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Garlic Butter Shrimp with Crispy Smashed Potatoes

Crispy-edged smashed russet potatoes and honey-glazed carrots roast until golden, then juicy shrimp tossed in garlic butter, dill and parsley finish on the same pan.

Garlic Butter Shrimp with Crispy Smashed Potatoes

Ingredients

  • 3 medium640 gRusset potatoescut into 1-inch chunks
  • 6 medium360 gCarrotscut into 2-inch sticks
  • 1¼ lb570 gShrimppatted dry
  • 2 tbsp30 gOlive oil
  • 2 tbsp28 gUnsalted buttermelted
  • 6 cloves18 gGarlicminced
  • 1½ tsp10 gHoney
  • 2 tsp2 gDried thyme
  • 1¼ tsp3 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)
  • 1 cup sprigs8 gFresh dillchopped
  • ¼ cup chopped15 gFresh parsleychopped
  • 2 tbsp30 gLemon juice
  • ¾ tsp5 gSalt
  • ¾ tsp2 gBlack pepper
  • 4¼ cups1,000 gWater

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and line a large rimmed sheet pan with parchment.
  2. Put the potato chunks and the water in a pot with half the salt, bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes until just tender; drain and let steam dry for 2 minutes.
  3. Spread the potatoes on the sheet pan and press each piece flat with the bottom of a glass.
  4. In a bowl, toss the carrot with half the olive oil, the honey, the thyme and a pinch of the black pepper; scatter the carrot around the potatoes.
  5. Drizzle the potatoes with the remaining half of the olive oil and sprinkle with the paprika and half of the remaining salt.
  6. Roast 25 to 30 minutes, until the potato edges are crisp and the carrots are browned.
  7. Meanwhile, stir together the melted butter, the garlic, the lemon juice, the remaining salt and the remaining black pepper in a bowl to make the garlic butter.
  8. Toss the shrimp with half the garlic butter.
  9. Push the vegetables to the edges of the pan, add the shrimp in a single layer in the center, and roast 6 to 8 minutes until the shrimp are pink and opaque, 145°F (63°C).
  10. Drizzle the remaining half of the garlic butter over everything, sprinkle with the dill and parsley, and serve hot.

Contains: Milk, Shellfish.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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