Are you looking for easy, delicious and flavor-loaded seafood recipes and ideas for lunch or dinner? Here you will find the collection of the best Seafood Recipes from shrimp, salmon, pasta and other fish varieties with easy step-by-step instructions.
These seafood recipes pair perfectly with different types of sides like roasted and baked vegetables, rice dishes, or simple salads. Whether you are looking for an easy appetizer, main course, or side dish for your lunch and dinner, these seafood recipe ideas surely will not disappoint you.
Starting from our favorite honey glazed salmon to easy-to-make beginner-friendly air fryer shrimp and one-pot meals like salmon pasta, we have something for everyone. The recipes shared in this post have simple steps with supporting images and videos that will help you to prepare satisfying seafood dishes at your home to enjoy with your family.
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Teriyaki Salmon
Teriyaki Salmon is a sweet, savory, and juicy Japanese seafood dish that is glazed in a homemade Teriyaki Sauce. It is usually made with salmon fillets, basic aromatics, mirin sauce, tamari sauce, and other basic seasonings. This homemade Teriyaki Salmon is of one the best and easy-to-make seafood dishes that comes in under 30 minutes. And it pairs great with rice, brown rice, or roasted and baked vegetables for lunch and dinner.
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Best Grilled Salmon Recipe
Grilled Salmon is a juicy and smokey flavored seafood dish made easily in a grilling pan, charcoal, or gas grill. The fresh Salmon fillets with skin or skinless are usually marinated in a seasoning marinade and then grilled at high temperature. This Grilled Salmon is the best tasting and an easy-to-make dish that can be prepared in under 30 minutes.
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Pan Seared Salmon
Pan Seared Salmon is a healthy, and easy-to-make seafood dish with a crispy exterior and a juicy interior. It is usually made with fresh salmon fillets and basic seasoning spices. This homemade Pan Seared Salmon is one of the best and quick-to-make salmon recipes that tastes great with roasted and baked vegetables, simple salads, or rice for lunch and dinner. And the best part is it comes under in 15 minutes
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Garlic Butter Baked Salmon
Garlic Butter Baked Salmon is a juicy, flaky, and fork-tender Italian dish. It is prepared with fresh salmon fillets and rich garlic butter sauce. This Oven Baked Garlic Butter Salmon is one of the best seafood dishes to enjoy for lunch or dinner. The best part is it can be baked along with veggies and comes together in under 30 minutes.
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Pan Fried Salmon
Pan Fried Salmon is a crispy, juicy, and healthy seafood dish. It is usually made with skin-on or skinless salmon fillets, and basic seasoning powders. Pan frying the Salmon is one of the easy, healthy, and best ways to cook salmon on the stovetop in under 30 minutes or less. And it can be a perfect dish for a tiring weeknight dinner or a regular day lunch and dinner.
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Air Fryer Salmon
Air Fryer Salmon is a tender, juicy, succulent, and flavorful seafood dish. It is usually made with salmon fillets, basic seasonings and air fried at the perfect temperature. This Air Fryer Salmon is one of the best and most healthy dishes that can be perfect to serve for lunch and dinner. And the best part is it comes all together in under 30 minutes.
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Honey Garlic Glazed Salmon
Honey Garlic Glazed Salmon is a sweet, and savory seafood dish filled with the bursting flavor of honey and garlic. It is made with fresh salmon, honey, garlic, and basic seasoning powders. This Honey Garlic Glazed Salmon is one of the best and easy-to-make dishes which is perfect to serve for lunch and dinner.
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Egg Foo Young (Chinese Omelette)
Egg Foo Young is a super delicious, flavor-packed classic Chinese Omelette. It is usually made with beaten eggs, veggies, bean sprouts, and protein like chicken or shrimp and served with a flavor bursting brown gravy. This Egg Foo Young is one of the best omelette dishes that can be enjoyed as a main course meal with rice for lunch and dinner. You can also serve it as an appetizer using the gravy as a dipping sauce.
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Fried Shrimp
Fried Shrimp or Shrimp Fry is a crispy, crunchy, and flavorful seafood appetizer dish. The breaded shrimp is usually deep-fried in oil to achieve a crispy outer layer. This Fried Shrimp is one of the best dishes that can be served as an appetizer, snack, or entree for your lunch and dinner.
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Air Fryer Shrimp
Air Fryer Shrimp is a crispy, juicy, and healthy seafood appetizer dish. The shrimps are marinated with basic seasonings and breaded with flour panko mix and then air fried at the perfect temperature. This Air Fryer shrimp is one of the best and healthy ways to enjoy fried shrimp and is perfect to serve as a starter or appetizer for lunch and dinner. And the best part is it comes under in 30 minutes.
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Honey Garlic Shrimp
Honey Garlic Shrimp is a sweet, juicy, and mildly spicy seafood dish. It is usually made with shrimp, basic seasonings, and a flavorful honey garlic sauce. This Honey Garlic Shrimp is one of the best side dishes that can be served for lunch and dinner. The best part is it comes together quickly in under 30 minutes and tastes similar to your favorite Chinese restaurants around.
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Shrimp Vindaloo (Prawn Vindaloo)
Shrimp Vindaloo or Prawn Vindaloo is a hot, spicy, and authentic Indian Goan-style curry. It is usually made with shrimp or prawn that is simmered in an authentic vindaloo sauce. This Shrimp Vindaloo is one of the best seafood curries that taste great with rice, roti, paratha, and similar other dishes for lunch and dinner.
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Garlic Butter Shrimp
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Garlic Butter Shrimp is a rich, juicy, and garlicky flavored Italian seafood dish. It is usually prepared with shrimp, garlic butter sauce, spice powders, and fresh herbs in under 30 minutes. This Garlic Butter Shrimp is an easy-to-make seafood dish that can be served as an appetizer, side dish for rice, or pasta for lunch and dinner.
Szechuan Shrimp
Szechuan Shrimp is a hot, spicy, and authentic seafood dish from Szechuan cuisine and it is packed with bold and complex flavors. It is prepared with shrimp, dry red chilies, Szechuan sauce or peppercorns, and other fresh ingredients. This Szechuan Shrimp cooking process is similar to Szechuan chicken but with a bold seafood flavor. And it is usually served as a side with rice, Szechuan fried rice, noodles for lunch or dinner.
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Kung Pao Shrimp
Kung Pao Shrimp is a sweet, spicy, and authentic Chinese dish that has its origin from Szechuan Cuisine. It is a modified version of classical Kung Pao Chicken in which the fried shrimp is tossed in silky smooth Kung Pao Sauce. This homemade Kung Pao Shrimp is a flavor-packed seafood dish that tastes great over rice or noodles and can be served for lunch and dinner.
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Prawns Fry (Indian Shrimp Fry)
Prawns fry or Indian Shrimp fry is an easy and flavor-packed Indian seafood side dish. It is prepared with fresh prawns, basic Indian masala, spices, and herbs. This dry roasted prawns fry is a simple and easy dish and tastes best with rice, or as a simple starter for most non-veg meals.
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Creamy Salmon Pasta
Salmon Pasta is a rich, creamy and flavorful Italian seafood pasta dish. It is usually made with angel hair pasta, milk, basic seasonings, and a delicious pan-seared salmon. This Creamy Salmon Pasta is one of the best pasta dishes that can be made in under 30 minutes. And it is perfect to serve for lunch and dinner on a busy weekday, weekend, or on a regular day to satisfy your craving.
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Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta
Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta is a rich, mildly spiced, and hearty Italian dish. It is prepared with Fettuccine Pasta, garlic butter sauce, shrimp, and other seasoning ingredients. This Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta is one of the best pasta dishes and can be a comforting meal for lunch or dinner.
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Prawn Biryani (Shrimp Biryani)
Prawn or Shrimp biryani is a tasty and aromatic one-pot South Indian meal in which fresh prawns are cooked with basmati rice, Indian spices, and herbs. It tastes great on its own and even better when it is served with South Indian chicken curries. It is also called Eral Biryani in South India.
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Fish Biryani
Kerala style fish dum biryani is a delicious and aromatic South Indian seafood meal. It is prepared by layering Kaima or Seeraga samba rice with smear fried fish and biryani masala gravy in a dum cooking process. It is usually served as a main course meal for lunch and dinner.
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Fish Curry
Fish curry or Meen Kulambu with fresh fis is a definite treat for one who craves for a spicy home food that can be enjoyed with different main dishes from breakfast to dinner. The fish curry can be stored and served for two days. And the best part is that the taste of the fish curry gets even more tastier when it gets old.
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Chepala Pulusu | Fish Pulusu | Andhra Fish Curry
Chepala/Fish Pulusu is a tasty and spicy South Indian Seafood dish authentic to Andhra Cuisine. It is usually prepared with freshly ground masala, Indian spices, tamarind water, and freshwater fish. This Fish pulusu is typically served as a side dish for lunch and dinner along with white rice, appam, roti, parotta, idiyappam, and similar dishes.
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Prawn Masala (Eral Thokku)
Prawn Masala gravy or thokku is a juicy, tasty, and finger-licking delicious south Indian seafood dish that is prepared with few ingredients and can be relished with rice, chapati, roti, idly and dosa, and main dishes alike.
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Meen Pollichathu
Meen Pollichathu is a traditional seafood recipe from the south Indian state of Kerala. In this recipe, the fried fish is wrapped with coconut milk, onion, and tomato masala gravy in a banana leaf and grilled. It is a flavorful and finger-licking food that can be enjoyed as it is or as a side dish for lunch and dinner.
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Fish Fry (Pan Fried)
Pan fried fish fry is an aromatic seafood starter and a staple Indian non-vegetarian food that is crispy, juicy, and smells divine when prepared with the right ingredients. It also goes best with steamed rice along with fish curry or spiced tamarind and tomato soup(rasam). In south India, it is usually served in banana leaf which enhances the taste of the food.
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Fish Stir Fry
Fish stir fry is a combination of Kerala Meen Pollichathu and a regular Street Style Fish Fry which delivers a delicious flavor and aroma. It tastes great with rice or any other main dishes alike.
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Fish Tandoori
Salmon Fish Tandoori is one of the crowd-pleasing and tempting Indian seafood dishes that can be served with jasmine/jeera/biryani rice or just as a starter.
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Thai Fish Cake
Thai fish cake is a classic street food that is a perfect starter for any meal. This simple and easy to make recipe is a great alternative for takeouts which could be made in minutes when your tongue craves street/restaurant foods.
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