Here’s a simple and easy dinner perfect for any night of the week! This Orange-Thyme Grilled Shrimp is cooked in foil packets right on the grill! The orange and garlic flavors infuse the shrimp with deliciousness, making it moist and flavorful.
Our grill has been getting used like crazy this summer! I can’t stand the thought of turning on my oven every night for dinner. Cooking on the grill is just so darn easy.
One of my favorite things to grill are foil packet dinners. They’re so low maintenance and easy. You can grill just about anything in a foil packet. The flavors are intensified when cooking in foil because the liquid that’s inside is steaming and infusing the meat with flavor. Plus clean-up is so easy, just crumple up the foil and throw away!
Have you ever grilled foil packets before? If so, what’s your favorite thing to cook?
Orange-Thyme Grilled Shrimp {in foil packets}
Ingredients
- 2 pounds large shrimp peeled and deveined, tails on
- 3/4 - 1 cup fresh orange juice
- 1-1/2 tsp. grated orange zest
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh thyme + fresh sprigs
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
Instructions
- In a shallow dish or large Ziploc bag, combine shrimp, orange juice, orange zest, garlic, oil, chopped thyme, salt and pepper. Toss to coat. Marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes or up to 8 hours.
- Cut two or three large rectangles of foil. Divide shrimp & marinade and place in center of foil rectangles.
- Close the foil lengthwise, top to bottom, folding over and pinching to close.
- Now close each side one at a time rolling up toward the middle.
- You can make 2-3 of these depending on how big your foil sheets are and how many shrimp are in each packet.
- Place foil packets onto preheated grill and cook for about 8-10 minutes on high heat. Cooking time all depends on the heat of the grill and amount of shrimp in each packet. Pull foil packets off grill and carefully open. Serve and enjoy!
LOVE how easy this is! Nothing beats yummy and easy in my book 🙂
I’ve been using my grill a lot this summer. Usually just making veggie or veggie and salmon kabobs. This look just as easy and just as good. Yay.
Found your site through the Link Party at nap time creations and am glad I did. I used to do foil packets, but somehow forgot about them. This beautiful post and delicious recipe was just the reminder I needed. Thanks so much.
We cook shrimp often and use the grill daily since the weather is so warm. I found you over at Cast Party Wed. I am co-hosting Tasty Tuesdays this week and would love for you to link up this recipe. I think my readers would love it!
http://www.lorisculinarycreations.com/2013/07/TastyTuesdays1.html
Lori
Lori’s Culinary Creations
It’s seriously this easy!l? Looks delicious, Jen!
This looks so good and no butter! I would make enough to have leftovers and serve cold the next day. book marking this recipe.
I love foil packet meals! Excited to try this one!
These shrimps look so good! I definitely have to try this. Pinning!
This looks so delish! I bet the combo of thyme and orange is amzing! I host a monthly spice themed party with a link party and spice giveaway and I’d love for you to stop by and link up and enter to win some yummy spices! You can link up here
http://www.4you-withlove.com/2013/07/party-thyme-beat-heat-link-party-and.html
Thanks again for the inspiration and have a wonderful weekend!
Looks delicious! I wonder how it would be if substituted lemon for the orange? I may try it.
G’day! Looks YUM, true!
Love the ease and versatility; is now on my list to do;viewing as part of Foodie Friends Friday Party!
Cheers! Joanne
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Looks great. If only I liked shrimp! I am a landlubber, though, lol. I’m thinking that I might try this with boneless chicken, though. The flavors sound wonderful and I can’t just pass it by.
Hi Jen,
Your Orange Thyme Grilled Shrimp looks delicious. I love the foil bag to keep all those awesome flavors in. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great week!
Miz Helen
This looks delicious. I love shrimp and the addition of orange sounds delicious.1
Do you start with cooked shrimp, or raw?
You want to start with raw shrimp, Joe. Thanks!
Perfect, thank you!
This was really tasty! I’m sure I’ll make it again, with a bit of heat next time.
By the way, I did this under the broiler, if that’s of interest to anyone else who doesn’t have a grill!
I’m so happy you liked it! And I’m glad to hear the broiler works well too! Thanks for the comment. 🙂