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Seafood Recipes

I cook seafood when I want to change up our usual chicken and beef dinners without making dinner complicated. These easy seafood recipes include plenty of salmon and shrimp, along with tacos, pasta, and some of the seafood meals my kids have loved over the years.

Salmon Recipes

Salmon is one of the easiest fish to work into a weeknight dinner. These are some of my favorite ways to cook it when I want something flavorful without a lot of prep.

  • overhead view of baked salmon and potatoes on a sheet pan with broccoli too
    Sheet Pan Baked Salmon and Potatoes
  • baked salmon in foil with lemon
    Oven Baked Salmon in Foil
  • Seared Cajun Salmon
  • Baked Salmon and Asparagus
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Shrimp Recipes

Shrimp cooks fast, which is exactly why I keep it around for busy nights. These recipes turn it into an easy dinner with very little time at the stove.

  • Sweet and Spicy Mango Shrimp Stir-Fry
  • Cauliflower Shrimp Fried Rice
  • a bowl with popcorn shrimp salad with dressing and more salad behind on a platter
    Easy Popcorn Shrimp Salad
  • a bowl with avocado shrimp corn tomato salad
    Avocado and Shrimp Salad
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Seafood Tacos

Fish and shrimp are some of my favorite fillings for taco night. These recipes from The Taco Tuesday Cookbook pair them with plenty of fresh toppings and big flavor.

  • 10-Minute Pineapple Shrimp Tacos
  • closeup of blackened fish taco
    Blackened Fish Tacos with Tilapia
  • closeup of spicy shrimp taco topped with salsa
    Spicy Cajun Shrimp Tacos
  • Two Baja Style Battered Fish tacos on a tray
    Baja Battered Fish Tacos
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Seafood Pasta Recipes

Adding salmon or shrimp to pasta is an easy way to stretch seafood into a filling family meal. These are the ones I make when I want something comforting that still comes together without much fuss.

  • Closeup of homemade crawfish monica
    Easy Crawfish Monica Pasta
  • salmon pesto pasta with tomatoes on a plate with a wedge of lemon
    Quick Salmon Pesto Pasta
  • large pot of cajun salmon pasta
    Easy Cajun Salmon Pasta
  • top view of two dishes of salmon alfredo
    Creamy Salmon Alfredo Pasta
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Kid-Friendly Seafood Recipes

If your kids are still warming up to seafood, start here. These recipes use familiar flavors and formats that have made fish and seafood an easier sell at my table.

  • homemade fish sticks on a baking sheet
    Homemade Fish Sticks
  • three grilled salmon kabobs on a plate
    Grilled Salmon Kabobs
  • homemade salmon nuggets in a bowl with dip in the middle
    Crispy Baked Salmon Nuggets
  • large pile of air fried fish sticks on a cutting board with a lemon wedge
    Air Fryer Frozen Fish Sticks 

Cooking Tips

A few things I've learned from cooking a lot of salmon, including the temperatures that work best, how to tell when it's done, and what that white stuff is that sometimes appears while it cooks.

  • four salmon fillets on a baking sheet with tomatoes, a meat thermometer is checking the internal temperature of the salmon after baking
    How to Know When Salmon is Done
  • baked honey salmons on a plate with spiraled zucchini
    What’s the White Stuff on Salmon?

More Seafood Recipes

Keep browsing for more easy ways to add fish and seafood to your dinner rotation.

  • three fish tacos with cilantro sauce and slaw on a white tray
    Air Fryer Fish Tacos
  • a bowl with cottage cheese tuna salad with chopped red onion and celery
    Cottage Cheese Tuna Salad
  • top view of a protein sald with tuna, eggs, chickpeas and veggies
    Protein Salad
  • a bowl with shrimp étouffée and white rice
    Real New Orleans Shrimp Étouffée
  • closeup of fish taco with creamy sauce
    Grilled Fish Tacos with Creamy Sriracha Sauce
  • homemade fish stick dipping in sauce
    Gluten-Free Fish Sticks
  • baked fish tacos on a plate with pineapple salsa
    Coconut Crusted Baked Fish Tacos
  • crunchy breaded fish poké bowl with chopped pineapple, sliced cucumber, matchstick carrots, sliced avocado, chopped kale, edamame beans, cooked rice
    Breaded Fish Bowl Recipe
  • two pieces of fried catfish with lemon slices
    New Orleans Fried Catfish Recipe
  • crawfish pies on top of each other, one of them is cat in half
    Crawfish Hand Pies
  • homemade crawfish bread on a cutting board
    New Orleans Jazz Fest Crawfish Bread Recipe
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Hi! I'm Laura.
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