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Sesame Chili Chinese Shrimp Sheet Pan Dinner with cucumber herbs finished recipe with vegetables and sauce

Recipe

Sesame Chili Chinese Shrimp Sheet Pan Dinner with cucumber herbs

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Sesame Chili Chinese Shrimp Sheet Pan Dinner with cucumber herbs is an easy chinese-style recipe with shrimp, snow peas, rice or potatoes, and a simple sesame chili sauce. The directions are written by minute, heat level, and cookware so the meal is easy to follow.

Yield4 servings
Prep Time18 minutes
Cook Time21 minutes
Total Time39 minutes

Why this easy recipe works

Sesame Chili Chinese Shrimp Sheet Pan Dinner with cucumber herbs is built for home cooks who want clear timing and familiar cookware. The sauce gives the dish a balanced sweet, savory, tangy flavor while snow peas keeps the meal fresh.

Cookware and heat guide

  • Cookware: rimmed sheet pan
  • Heat: 425 F oven
  • Best side: rice or potatoes

Helpful answer

Prep the sauce before the pan gets hot, keep the protein in one layer, and add the sauce near the end so it coats the food without burning.

Ingredients

What you need

  • 1 lb peeled and deveined large shrimp
  • 2 cups snow peas, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1 cup rice or potatoes
  • 2 tablespoons neutral oil, divided
  • 3 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar or lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, finely grated
  • 2 tablespoons chopped scallions
  • 1 teaspoon sesame seeds or crushed peanuts, optional

Directions

How to make it

  1. Minute 0-5, cutting board and knife: pat shrimp dry so they sear instead of steaming. Cut snow peas into bite-size pieces.
  2. Minute 5-8, small bowl: whisk soy, rice vinegar, sesame oil, ginger, garlic, and a little sweet chili sauce.
  3. Minute 8-10, rimmed sheet pan: heat the oven to 425 F and coat the pan with 1 tablespoon oil.
  4. Minute 10-22, 425 F oven: spread the protein and snow peas in one layer. Roast until the edges start to brown.
  5. Minute 22-30, same sheet pan: brush on half the sauce and roast until glossy and cooked through. Cook shrimp just until pink and curled.
  6. Minute 30-34, serving bowl: rest for 3 minutes, spoon over the remaining sauce, and serve with rice or potatoes.

Tips

Make it yours

  • Keep the pan at 425 F oven; lower the heat if the sauce darkens too fast.
  • Cut snow peas evenly so the pieces cook at the same speed.
  • Make the sauce before cooking so the final toss takes less than 2 minutes.
  • For meal prep, store the sauce separately and reheat gently.

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