Marinated Grilled Shrimp Kabobs

I found a great recipe for grilled shrimp kabobs on About.com that I’m looking forward to trying. The recipe features a great yet simple  marinade of the shrimp that you do two hours before grilling.

What I like is that it’s a good recipe for the beginning cook, it doesn’t have alot of ingredients, but sounds like it has a lot of flavor and would work well for one person or a big family!

Here’s the recipe below. I may modify it to suit my own tastes and will make changes I decide on later, but it sounds good just the way it is! I’ll probably grill some mixed vegetables with it (they’ll take longer to cook, so I’ll start them first and will link to the recipe later.

Marinated Grilled Shrimp and Vegetable Kabobs

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:

• 1 pound shrimp
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• pinch of parsley, finely chopped

Preparation:
2 hours prior to grilling, prepare the marinade. Mix olive oil, lemon juice, pepper, parsley, and garlic. Place marinade in large freezer bag. Rinse and dry thawed shrimp. Add to marinade and place bag in refrigerator until read to grill.

Remove shrimp from marinade and discard marinade. If using metal or steel skewers, lightly coat them with oil. Place shrimp on skewers (about 5 per skewer).

Grilling and Serving:
Spray the grill lightly with cooking oil to prevent sticking. Add shrimp kebabs. Cook for about 5 minutes, or until shrimp turns pink. Do not overcook.Serve shrimp kebabs over a bed of rice with fresh lemon wedges.