Looking to add more healthful seafood meals to your menu? Here are 35 wonderfully easy seafood recipes that are sure to become new family favorites!
We all know that seafood is an amazingly healthful part of a good diet. Study after study has pointed to diets high in fish as being great for brain health – from helping build healthy brains in infants and young children, to helping prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s.
So there’s lots of good reason to include fish regularly in my weekly menu – especially with two small kids, and a mama who lately can’t even seem to keep track of her coffee. (Gimme some of those Omega 3’s!) But the thing is – I don’t. I just keep leaving fish off the menu.
I’ve got the best of intentions when I’m shopping – grabbing fillets of wild-caught salmon when I see them on sale, and cans of super-low-mercury Safe Catch tuna whenever I find them affordably. But then…the fish sits in my freezer and the tuna slowly stacks up on my pantry shelf. I realized the other day that I have seriously lost my mojo when it comes to feeding us anything that comes out of the water. And if I wasn’t feeling inspired to make seafood meals, then clearly I needed to go looking for some inspiration!
So I turned to some of my absolutely favorite healthy food bloggers with a simple plea: Help me find some delicious EASY seafood recipes that I’ll actually want to make, and that my family will actually love.
And oh, my land – did they deliver! Just check out this incredible list of drool-worthy seafood recipes! The best part is that they’re all simple to make, and use real, healthy ingredients. I am SO excited to cook my way through ALL of these!
35 Easy (and Amazing!) Seafood Recipes
Paleo Fish Tacos
Paleo Fish Tacos, from Tessa the Domestic Diva
Salmon and Wild Rice Burgers with Avocado-Garlic Aioli
Mahi Mahi Fish Sandwich
Paleo Salmon Cakes
Paleo Salmon Cakes, courtesy of 24 Carrot Kitchen
Simple Herbed Red Drum
Easy One Pan Mediterranean Cod, with Fennel, Kale, and Black Olives
Easy One Pan Medierranean Cod, courtesy of Abra’s Kitchen
Tuna Poke Bowl
Black Garlic & Lime Cedar Plank Salmon
Harissa Salmon with Shredded Coconut
Harissa Salmon with Shredded Coconut, courtesy of Strength and Sunshine
Coconut Pea Puree with Baked Sole Flowers
Baked Trout with Lemon, Garlic and Onion
Pesto Grilled Alaska Halibut Steak
Pesto Grilled Alaska Halibut Steak, courtesy of Fearless Dining
Pan Fried Fish
Grilled Salmon with Tomato-Basil Butter Sauce
Orange Glazed Salmon
Orange Glazed Salmon, Courtesy of 24 Carrot Kitchen
Salmon en Papillote
Bacon Wrapped Halibut with Tomatillo Salsa
Easy Broiled Lobster Tail
Easy Broiled Lobster Tail, courtesy of What a Girl Eats
Easy Avocado and Crab Salad
Perfectly Steamed Wild-Caught Crab Legs in the Instant Pot
Spicy Cilantro Shrimp
Spicy Cilantro Shrimp, courtesy of Cooking on the Weekends
Paleo Coconut Shrimp with Sriracha Mayo Dipping Sauce
Spicy Citrus Shrimp Skewers
Paleo Shrimp Pad Thai
Paleo Shrimp Pad Thai, courtesy of What Grandma Ate
Caribbean Jerk Shrimp Tacos
Spicy Confetti Shrimp
Keto Shrimp and Greens Enchiladas with Jalapeño “Cream” Sauce
Keto Shrimp and Greens Enchiladas, courtesy of All the Nourishing Things
Oven Baked Calamari Rings
Spicy Shrimp Tacos with Mint Creme
Spicy Shrimp Tacos with Mint Creme, courtesy of Easy Baby Meals
15-Minute Paleo Shrimp Stir Fry
Golden Coconut Prawns with Honey Lemon Glaze
Golden Coconut Prawns with Honey Lemon Glaze, courtesy of Eat Drink Paleo
Pesto Zucchini Noodles with Shrimp and Feta
Simple Seafood Bouillabaisse
Simple Seafood Bouillabaisse, courtesy of The Petite Cook
Bloody Mary Thai Cocktail
Thai Mussels
Thai Mussels, courtesy of Slow the Cook Down
Are you as excited as I am about all these super-doable seafood recipes? Those crispy coconut prawns are on the docket for dinner this week, and I think the kids are going to love them!
How about you? Do you have any go-to seafood recipes that your family adores? I’d love to hear about them!
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Tessa Simpson says
Oh yes, what a compilation!! So many great ones to try!
Anna says
Thanks so much for the kind comment, Tessa! These recipes are TOTALLY putting the spunk back into my meal planning this month!!
Kate says
Wow – so many tantalizing recipes here!! And the photos…
Anna says
Don’t they all look and sound amazing! Hope you find some new favorites!
Aish Padihari says
What a great post. Enjoyed reading it. Favorites always change and I’m sure you will discover some new ones.
Anna says
Thanks Aish! We’ve got some new favorites already, for sure!
jessica brown says
Oh wow some of these looks amazing! I love Tacos but never have fish in them. I’m going to try some of your recipes for sure! Love the fact they don’t look too hard either, double win for as busy mum over here1! 🙂
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Anna says
You know – I’d never tasted a fish taco either until I spent a year in San Diego…then I got hooked!
Lauren says
These are awesome. I can’t decide but the Orange Glazed Salmon and the Shrimp Pad Thai are my favorites. I’m definitely going to try them out!
Anna says
I know, those look so amazing to me too! And I love it that they’re simple, do-able recipes!
Luci says
Seeing all the seafood recipes is making me so hungry. One thing that my family likes to do it just to boil shrimp is crab boil and eat that for dinner.
Anna says
YESSS!!!! I can NEVER get enough of shrimp! Totally my favorite!
Denay DeGuzman says
Ahhh…my tummy’s rumbling with delight! All of these beautiful recipes look so fabulous and flavorful. This truly is a must-have list of delicious seafood recipes. Thank you for sharing this awesome recipe collection!
Anna says
Aw Denay, thank you for the kind words!! I come back to this post every time I do my meal planning…those photos are such an inspiration to try every recipe!
Tabitha Blue says
Loving this roundup! So many great variations to try 🙂
Anna says
Thanks so much Tabitha!
Melissa says
Thanks for this in-depth list! I’m like you, I like the idea of making seafood, but don’t cook it as often as I should!
Anna says
Totally with you! Since this post (and wanting to try every recipe!) I swear my family has eaten more seafood than we have in the last 3 months…definitely a good thing!
Chelsea Pearl says
So many great seafood dishes to inspire my next meal! They all look so good, but skewers and tacos are speaking to me the most.
Anna says
Those look especially amazing to me too!!!