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Home » Healthy Recipes » The Best Air Fryer Shrimp Marinara Recipe

The Best Air Fryer Shrimp Marinara Recipe

Last Updated July 18, 2022. Published April 24, 2022 By Davinah Cenou Montezuma

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Make Shrimp Marinara, the easy way, in your air fryer with this Air Fryer Shrimp Marinara Recipe. It uses just four ingredients like my homemade garlic butter. Plus, the shrimp cooks from frozen. Pair this with my air fryer spaghetti squash or air fryer Italian sausage to make this an easy low-carb Italian meal. Ready in about 15 minutes.

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Why Make This

  • Ready in less than 15 minutes: get all the robust flavors of shrimp marinara in less than 15 minutes. Plus, the shrimp cooks from fresh or frozen.
  • Homemade or store brought ingredients: this recipe is super flexible, allowing you to use my garlic parmesan herb butter and keto marinara sauce or your favorite substitutes from the store.

Ingredients Needed

  • Shrimp: I picked these up frozen and raw. You do not need to thaw these. Just make sure they are peeled and de-veined.
  • Garlic Butter: while I originally shared this butter for my air fryer steak, the flavors of garlic, parmesan, and herbs is super versatile, making it a good fit for this shrimp marinara dish.
  • Cajun Seasoning: I’m using Cajun Seasoning to give this a bit of a Cajun twist, but you could substitute your favorite Italian seasoning, steak seasoning, or herb blend. Just be sure to add salt and pepper to taste
  • Marinara sauce: you can use my roasted garlic marinara sauce recipe or use your favorite marinara sauce from the store.
frozen shrimp, marinara sauce, garlic butter and cajun seasoning in separate bowls

How to Make Air Fryer Shrimp Marinara

  1. Add the frozen shrimp to the bottom of the cooking pot (no air fryer basket needed). Top it with garlic butter and cajun seasoning.
  2. Air fry at 400 degrees for 5 minutes.
  3. Add the marinara sauce to the pot. Stir to mix everything.
  4. Air fry at 400 degrees for 5 more minutes. Stir to ensure everything is incorporated.
Step by Step to make Air Fryer Shrimp Marinara

Top Tips & FAQs

  • Use fresh or frozen shrimp: you can make shrimp marinara in your air fryer with fresh or frozen shrimp. For fresh shrimp, simply cut the cook time in half.
  • Use a cake pan insert or oven-safe bowl if not using a Ninja Foodi: I tested this recipe in my Ninja Foodi, which is a multi-cooker like the Instant Pot. I remove the air fryer basket and just air fry the food in the main cooking pot. As I mentioned in my garlic butter shrimp and broccoli and cajun shrimp, if you can’t cook in the bottom of your air fryer like mine, you can prepare this using any oven-safe bowl that fits in your air fryer basket.
How long does it take to air fry shrimp?

This depends on whether your shrimp is fresh or frozen. Frozen raw shrimp takes about 10 minutes in the air fryer. Fresh raw shrimp takes about 5 minutes in the air fryer.

How long do you put battered shrimp in the air fryer?

Battered shrimp is usually already cooked so the air frying time generally to heat the shrimp through and brown the batter. This usually takes between 5 and 10 minutes.

What temperature do you cook shrimp in Airfryer?

I cook my air fryer shrimp on 400 degrees.

How long do I cook frozen popcorn shrimp in an air fryer?

This usually takes between 5 and 10 minutes. You can use an oil sprayer to flip the shrimp and coat it with oil at the beginning of cooking and halfway through.

Recipes to Enjoy This With

  • Air Fryer Eggplant (No Breading)
  • Spaghetti Squash in the Air Fryer
  • Italian Sausage Meatballs Recipe
  • Air Fryer Italian Sausages

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shrimp marinara in a bowl

Air Fryer Shrimp Marinara

Make Shrimp Marinara in 15 minutes with 4-ingredients using this Air Fryer Shrimp Marinara recipe. Pair with my spaghetti squash or meatballs.
Prep: 5 minutes mins
Cook: 10 minutes mins
Ready in: 15 minutes mins
Cuisine: American
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Servings: 3
Calories: 203kcal
Author: Davinah
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Ingredients

  • 1 lb shrimp, frozen, do not thaw, raw, peeled and de-veined – I get large or colossal shrimp
  • 5 tbsp garlic butter, click for recipe
  • 1 tbsp cajun seasoning, click for recipe
  • 1.5 cups marinara sauce, click for recipe

Instructions

  • Add the frozen shrimp to the bottom of the cooking pot (no air fryer basket needed). Top it with garlic butter and cajun seasoning.
  • Air fry at 400 degrees for 5 minutes.
  • Add the marinara sauce to the pot. Stir to mix everything.
  • Air fry at 400 degrees for 5 more minutes.
  • Stir to ensure everything is incorporated.

Nutrition Details

Calories: 203kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 732mg | Potassium: 423mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 2263IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 2mg

The nutrition facts come from entering the recipe ingredients into Spoonacular API, a database of food ingredients. They may vary for any recipe based on the exact product used. The keto sweeteners I use have 0g net carbs & are not included because sugar alcohols do not impact most people. This is provided as a courtesy, but you can do your own calculations if you wish!

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