Food and Recipes Dinner 60 Simple Seafood Dinner Ideas By Kaitlyn Yarborough Kaitlyn Yarborough Part of the Southern Living team since 2017, Kaitlyn Yarborough is a Georgia native living in Austin, Texas, who covers a wide variety of topics for both the magazine and website, focusing on culture and lifestyle content, as well as travel in the South.She earned a B.A. in Journalism at the University of Georgia. She hopes to inspire your travel bucket list with her features on road trips through Texas Hill Country, bourbon tours in Kentucky, and the best beach getaways on the Gulf Coast. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on June 13, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Linda Pugliese; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Anna Hampton Make a big splash with your weekend crowd with these no-fuss dinners. Cooking seafood at home can be intimidating, but with these easy recipes, it'll become a staple in your dinner rotation. From simple pan-seared salmon to an abundant crawfish boil, this collection of seafood dinner recipes suits every occasion. On warm summer nights, there's no better way to celebrate the season than covering the patio table in newspaper and diving into a feast of boiled clams, crawfish, and potatoes. Or maybe opt for a low-key dinner packed full of fresh catches and bursting with flavor. From buttery sauces to crispy sandwiches, seafood dishes gives us seasonal tastes without being too hard to make for a crowd. Whether you're hosting a backyard grill-out or a beachside bake (or an at-home weeknight!), all you need is some great ingredients for a deliciously easy meal. Here are 60 of our favorite seafood suppers. 01 of 60 Crab-and-Bacon Linguine Photo: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Crab-and-Bacon Linguine What's better than a dish that calls for white wine, heavy cream, bacon, and pasta? This recipe, which combines all of the above with delicious jumbo lump crab. 02 of 60 Seared Scallops with Lemon-Herb Rice Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: Seared Scallops with Lemon-Herb Rice To season scallops, all you need is a little S&P. That means this recipe is mostly dependent on searing the scallops just right—and, lucky for you, our Test Kitchen has an easy-to-follow tutorial. 03 of 60 Shrimp-Tomatillo Tacos Johnny Autry; Prop and Food Styling: Charlotte L. Autry Recipe: Shrimp-Tamatillo Tacos Love shrimp tacos? Make a restaurant-quality meal at home by cooking fresh shrimp in a pan with fresh tomatillos, diced onion, garlic, serrano chile, and smokey seasonings. It comes together in less than 20 minutes, and is under 500 calories per serving. 04 of 60 Baked Oysters with Bacon, Greens, and Parmesan Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke Recipe: Baked Oysters with Bacon, Greens, and Parmesan Oysters may seem like a tricky dish to master but trust us: This chef-vetted recipe is simple. All it calls for is fresh oysters topped and baked with kale, bacon, and a healthy serving of Parmesan. 05 of 60 Simple Pan-Seared Fish Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: Simple Pan-Seared Fish When cooking fresh fish, this is really the only recipe you need to master. It works with any white-fleshed fish, and it's so easy to make that our Test Kitchen even recommends it as an intro recipe to cooking fish. 06 of 60 Beer-Battered Fish Photographer and Prop stylist: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Melissa Gray Recipe: Beer-Battered Fish Sometimes, nothing hits like a fresh piece of fried fish. This recipe is our go-to, and it works well with cod, halibut, and grouper. 07 of 60 Crispy-Shrimp Salad with Avocado Dressing Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners Recipe: Crispy-Shrimp Salad with Avocado Dressing Salads can be made for dinner, too. This fresh mix combines cucumber, radishes, baby greens, crispy shrimp, and creamy avocado dressing. 08 of 60 Shrimp and Peas with Farfalle Alison Miksch; Styling: Caroline M. Cunningham Recipe: Shrimp and Peas with Farfalle Looking for a seafood dish that's fresh, filling, and fitting for a crowd? This recipe is one with saving. 09 of 60 Lemony Slow-Cooked Salmon with Potatoes and Fennel Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: Lemony Slow-Cooked Salmon with Potatoes and Fennel A slower-cooker is a chef-on-the-go's dream, and this recipe is a perfect example of why. It's packed with zesty lemon, licorice-forward fennel, and subtly-sweet leeks—meaning, it's a stand-out dish without all the work of a complicated meal. 10 of 60 Skillet Orzo with Fish and Herbs Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner Recipe: Skillet Orzo with Fish and Herbs Hosting a family dinner or large gathering? Try this recipe, which calls for rice cooked paella-style and freshly baked fish. 11 of 60 Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp Skewers with Chipotle Comeback Sauce Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp Skewers with Chipotle Comeback Sauce A recipe that calls for bacon, shrimp, and chipotle mayo is one that's sure to be a summer crowd-pleaser. Especially this one that's served on skewers with homemade dipping sauce on the side. 12 of 60 Grilled Clambake Foil Packets with Herb Butter Linda Pugliese; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Anna Hampton Recipe: Grilled Clambake Foil Packets with Herb Butter Toss these foil packets on the grill and you're all set up for a summertime cookout. 13 of 60 Honey-Soy-Glazed Salmon with Veggies and Oranges Alison Miksch Recipe: Honey-Soy-Glazed Salmon with Veggies and Oranges This no-fuss dinner can be made in 25 minutes, start to finish, with four filets of salmon, green beens, oranges, honey, Dijon mustard, soy sauce, and on-hand seasonings. It all even fits on a single sheet pan. 14 of 60 Lemon-Garlic Butter Shrimp with Broccoli Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Tina Bell Stamos Recipe: Lemon-Garlic Butter Shrimp with Broccoli Lemon-garlic shrimp is a classic for good reason. This recipe nails all the ratios—plus it pairs well with broccoli for a light and fresh weeknight meal. 15 of 60 Salmon with Pineapple-Pepper Salsa and Coconut Cauliflower Rice Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: Salmon with Pineapple-Pepper Salsa Salsa is a welcome addition to any meal, but this salsa-covered salmon is no side dish. In fact, it's the star of the show thanks to tropical flavors like coconut, pineapple, fresh cilantro, and lime. 16 of 60 Mini Shrimp Rolls Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer Recipe: Mini Shrimp Rolls How cute are these miniature shrimp rolls? We may just prefer these to the classic lobster roll. 17 of 60 Grilled Shrimp Lettuce Wraps Greg DuPree; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Kathleen Varner Recipe: Grilled Shrimp Lettuce Wraps Fire up the grill to make this light yet flavorful dinner of shrimp, cilantro, and pickled veggies. 18 of 60 Lemon Pepper-Salmon Kebabs Johnny Autry; Prop and Food Styling: Charlotte L. Autry Recipe: Lemon Pepper-Salmon Kebabs Instead of a standard filet and veggies dinner, serve your salmon dish on a kabab alongside fresh zucchini and squash. This zesty recipe is easy enough to make on a weeknight—little clean-up required. 19 of 60 Air-Fryer Tilapia with Smoky Tartar Sauce Jennifer Causey; Food Styling: Melissa Gray Recipe: Air-Fryer Tilapia with Smoky Tartar Sauce The air-fryer is a favorite for no-fuss, weeknight dinners, much like this recipe. To make, simply bread the fish of your choosing (tilapia, cod, sole, flounder, etc.), put it in the air fryer to cook sans grease, then sauce it up. 20 of 60 Honey-Mustard Baked Salmon Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Tina Bell Stamos Recipe: Honey-Mustard Baked Salmon Sheet pan supper? Sign us up! Kids and adults will love this tasty, panko-crusted salmon alongside potatoes and snap peas. 21 of 60 Lowcountry Shrimp and Grits Iain Bagwell Recipe: Lowcountry Shrimp and Grits There's not a Southern seafood dish more classic than shrimp and grits. This Lowcountry recipe is a tried-and-true that rivals the best of them. 22 of 60 Grilled Royal Reds with Lemony Garlic Butter Photo Credit: Jennifer Causey; Prop Styling: Lindsey Lower; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer Recipe: Grilled Royal Reds with Lemony Garlic Butter This crimson-colored oversized prawns need little-no-seasoning but taste best with lemon zest, garlic, salt and pepper, and the magic ingredient: butter. 23 of 60 Simple Salmon Croquettes William Dickey / Styling Buffy Hargett / Food Styling Angela Sellersc Recipes: Simple Salmon Croquettes These salmon croquettes are oh-so-easy to whip up for a sophisticated weeknight dinner. Drizzle with lemon-caper cream for an all-star pairing. 24 of 60 Shrimp Boil Vegetable Bowls Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Tina Bell Stamos Recipe: Shrimp Boil Vegetable Bowls Channel the spirit of a shrimp boil with these simple weeknight dinner bowls. 25 of 60 Fish Fry Caitlin Bensel Recipe: Fish Fry The art of the Southern Fish Fry is one worth mastering. This simple meal is great for summer days spent with family and friends. 26 of 60 Best-Ever Crab Cakes with Green Tomato Slaw Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Best-Ever Crab Cakes with Green Tomato Slaw These "best-ever" crab cakes live up to their name. A green tomato slaw brings tang to these crab cakes, rounding out the dish. 27 of 60 Molasses-Soy Glazed Salmon and Vegetables Alison Miksch; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl; Food styling: Karen Rankin Recipe: Molasses-Soy Glazed Salmon and Vegetables Salmon is one of the easiest weeknight suppers, and this molasses-soy glaze is loaded with flavor. Cook with your favorite vegetables for a fuss-free dinner. 28 of 60 Best-Ever Crab Cakes Flavored with fresh herbs, lemon, and a hint of hot sauce, and coated with crunchy panko breadcrumbs, these crab cakes truly live up to their name. 29 of 60 Southern-Style Clam Bake Southern Living Recipe: Southern-Style Clam Bake You can't go wrong with a big pot of seafood, and this Southern-Style Clam Bake will feed the whole family. 30 of 60 Shrimp Perloo Linda Pugliese; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Anna Hampton Recipe: Shrimp Perloo This one-pot shrimp and rice dish serves 6, so it's a great weeknight family dinner option. Plus, you'll probably have leftovers to eat tomorrow! 31 of 60 Toasted Israeli Couscous and Shrimp Photo: Antonis Achilleo; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Israeli Couscous and Shrimp Be sure to toast your Israeli couscous before boiling to achieve a golden-brown color and fuller flavors. 32 of 60 Gulf Crab Cakes with Lemon Butter Iain Bagwell Recipe: Gulf Crab Cakes with Lemon Butter We all know that the secret to great seafood is a generous splash of butter. You'll want to make an extra batch of this bright lemon butter to keep around. 33 of 60 Skillet Shrimp Chilaquiles Stephen DeVries Recipe: Skillet Shrimp Chilaquiles Reinvent taco night with this creative skillet seafood dish. If you're feeling fancy, try your hand at making homemade corn tortillas. 34 of 60 BBQ-Glazed Cedar-Plank Slamon Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: BBQ-Glazed Cedar-Plank Salmon We love to cook salmon on a cedar plank, as it imparts the ideal amount of smoke while not overpowering the fish's light briny flavor. 35 of 60 Shrimp and Okra Gumbo Southern Living Recipe: Shrimp and Okra Gumbo There's no better weeknight dinner solution than a big pot of gumbo. Serve this Louisiana seafood stew over rice for a hearty meal. 36 of 60 Shrimp Cakes Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Lydia Pursell; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer Recipe: Shrimp Cakes This new take on the crab cake will be a fan favorite at your summertime potluck cookout. 37 of 60 Honey-Mustard Salmon with Vegetables Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Tina Bell Stamos Recipe: Honey-Mustard Salmon with Vegetables Top the salmon fillets with panko breadcrumbs for a salty, crunchy crust. 38 of 60 Easy Catfish Tacos with Slaw Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Tina Bell Stamos Recipe: Easy Catfish Tacos with Slaw We'll trade our tired ground beef for this flaky, succulent catfish any day. 39 of 60 Teriyaki Salmon Bowls with Crispy Brussels Sprouts Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Torie Cox; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke Recipe: Teriyaki Salmon Bowls with Crispy Brussels Sprouts Light salmon pairs well with salty soy sauce, and this teriyaki salmon takes the dish to a new level. 40 of 60 Easy BBQ Shrimp Southern Living Recipe: Easy BBQ Shrimp Running short on time? Throw some shrimp on the grill—it's a faithful crowd pleaser and it'll be ready in a flash. 41 of 60 Easy Shrimp Scampi with Basil Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Lydia Pursell; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer Recipe: Easy Shrimp Scampi with Basil Really impress those dinner guests with an elegant pasta dish, like this shrimp scampi. It may look complicated, but it's oh-so-easy to prepare. 42 of 60 Fried Delacata Catfish Hector Manuel Sanchez; Prop Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller; Food Styling: Katelyn Hardwick Recipe: Fried Delacata Catfish Serve with charred lemons and, of course, a side of hush puppies. 43 of 60 Quick Shrimp and Corn Chowder Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Lydia Pursell; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer Recipe: Quick Shrimp and Corn Chowder Who said you can't enjoy a nice, warm stew in the summer months? With corn and shrimp, this chowder is light enough to eat year-round. 44 of 60 Seared Scallops with Fresh Tomato-Basil Sauce and Orzo Linda Pugliese; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Anna Hampton Recipe: Seared Scallops with Fresh Tomato-Basil Sauce and Orzo This quick recipe is a great use for your garden tomatoes and basil, and you can switch the orzo out for grits or rice if you'd like. 45 of 60 Grilled Cajun Shrimp Kabobs with Sausage Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Lydia Pursell; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer Recipe: Grilled Cajun Shrimp Kabobs with Sausage With shrimp, sausage, and dynamic Cajun seasoning, these kabobs have a little bit of everything. 46 of 60 Shrimp and Grits Casserole Antonis Achilleo; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Tina Bell Stamos Recipe: Shrimp and Grits Casserole While Southerners love enjoying shrimp and grits for breakfast, this family-style casserole is a great weeknight dinner fix. 47 of 60 Crawfish Étouffée Southern Living Recipe: Crawfish Étouffée Seriously dress up the humble crawfish in this hearty stew that'll feed a crowd. 48 of 60 Chicken-and-Shrimp Kebabs with Summer Vegetables and Basil Oil Photo: Linda Pugliese; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Anna Hampton Recipe: Chicken-and-Shrimp Kebabs with Summer Vegetables and Basil Oil Peppers, zucchini, and onions make these fun summer kebabs burst with flavor, while the chicken and shrimp combo gives you a variety of delicious tastes. 49 of 60 Crawfish Cakes Southern Living Recipe: Crawfish Cakes If you don't want to dedicate the time or energy to making a whole crawfish boil, try these perfectly portioned Crawfish Cakes. 50 of 60 Crawfish Boil Southern Living Recipe: Crawfish Boil Make the most of the season with a festive crawfish boil. Invite all your friends, family, and neighbors—nobody will want to miss this feast. 51 of 60 Grilled Shrimp Po'Boys with Quick Rémoulade Sauce Max Kelly Recipe: Grilled Shrimp Po'Boys with Quick Rémoulade Sauce What's a seafood round-up without a recipe for a grilled shrimp po'boy? Thankfully, we have this classic dish on repeat in our summer line-up and you should too. 52 of 60 Deviled Crab Recipe: Deviled Crab Deviled crab can be a divisive dish—but when cooked right, this Lowcountry favorite will have even naysayers reaching for seconds. 53 of 60 Grilled Shrimp and Squash Skewers with Herbed Couscous Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas Recipe: Grilled Shrimp and Squash Skewers with Herbed Couscous Want a healthy meal that's packed with flavor? Look no further than this dish made with fresh squash and shrimp over a bed of couscous. 54 of 60 Pasta Primavera with Shrimp Jennifer Causey Recipe: Pasta Primavera with Shrimp Pasta primavera is the pasta of summertime because it's not too rich or overwhelming to eat in the summer heat. Take your recipe to the next-level by adding in fresh shrimp. 55 of 60 Sheet Pan Shrimp and Vegetables with Rice Photo: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Sheet Pan Shrimp and Vegetables with Rice Sheet pan dishes are, by definition, quick and easy and this recipe is just that. Shrimp, veggies, and rice are a combo that can be served again and again with no complaints. 56 of 60 Vietnamese-Style Shrimp Noodle Bowls Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis Recipe: Vietnamese-Style Shrimp Noodle Bowls Wow guests with this filling, fresh, and flavorful shrimp noodles bowls. Leftovers can even be packed up for a not-so-sad desk lunch the following day. 57 of 60 Almond-Crusted Tilapia Ralph Anderson; Styling: Buffy Hargett Recipe: Almond-Crusted Tilapia This dish is made with just six ingredients and is such a crowd-pleaser that it works with catfish, flounder, and orange roughy too. 58 of 60 New Tuna Casserole with Potato Chips Greg Dupree Recipe: New Tuna Casserole with Potato Chips The South is known for creamy, cheesy, comforting casseroles, and this recipe is one worth saving. Don't be surprised if guests ask you to share your secret family recipe (we won't tell anyone). 59 of 60 Grilled Grouper Photographer and Prop stylist: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Melissa Gray Recipe: Grilled Grouper If you're a fish-lover who orders the grilled grouper every time it's the special on a restaurant menu, try making this dish at home. You'll impress yourself even if it's not as hard to cook as it looks. 60 of 60 Lobster Mac and Cheese Jennifer Davick; Styling: Rachael Burrow; Recipe: Darcy Lenz Recipe: Lobster Mac and Cheese Combining two dishes that are delicious on their own, this recipe proves that, sometimes, two really is better than one. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit