This Shrimp Boil in Foil literally only takes 20 minutes to bake in the oven. No big messy pots to clean up either. Just toss everything together in a foil packet and done! This makes clean up a total breeze!
I never had a seafood boil until I moved to Florida. It’s something I’ve always wanted to try, but honestly there’s not a lot of places in Minnesota that serve this.
Florida on the other hand has tons of restaurants that have some sort of seafood boil on the menu. When I tried this for the first time, I was in foodie heaven!
I mean what’s not to love? There’s seafood, corn on the cob, potatoes, andouille sausage, and delicious cajun seasoning over it all.
This is the kind of meal you probably don’t want to have on a first date, haha! Lets just say it can be a little messy to eat because you really only need your hands to eat this.
Alright, let’s dig in to this Shrimp Boil in Foil!
If you buy the shrimp when it’s on sale, this can be a relatively cheap meal that feeds a lot of people. I bought a bag of frozen shrimp for this. If you buy frozen shrimp, just make sure you thaw them completely before making this. To thaw the shrimp quickly, just put them in a bowl of cold water, changing the water out every 5-10 minutes.
They should be thawed in 20-30 minutes. Or you can put the bag of frozen shrimp in the refrigerator overnight to thaw. Now whether or not you choose to get the shrimp with the tails on or off is your own personal preference. I chose ones with the tails on because it’s a little cheaper. I don’t mind peeling them as I eat.
Now tear off 4 large pieces of heavy duty aluminum foil around 12 inches for each and place 2 of them on each baking sheet. Spray the foil with non-stick cooking spray.
Add your chopped potatoes, corn, sausage, and shrimp evenly among the 4 pieces of foil. Keep everything in a single layer in the middle of the foil. Drizzle some olive oil over it all and then add seasonings. The only seasonings I added to this was Old Bay Seasoning and a little bit of sea salt and pepper. Old Bay Seasoning is great with any kind of seafood.
What really gives this Shrimp Boil a southern feel is the Andouille Sausage. This sausage is used a lot in southern creole cooking as I’ve learned since moving to the south. It has a bit of a kick to it, and it’s so addicting! You can find this sausage in most grocery stores, usually in the same section as the kielbasa.
Next seal up the foil on all 4 sides and make sure everything is completely covered in the foil packs. Bake for 20 minutes at 425 degrees.
Note: You can also grill this over high heat for about 15 minutes. Just place the foil packs directly on the grill.
This was seriously one of the easiest meals I’ve ever made. When this is done cooking carefully open each foil pack and dump everything in a large bowl. Or if you want to really be traditional, spread out some newspapers over a picnic table outside and just dump everything on there. Everyone just helps themselves sort of ‘family style’. This is a much funner way to eat.
If you try this recipe let me know what you think! Leave a comment, rate it, share it on social media, or take a picture and tag it #tastefulventure on Instagram! I LOVE seeing what you guys cook up.
Cheers!
Shrimp Boil in Foil
Ingredients
- 1 lb medium Shrimp shells on
- 1 lb Andouille Sausage sliced thin
- 28 oz mixed baby Potatoes quartered I used a mix of red, yukon, and purple
- 2 ears Corn cut into 8 pieces
- 2 Tbs Olive Oil
- 3 Tbs Old Bay Seasoning
- Sea Salt and Pepper to taste
- Parsley to garnish
- non-stick cooking spray
Instructions
- *If you’re using frozen shrimp you can thaw them quickly by putting them in a bowl of cold water. Change the water every 5-10 minutes until shrimp are thawed.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Using 2 baking sheets, line each one with 2 – 12 inch sheets of aluminum foil.
- Spray each with non-stick cooking spray.
- Add potatoes, sausage, corn, and shrimp evenly to the center of each foil.
- Drizzle Olive Oil over each foil packet.
- Sprinkle Old Bay Seasoning evenly over each foil packet.
- Add Sea Salt and Pepper.
- Seal foil on all 4 sides.
- Bake 20 minutes.
- Garnish with Parsley.
- Enjoy!
Rick says
OMG these people are dumb. I can’t read anymore of these comments.
Jeff Brown says
So easy to fix very tasty and filling
Sara says
So glad you liked it Jeff!
Angel White says
I changed it up a little. I added a bit more seasonings such as Tony Chachere’s Cajun seasoning, a little tiny bit or garlic (and I mean tiny bit) and Cayenne pepper. I also quartered an onion and threw that into the mix. We are a family of five so to make things more affordable and easy, I bought cooked shrimp, red potatoes and threw everything onto a large baking pan, put the foil on top and baked it. This recipe is a HIT! My son is in love with this meal! I’m making it as I write this. Thank you soooo much for sharing! ?
Sara says
That’s so great to hear Angel! 🙂
L. A. kramer says
Great starter recipe. Used 4 20” long pieces of heavy duty foil on counter and placed 4 pieces same size over completed package ingredients and rolled up all 4 sides and placed 2 on each sheet pan. Cooked mine 425 for an hour.
For each package used:
1/2 sliced pobalono pepper
1 small ear corn cut in 3 pieces
1/4 lb.sliced smoked sausage
1/2 small can new potatoes (approx 4 each)
2 small green onions trimmed and sliced lengthwise
5 thawed and shelled tails on super colossal shrimp
1/2 thawed small lobster tail back shell left on but lossened from shell (placed on top of all)
Generous olive oil over all
Low salt Old Bay over all
Pat of butter on top of each lobster piece and two thin slices of lemon over to hold butter on lobster
Served on big oval shaped Chinet Heavy duty disposable platters, with nothing but beer and wine.
Double recipe for 8 people, but make sure oven is big enough for 4 large sheet pans, mine is but need to put pans sideways two on each rack.
Cameras came out, even my son who thinks it is stupid when people photograph their food. No clean-up so straight to game night.
5 thawed super colossal shrimp
Brittany says
My husband and I just made this last night and we loved it! We have leftovers and we want to eat them tonight, how do we go about reheating it?
Sara says
So glad you liked it Brittany! You can reheat the leftovers in the microwave, but note that Shrimp does not taste as well reheated. It tends to get rubbery in texture.
Cheryl says
This was wonderful! I used shrimp only without the sausage. For the vegetables, I used corn, red potatoes, mushrooms, bell pepper, yellow squash and onion. Seasonings used were old bay seasoning, sea salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and lemon pepper. Of course, I drizzled it with olive oil too! I cooked it in the oven for 45 minutes. My family loved it. It is definitely a keeper.
Sara says
Awesome Cheryl, I like this variation too! 🙂