This recipe for Sweet Chili Lime Grilled Shrimp is absolutely perfect for summer!
These Sweet Chili Lime Grilled Shrimp are sweet and zesty. Both adults and kids love them! They are super easy to make so you can spend less time cooking and more time enjoying each other this summer season!
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I keep coming up with recipe after recipe for my fiance to cook us on the grill this Summer. Sure it means less cooking I have to do, but I always feel like Summer flies by and we never use the grill as much as we’d like. I was determined to change that this year!
I made sure to put a few recipes on my calendar to create and share with you guys. Recipes that require firing up the grill, of course! Hopefully you’re breaking out the grill more this season as well! If not, these Sweet Chili Lime Grilled Shrimp are the perfect recipe to start with!
The glaze on the shrimp is made using a bottled Sweet Chili Sauce. All you have to do is mix in a few additional ingredients and it’s all ready to go in just minutes! Shrimp cook fairly quickly on the grill so keep that in mind when deciding what sides you are going to serve with them so you can make sure to prepare and cook everything so it’s all done around the same time!
Prep!
Whisk together all of the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl. Set aside.
Peel and devein your shrimp, leaving just the tails. Depending on the size of your shrimp, place 6-8 on each of six skewers.
Light your grill and get the temperature around 350°F.
Create!
Place your shrimp on the grill in an area of indirect heat (we use the top rack of our grill).
Baste the top side with the Sweet Chili Lime Sauce. Cook for 2 minutes, then rotate the skewers and baste the opposite side. Continue grilling, basting, and rotating until the shrimp are pink and slightly opaque.
Remove from the grill and serve with extra lime wedges.
Present!
I like to leave the shrimp on the skewers on a rectangular serving tray for everyone to help themselves. If you have extra fresh cilantro, add that to the tray as well as some extra lime wedges.
FYI – I got my barbecue skewers years ago and love the unique animal handles (you can kind of see them in the photos of the shrimp on the grill). They have long been sold out but there are similar ones here and here if you want something other than plan old metal or wooden sticks!
These Sweet Chili Lime Grilled Shrimp pair great with corn on the cob and roasted potatoes, which can both also be made on your grill!
Hope you enjoy!
Sweet Chili Lime Grilled Shrimp
Ingredients
- 1 lb jumbo shrimp
Chili Lime Sauce
- 1/2 Cup sweet chili sauce * bottled
- 2 Tablespoons lime juice
- 2 Tablespoons fresh cilantro or 1 Tablespoon dried cilantro
- 2 cloves garlic
Instructions
- Whisk together all of the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Peel and devein your shrimp, leaving just the tails. Depending on the size of your shrimp, place 6-8 on each of six skewers.
- Light your grill and get the temperature around 350°F. Place your shrimp on the grill in an area of indirect heat (we use the top rack of our grill). Baste the top side with the Sweet Chili Lime Sauce. Cook for 2 minutes, then rotate the skewers and baste the opposite side. Continue grilling, basting, and rotating until the shrimp are pink and slightly opaque.
- Remove from the grill and serve with extra fresh cilantro and/or lime wedges.
Denay DeGuzman says
October 5, 2018 at 11:44 amMy husband loves grilling shrimp, and I love eating it! Your special recipe for grilled shrimp looks amazing!
Lauren says
October 6, 2018 at 4:18 pmYou two sound like a match made in heaven <3
Jenni LeBaron says
October 5, 2018 at 11:13 amThese look fantastic. I love when citrus and spice works together like this to produce easy, tasty marinades. Great dinner option for any night!
Lauren says
October 6, 2018 at 4:19 pmSweet and spicy – one of our favorite combos for sure! Thanks for stopping by!
swathi says
October 4, 2018 at 11:11 pmSimple yet delicious recipe, I like the marinade you used to grilled the shrimp. Chili lime sauce is versatile. I can use to other seafood too.
Lauren says
October 6, 2018 at 4:22 pmYep – and it goes great with a lot of ethnic dishes too! We just used it on a curry and the difference in flavors worked so well together!
kyle says
October 4, 2018 at 3:59 pmUm. YES PLEASE!! I’m all about the chili lime combination, and this looks fantastic! My kids would LOVE this
Lauren says
October 6, 2018 at 4:26 pmYes – it’s not really spicy so the kids can enjoy it too for sure!
Veena Azmanov says
October 4, 2018 at 2:59 pmI love using chili and lemon on fish and shrimps. Baked and grilled fish and seafood are always best. This looks so good. Saving for later.
Lauren says
October 6, 2018 at 4:26 pmThanks Veena 🙂
Marisa Franca says
October 4, 2018 at 7:51 amWe love lime on just about everything. There is something so special about grilling shrimp — so easy and so good. We’ve made shrimp many ways but we haven’t tried it with the sweet chili sauce — we’ll have to try it.
Lauren says
October 6, 2018 at 4:31 pmThanks Marisa – I think you’ll enjoy them 🙂
Dan Zehr says
October 4, 2018 at 3:34 amOh, these shrimp make me crazy. Look very nice and tasty. Good idea. I want to eat it every day! I’m sure this is very tasty. This is a great recipe for me.
Lauren says
October 6, 2018 at 4:32 pmThank you!
Michelle says
October 4, 2018 at 12:28 amThese shrimp look delicious! I love the flavor you get when grilling shrimp
Lauren says
October 6, 2018 at 4:32 pmThank you Michelle!
April says
October 3, 2018 at 3:59 pmMy favorite party dish! And I agree that it is important to cook dishes that allow to spend more time with friends and family than with a kitchen sink 🙂
Lauren says
October 6, 2018 at 4:35 pmAlways a plus!
Claudia Lamascolo says
October 3, 2018 at 11:39 amI always use lime on my salmon and never thought about using it on shrimp I am sure adding a little tequila to this also would be awesome I love how this looks and sounds
Lauren says
October 6, 2018 at 4:38 pmOhhhh yes!!