Easy Seafood Dinner Recipes 🐟🐟 Fast, Fresh & Flavor-Packed

Seafood dinners don’t need to be complicated. These simple, satisfying recipes bring bold flavor to the table with minimal prep and cleanup.

Whether you’re working with shrimp, salmon, or scallops — frozen or fresh — each dish is quick to cook and packed with coastal goodness.

🍤 Garlic Butter Shrimp

10 minutes, one pan, endless uses.

Ingredients:

• Shrimp (peeled & deveined)
• Butter
• Garlic (minced)
• Lemon juice
• Parsley
• Chili flakes (optional)

Instructions:

1. Melt butter in skillet and sauté garlic.
2. Add shrimp, cook 2–3 minutes per side.
3. Finish with lemon juice and parsley.

👉 Easy Garlic Butter Shrimp Recipe

🐟 Sheet Pan Lemon Herb Salmon

No mess, no fuss, perfectly flaky.

Ingredients:

• Salmon fillets
• Olive oil
• Lemon slices
• Fresh herbs (dill, parsley, thyme)
• Salt, pepper

Instructions:

1. Place salmon on parchment-lined sheet pan.
2. Drizzle with oil, top with herbs and lemon.
3. Bake at 400°F for 12–15 minutes.

👉 Easy Sheet Pan Lemon Herb Salmon Recipe

🧄 Shrimp Scampi

Fast, garlicky, and perfect over pasta or rice.

Ingredients:

• Shrimp
• Butter + olive oil
• Garlic
• White wine or broth
• Lemon juice
• Parsley

Instructions:

1. Sauté garlic in butter/oil.
2. Add shrimp and wine, cook until pink.
3. Stir in lemon juice and parsley.

👉 Easy Shrimp Scampi Recipe

🐚 Quick Clam Linguine

Savory, brothy, and surprisingly easy.

Ingredients:

• Linguine
• Canned clams (with juice)
• Garlic, olive oil
• White wine or broth
• Chili flakes, parsley

Instructions:

1. Sauté garlic in oil, add clams and juice.
2. Deglaze with wine and simmer.
3. Toss with cooked pasta and herbs.

👉 Easy Clam Linguine Recipe

🍤 Shrimp Tacos with Slaw

Fresh, zesty, and on the table in 20 minutes.

Ingredients:

• Shrimp
• Taco seasoning
• Tortillas
• Slaw mix + lime juice
• Sour cream or crema

Instructions:

1. Cook seasoned shrimp in skillet.
2. Toss slaw with lime juice.
3. Assemble tacos with crema and shrimp.

👉 Easy Shrimp Tacos with Slaw Recipe

🐟 Pan-Seared Tilapia

Crispy-edged and super fast.

Ingredients:

• Tilapia fillets
• Olive oil or butter
• Paprika, garlic powder
• Lemon wedges

Instructions:

1. Season fish on both sides.
2. Sear in hot oil 3–4 minutes per side.
3. Serve with lemon.

👉 Easy Pan-Seared Tilapia Recipe

🍚 Salmon Rice Bowl

Healthy, hearty, and endlessly customizable.

Ingredients:

• Cooked salmon
• Steamed rice
• Cucumber, avocado, or edamame
• Soy sauce or sriracha mayo

Instructions:

1. Flake cooked salmon over rice.
2. Add veggies and drizzle with sauce.
3. Serve warm or cold.

👉 Easy Salmon Rice Bowl Recipe

🦐 Cajun Shrimp with Grits

Southern flavor in under 30 minutes.

Ingredients:

• Shrimp
• Cajun seasoning
• Grits (quick-cooking)
• Butter, cheese
• Green onion

Instructions:

1. Cook grits with butter and cheese.
2. Sauté shrimp with Cajun spices.
3. Spoon shrimp over creamy grits.

👉 Easy Cajun Shrimp with Grits Recipe

🍅 Mediterranean Baked Cod

Bright, briny, and full of veggies.

Ingredients:

• Cod fillets
• Cherry tomatoes
• Kalamata olives
• Garlic, lemon, oregano

Instructions:

1. Place cod in baking dish with veggies.
2. Drizzle with oil and season.
3. Bake at 400°F for 15–20 min.

👉 Easy Mediterranean Baked Cod Recipe

🧄🧈 Garlic Butter Tilapia  

Garlic Butter Tilapia is your go-to easy seafood dinner — tender white fish seared or baked in a pan-sauce of melted butter, fresh garlic, bright lemon, and herbs.

It’s clean but rich, fast but satisfying, and pairs with almost anything on the plate.

👉 Easy Garlic Butter Tilapia Recipe

🧾 Final Thoughts: Dinner, Simplified

These easy seafood dinners prove you don’t need complicated prep to enjoy bold, satisfying flavor. With a few pantry staples and your favorite fish or shellfish, you can have a nutritious, restaurant-worthy meal on the table in 30 minutes or less.

Pro tip: Keep frozen shrimp, canned clams, or vacuum-sealed salmon in your freezer — they’re your weeknight dinner insurance.

🦐 More Coastal Seafood Recipes

From cozy casseroles to zesty grilled fish and elegant seafood pastas, this collection of Seafood Recipes covers every ocean-inspired craving — whether you’re planning a dinner party or a quick weeknight win.

• 🐟 Classic Seafood Dish Recipes – Think pan-seared salmon with lemon dill and timeless coastal favorites.
• 🦞 Delicious Seafood Boil Recipes – Spicy, saucy boils packed with crab, shrimp, and corn. The ultimate feast.
• 🍝 Seafood Pasta Recipes – Elegant and indulgent, like shrimp linguine in a white wine sauce.
• 🍤 Shrimp Recipes – Versatile, fast, and flavor-packed; smoky grills to sizzling stir-fries
• 🐟 Salmon Recipes – Baking & grilling to bowls, pastas, and more — healthy, flavorful, and easy to make/
• 🦞 Seafood Casseroles – Bubbly, Buttery & Oven-Ready. Comfort food meets coastal flavor.
• 🥣 Flavorful Seafood Soups – Rich chowders, bisques, and broth-based favorites.
• 🍽️ Easy Seafood Dinner Recipes – Quick, delicious, easy recipes bring bold flavor with minimal prep and cleanup
• 🥗 Healthy Seafood Recipes – Light, fresh & packed with protein and omega-3s with bright, satisfying flavor
• 🍚 Risotto Recipes with Seafood – Creamy, silky rice dishes meet the richness of the sea.
• 🌊 Seafood Stews – Mediterranean, Latin to classic American, hearty stews with satisfying depth in your bowl.
• 🍝🧀 Seafood Lasagna – Lasagna meets the sea in these rich and satisfying delicious twist classic bakes.