The steps are very simple and this dish is perfect for hosting a dinner party, especially for all those who love seafood.
Our Italian American dish is a terrific alternative on Christmas Eve as part of the Feast of 7 Fishes here in Florida where we had it for the first time in Key West.
Parmesan is a wonderful cheese, we use Parmesan Reggiano grated with this dish which makes it a star ingredient.
This recipe is so easy and comes together with just a few ingredients in less than 30 minutes!
Shrimp Parmesan Easy Steps
- coat the shrimp using a 3 steps breading station with flour, breadcrumbs and eggwash
- fry the shrimp, then place them in the baking dish
- top with marinara, grated cheese then mozzarella
- broil until the cheese melts
- serve the shrimp on a bed of your favorite cooked pasta
Ingredients You Will Need to Make This Recipe
- shrimp
- egg, beaten with water
- Italian flavored breadcrumbs
- salt, pepper, granulated garlic powder, and garlic powder
- fresh basil and fresh parsley a little bit of dill
- Parmesan REggiano cheeserated
- Marinara sauce homemade or store-bought
- Shredded mozzarella cheese
- Grated cheese for garnishing and more basil
- your favorite cooked pasta (we used vermicelli)
Cooking Methods
- You can add this to an air fryer, bake them on a cookie sheet, or fry them on the stovetop.
- Save time and use bottled marinara and no coating, just use cooked shrimp and layer with cheese and sauce.
- Air fry the shrimp to save calories for 3 to 4 minutes at 400 degrees.
- Grill shrimp without the coating is another alternative
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Yield: 4
Shrimp Parmesan
Delicious coated and fried shrimp with marinara topped with melted cheese over a bed of pasta.
Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 7 MinTotal time: 22 Min
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon each of salt, pepper, and granulated garlic powder
- 1 cup Italian flavored bread crumbs or more if needed
- 3 tablespoons grated Parmigiana-Reggiano and more for garnishing
- 2 tablespoons assorted fresh herbs, parsley, basil
- pinch of fresh dill
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 pound of shrimp, peeled and cleaned (I used extra large) tails can be on or off
- around 1 inch of oil for frying ( approx. 2 cups)
- marinara sauce (homemade or use your favorite jarred style)
- 1 cup grated whole milk mozzarella cheese
- Garnish: torn fresh basil leaves
- Optional: if you prefer a little heat add some cayenne pepper to the flour mixture
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and oil spray a 9 x 9 baking dish.
- Set up a breading station with 3 pie plates.
- The first plate should have breadcrumbs with the grated cheese in it with the fresh herbs
- The second plate should have eggwash with the water in it whisked together
- The third should have flour with granulated garlic powder, salt, and pepper
- Roll the shrimp first in the flour, then into the egg wash, and lastly into the seasoned bread crumbs, coating evenly.
- Heat the oil in the pan and when hot, fry on each side until golden browned around 2 minutes.
- Remove the shrimp onto paper towels to drain.
- Place all the shrimp in a baking dish topped evenly with marinara sauce, shredded mozzarella, and broil on high heat until cheese is melted.
- Garnish with basil and more grated cheese if desired and serve over your favorite cooked pasta (we use either linguine or vermicelli.
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