2-Ingredient Skillet Red Chile Shrimp for #OXOCookware

by Dorothy Reinhold on February 15, 2015


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I’m back with another skillet meal for you, because I never tire of making life easier.

Remember the Sesame Pork Stir-Fry Bowl, the Sicilian Chickpeas, the Lamb with Spelt, Spinach and Raisins, the Cheesy Gnocchi? Skillet meals, all of them.

And then there was the Easiest Weeknight Skillet Shrimp…I do think today’s recipe might take that title away. This one is done in under 10 minutes, and has but 2 ingredients. Beat that!

2-Ingredient Skillet Red Chile Shrimp on ShockinglyDelicious.comI used my new 12-inch OXO Good Grips non-stick pro 12-inch fry pan, part of a new line of cookware by OXO, the company that thoughtfully New OXO cookware on ShockinglyDeliciousdesigns cooking gadgets and kitchen items that fit in your hand, are easy to use, and solve kitchen problems. They have new Non-Stick Pro and  Stainless Steel Pro cookware lines, depending on your preferences.

This pan is hard-anodized (scratch resistant aluminum), has three layers of non-stick, is dishwasher-safe (although honestly I always hand-wash my skillets), oven safe to 430F/220C, and has a contoured, stay-cool handle. In fact, after heating the pan for 5 minutes or so and another couple minutes of cooking, I could still slide my hand all the way up the handle with only slight warmth. It’s solid but not weighty, and you can easily lift the skillet with food in it without being a fitness buff, if you know what I mean.

I pull out my skillet every single day, for one thing or another. This is going to be my go-to pan, for quesadillas, for dinners, for a big mess o’ wilted greens, for a family scrambled egg breakfast, for whatever needs cooking!

Meanwhile, it’s dinnertime, and I rummaged around to find shrimp in the freezer and a new-to-me cooking sauce in the pantry. It’s a red guajillo chile sauce, slightly spicy, tangy and utterly delicious without blowing the top of your head off.

Skillet Red Chile Shrimp on ShockinglyDelicious.comOver some basmati rice, it was a winner winner shrimp dinner!

2-Ingredient Skillet Red Chile Shrimp

Prep Time: 1 minute

Cook Time: 6 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

If you cook the rice a day ahead, this quick Skillet Red Chile Shrimp dinner can be ready in 10 minutes!

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds frozen large (31-40 size) wild-caught, raw, peeled, deveined shrimp
  • 1 (12-ounce) jar Herdez Red Guajillo Chile Mexican Cooking Sauce
  • Cooked basmati rice

Directions

  1. Heat a 12-inch skillet or fry pan over medium-high heat. (I added a tiny splash of olive oil to the pan, but you could easily do without.) Add frozen shrimp to the pan and cook for about a 1-2 minutes. Shrimp will go from grey to pink when they are cooked.
  2. Quickly drain excess water from the pan (as shrimp thaw and cook, they will release water), and pour in cooking sauce. Heat for another minute or so, until everything is bubbly and mixed.
  3. Serve over cooked basmati rice. Cheers!
  4. Serves 4.

Notes

Recipe source: Dorothy Reinhold | Shockingly Delicious

To veg it up: To make it slightly more complex, add 2 teaspoons olive oil to the hot skilled, and 1-2 seeded, chopped colored bell peppers; sauté for 3 minutes or so until just tender. Add shrimp and proceed with the recipe above.

https://www.shockinglydelicious.com/2-ingredient-skillet-red-chile-shrimp/

It just takes 2 ingredients! 

Ingredients for Red Chile Skilet Shrimp on ShockinglyDelicious.com

Raw shrimp looks a bit gray when it goes into the pan.

Frozen shrimp in the skillet for 2-Ingredient Red Chile ShrimpAs soon as it cooks, it pinks right up!

Shrimp turns pink when cooked for Red Chile Shrimp on ShockinglyDelicious.comDisclosure: Hormel sent the Herdez Guajillo Chile sauce for recipe development; OXO sent the skillet for testing. All opinions are my own.

{ 34 comments… read them below or add one }

Cate | Chez CateyLou February 19, 2015 at 7:02 am

2 ingredients?? That is my kind of dinner – especially when it looks this amazing! I can’t wait to try this recipe! Love OXO stuff too!

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Dorothy Reinhold February 19, 2015 at 8:23 am

Cate,
Most nights I want REALLY simple dinners. Doesn’t get much easier than this!

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Andi @ The Weary Chef February 17, 2015 at 11:40 am

You can’t beat 2-ingredient recipes, and I don’t think I’ve ever had a Herdez product I didn’t like. Thanks for the dinner idea!

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Dorothy Reinhold February 17, 2015 at 3:22 pm

Andi,
Great to know! I am exploring a few more of their sauces because I really adored this one!

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Becky | The Cookie Rookie February 17, 2015 at 7:24 am

YUM!! A great shrimp recipe is so good to have on hand. Thanks!

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Dorothy Reinhold February 17, 2015 at 3:22 pm

Becky,
I am continually amazed at how quickly shrimp cooks!

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Meg @ The Housewife in Training Files February 16, 2015 at 4:46 pm

I love how simple this dish looks to make! All that sweetness from the shrimp and the spiciness from the sauce…right up my alley!

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Dorothy Reinhold February 17, 2015 at 3:23 pm

Meg,
Right on all 3 counts!

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Heather | girlichef February 16, 2015 at 3:57 pm

I am loving OXO’s new pans…and how could it get any better than a meal made in the blink of an eye!? Looks tasty.

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Dorothy Reinhold February 17, 2015 at 3:24 pm

Heather,
This pan is the cat’s meow!

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Alice February 16, 2015 at 3:39 pm

Love the easy meals and certainly loving the shrimp and rice! Those are two of my favorite things!

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Dorothy Reinhold February 17, 2015 at 3:24 pm

Alice,
So classic, so easy, so good. That’s all we need, eh?

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Brandy M February 16, 2015 at 2:05 pm

This is done in 10 minutes!!? Yeah that will be happening a lot in this house! Love it!!

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Dorothy Reinhold February 17, 2015 at 3:25 pm

Brandy,
I swear, it is. Shrimp cooks soooo fast!

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Dee Dee (My Midlife Kitchen) February 16, 2015 at 1:40 pm

I love shrimp, I love red chilis, and I love all of my OXO brand kitchen tools! Guess I need to make this then, right?

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Dorothy Reinhold February 17, 2015 at 3:25 pm

Dee Dee,
Yes, yes you do. 🙂

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Patricia @ Grab a Plate February 16, 2015 at 11:39 am

Ohmygosh! Seriously simple, and this sounds delicious. I’ll be on the lookout for the sauce – sounds like it’s up my alley!

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Dorothy Reinhold February 17, 2015 at 3:26 pm

Patricia,
The sauce is divine. I could see it on LOTS of things!

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Healing Tomato February 16, 2015 at 11:15 am

What a great idea and your recipe is so well done.

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Dorothy Reinhold February 17, 2015 at 3:27 pm

Healing Tomato,
Thank you so much!

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Stephanie @ Back for Seconds February 16, 2015 at 11:12 am

My whole family loves shrimp – I know this would be a hit! And I love skillet meals!!

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Dorothy Reinhold February 17, 2015 at 3:27 pm

Stephanie,
Skillet skillz!

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Catherine February 16, 2015 at 10:30 am

Dear Dorothy, What a simple, delicious weeknight meal. I love the sound of that sauce. xo, Catherine

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Dorothy Reinhold February 17, 2015 at 3:28 pm

Catherine,
If you love the sound of it, you will DEFINITELY love the taste! xo back atcha!

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Kacey @ The Cookie Writer February 16, 2015 at 9:24 am

My husband loves shrimp, and I am usually scared to cook seafood. This recipe looks so easy I bet there is no going wrong!

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Dorothy Reinhold February 17, 2015 at 3:29 pm

Kacey,
You cannot screw it up, no how, no way. Shrimp gets pink to tell you it is done, and you dump in the sauce and heat to bubbling and away you go! Try it.

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Melanie | Melanie Makes February 16, 2015 at 9:19 am

What a quick and easy dinner idea – love this new line from OXO.

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Dorothy Reinhold February 17, 2015 at 3:29 pm

Melanie,
It is a perfect fry pan…well weighted (not too light, not too heavy), great release on the food (non-stick), the handle is a marvel, and I adore it.

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Kimberly February 16, 2015 at 7:54 am

You had me at two-ingredients! Seriously, I love shrimp and quick recipes and this sounds delish … we also use Herdez salsas all the time so I’ll be on the look-out for their cooking sauce now!

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Dorothy Reinhold February 17, 2015 at 3:31 pm

Kimberly,
Herdez has a couple of cooking sauces, so I am going to work my way through them. It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it. 🙂

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Sally Newton February 16, 2015 at 7:34 am

Hard to beat this meal, that’s for sure! The Guajillo chile sauce sounds super tasty, I don’t think it’s available where we live, but I’ll keep an eye for it…

Hope you had a great V-day weekend!

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Dorothy Reinhold February 17, 2015 at 3:31 pm

Sally,
This sauce is DIVINE! I hope you can find it. Or maybe Amazon?

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Paula Jones February 16, 2015 at 3:26 am

I love how quickly shrimp cook and this looks full of flavor too. Great recipe!

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Dorothy Reinhold February 17, 2015 at 3:35 pm

Paula,
Right on both counts!

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