You know, until I started writing things down for this blog I had no idea so many of the recipes in my personal go-to list involved chipotle seasonings and peppers – it’s amazing the things you just do all the time and never notice! These broiled chipotle shrimp salad bowls were an experiment on a whim, and I’m really happy with how it turned out!
The coleslaw in this bowl is a creamy apple slaw recipe from Spend With Pennies and may be my new standard.
Broiled Chipotle Shrimp Bowl Ingredients
Makes 2 – 3 servings
- 1 lb frozen, peeled, deveined shrimp (tails off)
- 2 tbs butter
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 1 tbs taco seasoning
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 medium chipotle chili in adobo sauce
- 2 tsp adobo sauce (from the chipotles in adobo sauce can)
- dash salt
- 1/4 tsp sugar (optional)
- 2 – 4 cups spinach
- 1 – 1.5 cups apple slaw
Broiled Chipotle Shrimp Bowl Instructions
- Thaw the shrimp in a colander under running water, this will only take a couple minutes! Remove tails if needed. Place thawed shrimp in a container or ziploc bag (we’ll be marinating in here)
- Take your chipotle pepper and slice it open, scraping out most of the seeds from the inside. Chop in a small dice.
- Melt the butter in a small bowl. Stir in olive oil, taco seasoning, garlic powder, sugar (if using), chopped chipotle, and adobo sauce.
- Pour the butter mixture over the thawed shrimp and stir (or massage bag) to coat the shrimp. Marinate for at least 30 minutes to up to a few hours. The butter will set up a little bit – that’s okay!
- Place your oven rack in one of the higher positions and preheat the broiler to 500 – let it get pretty hot in there!
- Cover a sheet pan in foil (for easy clean up!). Spread out the marinated shrimp in one layer so they are not overlapping.
- Broil the shrimp for 5 minutes, then check for doneness – if the shrimp are not pink and starting to firm, broil for 1 – 2 minutes more, being careful to not burn or overcook them.
- To serve, in each bowl place 1 – 2 cups fresh spinach and 1/2 cup or so apple slaw. Top with chipotle shrimp. This would also be great with cilantro and a little lime juice squeezed over top!
Wondering what else to do with those chipotle peppers in adobo sauce? Try out our Chipotle Chili recipe.
