Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Grilled Shrimp Foil Packets
A shrimp packet with little potatoes and corn makes a generous parcel to open at dinner. Butter and the savory seasoning gather around everything inside. Keep the packets wrapped until serving, then enjoy the warm shrimp with sweet corn and tender potato.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 35 min
- Original yield
- Serves 1
- Ingredients
- 11 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Seafood
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Grilling
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 31–60 minutes
A few quick notes
1. Start potatoes in the microwave
Poke small red potatoes with a fork before their brief microwave cooking so they can finish on the grill.
2. Build in the foil center
Fold the long foil piece as directed and put shrimp, corn and potatoes in its center before adding butter and seasoning.
3. Test the potatoes before removing
Finish grilling when everything is heated through and the potatoes test done, following the packet's cooking guidance.
Get to know the ingredients
Cooked peeled shrimp
The shrimp are listed already cooked and peeled before joining the corn and partly cooked potatoes in the foil.
Small red potatoes
Use the small red potatoes specified, pricked before microwaving rather than going raw straight into the packet.
Corn pieces
Use the sliced corn pieces listed, placed alongside the shrimp and potatoes before butter and seasoning are added.
Let’s make it
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Original recipe: Serves 1. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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The last little job
Keep wrapped until serving
Carefully take the packet off the grill and keep its foil wrapped until you're ready to serve.
A little more help as you go
Use the seasoning amount specified
Sprinkle the stated tablespoon of seasoning over the butter-topped ingredients before closing the foil packet.
Preheat before adding packets
Bring the grill to the specified 375 degrees before the filled foil packet goes on for cooking.
A few questions you might have
Does this start with raw shrimp?
The ingredient note specifies cooked, peeled medium shrimp for placing into the packet with corn and potatoes.
Are potatoes cooked entirely on the grill?
They get a short microwave start after being pricked, then finish inside the packet until they test done.
Where does the butter go?
Add it over the shrimp, corn and potatoes in the foil center before sprinkling on the seasoning.
Should I open packets as soon as they leave the grill?
The directions keep them wrapped after carefully removing from the grill, until you're ready to serve.
What herbs are listed in the seasoning ingredients?
Thyme and rosemary are listed alongside onion powder, peppers and paprika for the savory seasoning.
Any more cooking tips?
The calories shown are based on 1 foil packet with all of the ingredients used. Since different size potatoes and shrimp have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: tastesoflizzyt.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.