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    Bless This Mess > Recipes > Easy Dinners > Seafood

    Shrimp Stir Fry

    Published: Jul 13, 2022 · Modified: Oct 31, 2022 by Melissa · 11 Comments

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    Quick easy and healthy shrimp stir fry that is made with lots of vegetables, shrimp, and a simple homemade sauce in 30 minutes or less.

    shrimp stir fry in the pan it's made in plus 2 serving bowls with a portion in each with rice

    Shrimp Stir Fry

    This stir fry recipe is made with all kinds of vegetables, a really simple sauce that only takes a few minutes to stir together (and you probably have everything on hand to make it already), and tons of shrimp which my kids are crazy about.

    Bonus: it only takes about 30 minutes to throw together! Take a look at my tips and tricks later in the post to get ideas on how to swap out the protein and how to mix up the veggies. That's the great thing about this recipe - it works with just about whatever you have on hand.

    Pan of shrimp stir fry before serving

    Ingredients:

    • Shrimp: peeled and deveined shrimp is what you are looking for. You can peel and devein yourself it just takes a lot of time. Fresh or frozen shrimp both work great, just thaw full before cooking
    • Garlic and butter: cooking the shrimp in butter and garlic makes it full of flavor
    • Vegetables: mushrooms, broccoli florets, carrots, bell pepper are what I've called for in this recipe because it's a great mix of textures and colors but feel free to use what you like or have on hand
    • Cooked rice: I serve the stir fry over rice but feel free to serve it over something else (cauliflower rice for example) if you'd prefer
    • For the sauce: chicken broth, soy sauce, honey or brown sugar, vinegar, corn starch are combined to make a simple and delicious stir fry sauce. It's thick and a little sticky and the right amount of sweet, salty, and vinegary

    How to Make Shrimp Stir Fry:

    1. I like to start by cooking my shrimp in a little butter and garlic, it makes them so full of flavor.
    2. Prep the vegetables that you are using (cut them into even bite-sized pieces so that they cook evenly and are easy to eat).
    3. Remove the cooked shrimp from the pan and add a little more oil to cook up the vegetables.
    4. While the vegetables are cooking add all of the ingredients for the sauce to a small bowl and mix to combine.
    5. When the vegetables are tender and cooked to your liking, add the shrimp back to the pan and then pour the sauce into the pan.
    6. Cook the sauce until it thickens, about 3 minutes.
    7. Serve the sauce shrimp and vegetable stir fry over hot rice and your meal is done.

    Serving Suggestions:

    • Easy Fried Rice - looking for a fun addition to the meal? We love some fried rice on the side.
    • Easy Egg Rolls - you'll feel like you are eating out, but at home
    • Fried Wonton Recipe - also so fun for a meal at home, these are so much easier than you'd think
    white serving bowl of shrimp stir cry over rice and garnished with chopped green onions

    Tips and Tricks for Making Easy Shrimp Stir Fry

    How can I make this meal gluten free?

    If you need this recipe to be gluten-free, just make sure you use a gluten-free soy sauce.

    I don't like shrimp, what else can I use?

    You just about any protein that you like. Just season it well and cook it through before removing from the pan and then proceed with the recipe as directed.

    I don't have time to chop vegetables, what should I do?

    You can also use frozen vegetables for this dish or stir fry frozen vegetable mixes, just heat through before adding your sauce and shrimp

    Do you wash shrimp before cooking?

    Rinse and defrost shrimp in cold water. Place shrimp in a colander, washing them thoroughly.

    How can you tell when shrimp is fully cooked?

    When properly cooked, the shrimp will change from grey to pink in color, and the flesh is slightly opaque. Shrimp cook quickly (2-3 minutes depending on size), and if you overcook them they will be tough.

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    More easy dinner recipes:

    • Garlic Shrimp
    • Quick and Easy Stir Fry
    • Easy Korean Ground Beef and Rice
    • Easy Fried Rice

    If you’ve tried this Shrimp Stir Fry Recipe or any other recipe on Bless this Mess, then don’t forget to rate the recipe and leave me a comment below! I would love to hear about your experience making it. And if you snapped some pictures of it, share it with me on Instagram so I can repost on my stories AND add your photo to your comment so that other can see your creation!

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    Shrimp Stir Fry


    ★★★★★

    5 from 9 reviews

    • Author: Melissa Griffiths - Bless this Mess
    • Total Time: 30 min
    • Yield: Serves 4-6 1x
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    Quick and easy healthy shrimp stir fry that is made with lots of vegetables, shrimp, and a simple homemade sauce in 30 minutes or less.


    Ingredients

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    • 1 pound medium raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
    • 5 cloves garlic, crushed, divided
    • 1 tablespoon butter or oil
    • 1 teaspoon canola, olive, or coconut oil
    • 4 ounces sliced mushrooms
    • 2 cups broccoli florets
    • 4 carrots peeled and sliced thinly on the diagonal
    • 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
    • hot cooked brown or white rice for serving

    Sauce:

    • ⅔ cup chicken broth or water
    • ⅓ cup good quality soy sauce
    • 2 tablespoons honey or brown sugar
    • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar or white vinegar
    • 2 tablespoons corn starch

    Instructions

    1. In a large skillet or wok, heat butter and half of the garlic over medium heat until the butter melts.
    2.  Add the shrimp and cook until no longer translucent, stirring occasionally (3-5 minutes).
    3.  Remove shrimp from the pan and set aside. In the same pan that you took the shrimp out of, add the olive oil and turn the heat up to medium high. Add all of your veggies.
    4. Put the lid on the pot so that the veggies can cook in their steam, stirring occasionally.
    5. While the vegetables cook, in a small bowl add the broth, soy sauce, honey, and vinegar. Gradually whisk in the corn starch so that it doesn't get clumpy.  Add the other half of the garlic to the sauce.
    6. After the veggies have cooked for about 5 minutes, add the sauce and allow it to simmer with the lid on until the veggies are just tender crisp and the sauce thickens, stirring often. Don't overcook the vegetables.
    7. When the veggies are ready, throw in the shrimp and heat through.
    8. Serve over hot cooked rice.

    Notes

    • Don't love shrimp? You can use just about any protein that you like. Just season it well and cook it through before removing from the pan and then proceed with the recipe as directed.
    • If you need this recipe to be gluten-free, just make sure you use a gluten-free soy sauce.
    • Feel free to use any combination of veggies that you have on hand or are in season.
    • You can also use frozen vegetables for this dish or stir fry frozen vegetable mixes. Just heat through before adding your sauce and shrimp.
    • Cooking the shrimp in the garlic first is great, if you have a little fresh ginger on hand (a tablespoon or 2) cooking it in garlic and ginger is so good too.
    • You could garnish this dish with sesame seeds if you'd like. 
    • Prep Time: 15 min
    • Cook Time: 15 min
    • Category: dinner
    • Method: stove-top
    • Cuisine: Asian

    Keywords: shrimp, stir fry, rice, vegetables, healthy, how to make shrimp stir fry, stir fry recipe, easy stir fry recipe

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    Love Shrimp Stir Fry? You’ll also love these easy shrimp recipes:

    • Shrimp Noodle Stir Fry
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    Hope you love this easy shrimp stir fry recipe and come back to it over and over again the way my family does. Thanks for stopping in and happy vegetable eating from my kitchen to yours.

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    1. Lois

      February 14, 2023 at 6:50 pm

      It was so good! I would definitely make it again. Love that it has so many vegetables; I doubled the mushrooms and added a bunch of green onions.

      ★★★★★

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    2. Mary

      December 16, 2022 at 7:46 pm

      Made this tonight! I added sliced water chestnuts, it was delicious! Hubby loved it! A definite keeper!!

      ★★★★★

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    3. jillann hamilton

      August 24, 2022 at 8:53 am

      This meal very good and easy! I will be using this for my stir fry recipe from now on. Thanks!

      Reply
    4. Tona

      June 03, 2022 at 5:41 pm

      Wonderful dish! Finally found a stir fry recipe that all the boys loved. Thank you for sharing!

      ★★★★★

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    5. Aaron Meshell

      April 26, 2022 at 6:55 pm

      Excellent recipe!!!! My family loves this and I don’t have to hassle with take out. We like to add some cayenne peppers to spice it up. Thanks again!

      Aaron M

      ★★★★★

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    6. Lin

      November 20, 2021 at 2:02 pm

      Delicious! Excellent stir fry with precise directions! Thank you!

      ★★★★★

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    7. Kassandra

      April 24, 2020 at 6:45 pm

      My husband loved this recipe!! I modified a few things because hes just that picky. But overall the sauce was the same. ! Thanks for posting!

      ★★★★★

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    8. Angie

      April 09, 2020 at 8:27 pm

      This is the best stir fry ever!! I have a picky little boy and he even loved it!

      ★★★★★

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    9. Sue from Indiana.

      February 23, 2020 at 10:33 pm

      Made this dish tonight for dinner and added asparagus and could have used green onions. It was full of color and tasted amazing! This will be a frequent meal for us!

      ★★★★★

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      • Melissa

        February 24, 2020 at 5:14 pm

        Yay! So glad that you liked it.

    10. Denis

      February 01, 2019 at 9:01 pm

      I SO want to make this for dinner for myself tomorrow, but I CAN'T! Tomorrow is my dad's 91st birthday, and he does not eat either shrimp or stir fry, so no sense making it as my sister is coming in from out of town to make his favourite dish! (Sheppard's pie??? Seriously??? How is that ANYONE'S favourite?)

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