Published 8/3/2023 We love meals that are easy to prepare like our fiesta lime salmon bowls, beef skillet, and this shrimp meal prep. These shrimp bowls are the best because you separate them into single-serve meal prep containers and eat them all week. Shrimp is one of our favorite proteins. You all drool over our shrimp recipes, so if you have leftover shrimp try our bacon-wrapped shrimp or crispy air fryer shrimp next!
What You Need for Shrimp Meal Prep
Meal prep containers: our favorite meal prep containers are glasses with tops that are all the same size to make meal prep easy in the fridge. Shrimp: fresh or frozen shrimp can be used. for this recipe. We highly suggest buying shrimp that has been peeled, deveined, and detailed to make life a little easier.
Tips for Meal Prep Shrimp
Buy quality shrimp. If you’re buying fresh shrimp from the meat counter, make sure to ask the butcher how old the shrimp is, and when you should use it by. If you’re working with frozen shrimp, make sure you use it as soon as it’s thawed. Containers Marinate the shrimp long enough. You want your shrimp to absorb the flavor and the oil of the shrimp marinade, so allow at least 30 minutes and up to 24 hours for your shrimp to marinade. Keep that grill time short. Shrimp grills so incredibly fast compared to other grilled food like burgers, chicken, or even veggies. We like to put our shrimp on skewers so it’s easy to flip the shrimp in large numbers, but feel free to grill the shrimp free of skewers, too. Grill your shrimp for 2 minutes on each side. You’ll know when the shrimp are starting to cook because they will turn pink! You’ll be able to see the pink color even through the marinade.
Storage Suggestion
Let the shrimp cool completely. Evenly distribute the ingredients into 4-6 meal prep containers. Store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Shrimp Salad Grill Shrimp
What to Serve with Meal Prep Shrimp
This meal prep shrimp is served with white rice but you can change it up and serve the shrimp with cilantro lime brown rice, quinoa, or cauliflower rice!
