This easy Slow Cooker Shrimp Boil is the perfect busy weeknight dinner recipe! Made with just a handful of ingredients and exploding with delicious, fresh flavor, it’s sure to become an instant favorite with your family – it certainly was with mine!
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Aaaaand we’re back! Back in school, back to soccer practices 4 nights a week, homework, play dates, swim practices 3 nights a week starting next week… Anyone else doing the math??? I did and instantly started coming up with more slow cooker recipes for my family.
My little sister lives in North Carolina and summer shrimp boils are a common occurrence. I thought to myself, why enjoy that goodness ONLY in the summer time? Shrimp boils are super simple and take only a handful of ingredients – basically, my FAVORITE kind of recipe.
How few ingredients you ask? I’m gonna tell you:
- potatoes – you can really use any kind here but new potatoes are great and I prefer red
- sausage – andouille or kielbasa are perfect
- corn – about 4 ears does the trick
- shrimp – a couple pounds of large shrimp
- chicken broth or stock
- Old Bay seasoning
OPTIONAL
- cayenne – if you like a little heat
- melted butter and fresh parsley to finish it off
- lemons
- cocktail sauce is great for dipping!
I’m guessing you have at least half of these ingredients on hand. Even better is the prep. Cut the larger new potatoes in half, quarter the corn, throw everything BUT the shrimp in the slow cooker and let ‘er rip.
This easy Slow Cooker Shrimp Boil is sure to become an instant favorite! Here’s my new measure of success: do either of the boys instantly request this to be on their birthday menu? Guess what? They both said this was the BEST dinner they had had in weeks (???) and that they wanted it again ASAP and of course, on their birthdays 🙂
Both had seconds.
Winner, winner, shrimp dinner.
I had a feeling they were going to like it. They both love shrimp and the flavors are super simple and not overwhelming. It’s easy to eat and fun too. I used a half teaspoon of cayenne. We can handle a bit of heat. If you like things more spicy, add up to 1 teaspoon of cayenne.
Enjoy!
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Slow Cooker Shrimp Boil
Ingredients
- 2 lbs small new potatoes red or yellow
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth or stock
- 1 lb andouille or kielbasa sausage cut into 1-inch pieces
- 4 ears fresh corn husked and quartered
- 2 tbsp Old Bay seasoning
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper more or less depending on taste
- 2 lbs large shrimp tails on
- 4 tbsp butter melted
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley
Optional
- cocktail sauce for dipping
- lemon wedges
Instructions
- Cut larger potatoes in half, should be bite size.
- Place potatoes in 6 or 7 quart slow cooker.
- Add chicken broth.
- Top with sausage and sprinkle on Old Bay seasoning and cayenne.
- Add the corn quarters on top.
- Cover and cook on low for 7 to 8 hours, 3 to 4 hours on high, or until the corn and potatoes are tender.
- Turn the slow cooker to high and gently add the shrimp and stir into mixture.
- Cover and cook for an additional 10 minutes or until the shrimp are opaque.
- Use a slotted spoon to transfer the shrimp boil to a large bowl or serving container. Drizzle some of the cooking liquid over the top.
- Combine the melted butter and parsley and drizzle over the top and toss gently.
- Serve with lemon wedges and cocktail sauce.
Nutrition
Some of my favorite slow cooker recipes are…
…this Slow Cooker Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. The moistest cake ever!
And these Slow Cooker Peanut Butter Brownies – talk about fudgy!
One of my favorites to come home to – Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce! A favorite with my boys!
A lifesaver at Thanksgiving, Christmas…and Tuesdays! Slow Cooker Citrus and Herb Turkey Breast – you’ll never want to make turkey any other way after you try this!
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Lilly says
Wld crawfish wrk with this too? I love both shrimp and crawfish
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
It sure would Lilly!
Mary Jane Gulck says
This is a wow recipe Trish. It is so good and deserves a lovely container to put it in because it is so pretty. I have a large pumpkin bowl that sits on a platter. It has a pumpkin lid. I am 73 and thanks to pinterest and folks like you I get excited about trying new dishes. A new family favorite. Thank you.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
You just made me so happy! Thank you so much! It is a really fun dish to prepare for guests because it’s so colorful and vibrant. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great weekend!
Ivory says
This is an amazing looking dish, and what make its even better, my family and I love everything in this dish. Yum! I will be making this Monday
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thanks Ivory! I hope you love it as much as we do!
Nancy Day says
when you say shrimp does it mean easy peal shrimp to
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
You can use easy peel shrimp or do use peeled, deveined shrimp with tails on or off. Whichever you prefer really 🙂