix up shrimp marinade and marinade shrimp for 1 hour in fridge.
• Mix cut veggies with olive oil and salt and pepper and let sit for one hour.
• Preheat grill.
• Grill veggies for 25 minutes, turning occasionally, or until done.
• Grill shrimp about 3 minutes per side or until pink and curled.
• If you want to use the oven to cook the veggies, roast at 450 for 30 minutes, turning every ten minutes or so, or until done.

GRILLED FOIL-PACKET CHIPOTLE SHRIMP

Steps:

• Heat a grill pan over medium heat until hot.
• Divide the shrimp evenly among 4 pieces of foil large enough to fold over and seal. Drizzle the shrimp with olive oil and season with the chipotle powder, salt and pepper. You can always add less chipotle powder depending on how spicy you want the shrimp. Top with the tomatoes, zucchini, potatoes and onion; season the vegetables with salt and pepper. Wrap up the shrimp and vegetables tightly in the foil packets.
• Grill the packets until the shrimp are cooked through and the vegetables are slightly tender, about 15 minutes. Serve in the foil packets and garnish with cilantro leaves.

GRILLED CHIPOTLE SHRIMP (CAMARONES ASADOS AL PINCHO)

Steps:

• 1. First season your cleaned shrimp on both sides with garlic powder ,chipotle powder or chipotle seasoning, salt, pepper, and cumin and set aside.
• 2. In a large pyrex measuring cup I have a really big one; or a big deep ceramic dish put in quarted onions, cut peppers, two garlic cloves, save the other two. and pour about 1 cup water over everything. Nuke in the microwave for five minutes. Next take out drain water and pour the veggies in a blender, with the lime juice, honey, cilatro, olive oil, 2 remaining cloves garlic, chipotles and their juice from the can, cumino, salt and pepper, process until smooth; about 1 minute.
• 3. Now take some wooden skewers and put five shrimp on each one. Stick skewer through the tail and across to the top off the shrimp. Do six wooden skewers with five to a skewer. (I hope I am spelling skewer right) With a pastry brush, brush each shrimp real well with the chipotle sauce front and back. if grilling outside lay each skewer on the grill and grill about 2 minutes on each side. If you are broiling lay across a large cookie sheet and set under the broiler for two minutes; take out turn over and do the other side two more minutes. Serve on top of your favorite rice along with fried sweet plantains and a fruity tamarind, mango and pinapple salsa. Such as I have in the picture above. Enjoy

GRILLED CHIPOTLE SHRIMP

Steps:

• 1. In a small saucepan, combine the first seven ingredients. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Allow this to cool completely.
• 2. When cool, place the shrimp in a large resealable plastic bag and add the marinade. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
• 3. While the shrimp are marinating, combine the ingredients for the sauce. Chill until serving.
• 4. Thread the shrimp on metal or wooden skewers that have been soaked in water. Grill for 2-3 minutes per side or until shrimp are fully cooked. Serve with Cilantro Cream Sauce on the side. We wrapped some of the shrimp, topped with the sauce, in a warm flour tortilla. Delicious!