Baked Buffalo shrimp is a delicious seafood meal that’s easy to make and is 21 Day Fix approved, too! Fresh shrimp is given a spicy sauce bath before it’s baked in the oven. Topped with a bit of cheese, it can be served as an appetizer or a main course dinner.
I’ve been dreaming of this Food Network recipe since mid-summer, when a friend posted it on Facebook. Buffalo Shrimp with Goat Cheese Dipping Sauce. Holy mother of delicious. It’s a Giada recipe, too, so you know it must be totally amazing.
Confession – I never actually made the dish. Instead, I went straight to my FIXED version of it. I baked mine instead of grilling, and replaced the heavy cream with Greek yogurt in the sauce. So I have no idea if mine is at all like Giada’s…but it was pretty darn tasty, and that’s good enough for me. My husband agreed. You know how he claims to hate Greek yogurt in anything? He didn’t want to try the sauce, but he did. And liked it.
Thursday Night Football starts tonight and I can’t think of a better healthy appetizer for game day! Oh – that reminds me, I better get my line-up in!
Enjoy this 21 Day Fix baked Buffalo shrimp recipe!
21 Baked Buffalo Shrimp and Goat Cheese Sauce
Ingredients
Shrimp:
- 1 1/2 pounds jumbo shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1/3 cup hot sauce you can add more if it doesn't seem like enough
- 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest from 1 large lemon
- Lemon slices
- 4 cloves garlic smashed and coarsely chopped
- Sprinkle Himalayan salt
- Fresh parsley
- 1/3 cup shredded cheddar or mozzarella cheese optional
Sauce:
- 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 cup goat cheese room temperature
- 2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
For the shrimp
- In a casserole dish, line the bottom with a few sliced lemons. Then toss the shrimp with the hot sauce and the olive oil, lemon zest and garlic and lay mixture over the lemon slices. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for 15 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 450
- Remove plastic wrap and top with cheese, if you are using it.
- Bake for ten minutes, or until cooked through.
- Top with fresh parsley.
For the sauce
- Heat a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the olive oil and shallots and saute for about two minutes. Add the cumin and smoked paprika and continue to cook, stirring, for one minute more. Remove from heat and let cool.
- Mix the goat cheese and yogurt together, adding a tablespoon of water while you stir. It is thick, but you can add additional water if you want it thinner.
- Add the shallot mixture and fresh herbs to the sauce and mix well.
- Place the sauce in the fridge until ready to serve. I liked it better once it was cooled.
Notes
Nutrition
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Cindy Krohe says
This sounds really good! Can you use cooked frozen shrimp for this? Also, it says mix the goat cheese and yogurt sauce together. I want to be sure I do this correctly, so do I add the goat cheese, yogurt and water to olive oil mixture once it cools? Do the shallots get cooked with the olive oil, or do I add that after I add the goat cheese/yogurt mixture to it?
Thanks for your help! Looking forward to making this as I love all of the recipes I have tried or yours so far 🙂
Nancylynn says
Hi! Yes – you can use frozen shrimp! And yes – you cook the shallots in the olive oil and then let it cool a little. Then mix it with the goat cheese and yogurt. Let the sauce cool in the fridge while your shrimp is baking! Hope this helps!