Description
These Cheesy Garlic Shrimp Toasts are the ultimate seafood appetizer — crispy golden bread topped with juicy garlic butter shrimp and melty cheese, then baked to bubbly perfection.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 French baguette, sliced ½-inch thick (18–24 slices)
- 1 lb raw shrimp (16–20 count), peeled, deveined, chopped
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, finely minced
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 tbsp parsley, minced
Cheese Blend
- 1 cup freshly shredded mozzarella
- ½ cup grated Parmesan
- Optional: 2 oz cream cheese (for extra richness)
Instructions
1. Prepare the Bread
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Arrange slices on a sheet tray.
- Lightly brush with olive oil.
- Toast 5–7 minutes until just beginning to crisp (prevents sogginess).
2. Cook the Shrimp
- Heat butter + olive oil over medium.
- Add garlic; cook 30 seconds (fragrant, not browned).
- Add shrimp, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes.
- Cook 2–3 minutes until just opaque.
- Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice and parsley.
- Roughly chop if needed for even topping distribution.
Avoid overcooking—the shrimp will cook again in the oven.
3. Assemble
- If using cream cheese, spread a thin layer on each toast.
- Top evenly with shrimp mixture.
- Sprinkle generously with mozzarella and Parmesan.
4. Bake
- Return to oven 6–8 minutes until cheese melts.
- Broil 1–2 minutes for golden bubbling surface.
- Serve immediately.
- Prep Time: PT10M
- Cook Time: PT12M
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 shrimp toasts
- Calories: 260 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 410 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg