85 Seafood Recipes That Are Delicious And Hassle-Free

Transport yourself to New Orleans with the help of this better-for-you shrimp po’ boy. Don’t forget the tartar sauce.

Recipe: Air Fryer Fish Sandwich with Tartar Sauce

For an easy lunch or dinner when you’re not in the mood to cook, grab some canned tuna, cheese, mayo, and bread, and turn it into a seriously decadent melt.

Recipe: Air Fryer Tuna Melt

This salmon gets its delicious texture and flavor from a blend of paprika, cayenne, garlic powder, and oregano. Serve it with a tangy and creamy homemade avocado cucumber salsa.

Recipe: Blackened Air Fryer Salmon

You can never go wrong with bacon. These bacon wrapped scallops taste restaurant quality, but they’re a breeze to make.

Recipe: Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Scallops

It’s all about the creamy, spicy bang bang sauce made with Greek yogurt, mayo, Sriracha, and rice vinegar.

Recipe: Air Fryer Bang Bang Shrimp

Shrimp, zucchini, squash, pepper, and Andouille sausage are tossed in Cajun seasoning and air fried for a complete meal in minutes. Try serving it all over rice.

Recipe: Air Fryer Cajun Shrimp

Canned salmon, breadcrumbs, eggs, mayo, and lemon come together in the air fryer to make these fish cakes that only taste deep fried. Try serving them as appetizers or a main dish with tzatziki, guacamole, or tartar sauce.

Recipe: Air Fryer Salmon Patties

Introducing your new date night recipe: Fork-tender scallops drenched in garlic herb butter. Serve ’em with your favorite roasted vegetable, risotto, pasta, or whatever you have in the pantry.

Recipe: Air Fryer Scallops with Garlic Herb Butter

A marinade of maple syrup and soy sauce makes this salmon the ideal balance of savory and sweet.

Recipe: Air Fryer Salmon with Maple Soy Glaze

Start with fresh or frozen shrimp and get dinner on the table in minutes. Try serving this sweet and tangy shrimp on rice, in tortillas, or on top of a Mexican-inspired salad.

Recipe: Honey Lime Air Fryer Shrimp

It may look totally fancy, but in reality, these lobster tails are deceptively easy to make. Bookmark this one for the next time you’re trying to impress your dinner guests.

Recipe: Air Fryer Lobster Tails

Whether you’re looking for a party app, an impressive side dish, or even a main course, these golden brown and crispy corn and crab cakes fit the bill.

Recipe: Air Fryer Corn and Crab Cakes

If you’re just starting to get into seafood, this breaded cod is a good place to start. It’s so mild and tasty, you’ll hardly notice you’re eating fish.

Recipe: Crispy Air Fryer Parmesan Cod

Crispy calamari with no deep frying required. Can you believe it?

Recipe: Air Fryer Calamari

Packed with shrimp, romaine, tomato, and avocado, then topped with taco seasoning and lime juice, this is a lightened-up meal that’ll still satisfy your comfort food cravings.

Recipe: Shrimp and Avocado Taco Salad

Even lettuce-haters will be able to get behind this salad made with rice noodles, julienned veggies, and juicy prawns tossed in a dressing made with red chili, garlic, rice vinegar, and fish sauce.

Recipe: Vietnamese Shrimp Noodle Salad

The key to perfectly browned scallops is to pat them dry before cooking and make sure your buttered skillet is sizzling hot.

Recipe: Honey-Glazed Scallops

If you don’t have soba noodles, work with what you’ve got. This teriyaki salmon tastes just as delicious with egg noodles, rice noodles, or just your basic store-bought spaghetti.

Recipe: Salmon Soba Noodle Bowls

This recipe calls for delicate cod, but you can swap in any flaky white fish like hake, flounder, or halibut.

Recipe: Fish Tacos

Don’t feel like splurging on lobster? You can make this Cobb salad with just about anything like shrimp, salmon, crab meat, or even scallops.

Recipe: Lobster Cobb Salad

If you have taco seasoning on hand, feel free to toss the shrimp, peppers, and onion in that. Then, load the shellfish and veggies into tortillas with your favorite garnishes like avocado and jalapeño.

Recipe: Skillet Shrimp Fajitas

This restaurant-quality dish is surprisingly easy to whip up in your own kitchen. Just whisk together curry paste, coconut milk, fish sauce, and lime juice. Then add the salmon fillets and whatever vegetables you have on hand.

Recipe: Green Curry Salmon

Orzo takes the place of linguine or spaghetti in this take on shrimp scampi. Shrimp get cooked in garlic, lemon zest, and red pepper flakes, then they’re tossed into buttery orzo.

Recipe: Garlicky Orzo Shrimp Scampi

Rather than being pan-seared, these scallops get tossed in olive oil, panko breadcrumbs, butter, and lemon juice, then baked in the oven until golden.

Recipe: Baked Scallops with Panko Breadcrumbs

You might associate this comforting soup with summery New England seafood shacks, but turns out it’s actually incredibly easy to make at home with just a handful of ingredients including clams, bacon, flour, butter, celery, potato, and onion.

Recipe: Creamy New England Clam Chowder

There’s no cooking involved in this perfect summer dish. Start with sushi-grade tuna (or your favorite fish), and serve it over rice with your go-to toppings like sliced avocado, mango, edamame, red onion, scallions, and more.

Recipe: Spicy Tuna Poke Bowls

Poaching fish is so easy, and it’s such a great way to add flavor. In this recipe, white fish like cod or halibut gets simmered in a sauce made of cherry tomatoes, garlic, chicken stock, and white wine until cooked through and fork-tender.

Recipe: Poached Fish in Tomato Basil Sauce

Coat the salmon in a marinade made with honey, Dijon, lemon juice, and garlic, then bake it for 12 minutes. Yup, it’s that simple.

Recipe: Honey Mustard Baked Salmon

Cooking salmon in parchment paper or — as the French say, en papillote — pretty much guarantees perfectly cooked fish and zero mess.

Recipe: Parchment Tomato Pesto Salmon

Start with any of your favorite vegetable noodles like carrots, cucumber, or zucchini. Then top these bowls with shrimp, cilantro, cabbage, and an easy sweet-and-spicy peanut butter and Sriracha sauce.

Recipe: Spiralized Summer Roll Bowls with Peanut Sauce

Use any flaky white fish such as halibut, cod, or tilapia — then just add the fish to tortillas with slaw and a squeeze of lime.

Recipe: Easy Fish Tacos

Shrimp, onion, and pepper get tossed with a bunch of seasonings and baked in the oven. Wrap them in tortillas, serve them over rice, or pop them into a salad.

Recipe: Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas

This simple halibut is grilled with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Top it with a homemade salad made with cherry tomato, avocado, and balsamic.

Recipe: Grilled Halibut with Tomato Avocado Salsa

This cod gets baked until flaky and tender in a sauce made of tomatoes, chicken stock, and spicy red pepper flakes.

Recipe: Cod with Tomato and Herb Butter

This pasta is a total crowdpleaser, and it’ll only take you about half an hour to throw together.

Recipe: Baked Shrimp Scampi Linguine

If you need to make one party dip this summer, let it be this one. It’s loaded with shrimp, crab, vegetables, and, of course, lots of cheese.

Recipe: Baked Seafood Dip

This dish looks totally fancy, but the truth is anyone can make it at home. Just season the tuna with salt and pepper, then sear it for two minutes per side, and cut it super thinly.

Recipe: Seared Tuna with Arugula and Chimichurri

Mahi mahi gets a flavor kick from a bunch of spices like paprika, chili powder, onion powder, and oregano. Don’t forget to top it with a spoonful of the homemade, tangy coleslaw.

Recipe: Pan-Seared Mahi Mahi with Honey Lime Coleslaw

Two words: Garlic butter.

Recipe: Garlic Butter Baked Salmon in Foil

Skip the takeout tonight, and whip up this tasty Thai dish, which is made with rice noodles, veggies, shrimp, and tangy peanut sauce.

Recipe: Shrimp Pad Thai

We always treated mussels as one of those dinner out dishes and never tried to make them at home until we realized you can make them from scratch with just a few basic ingredients.

Recipe: Steamed Mussels with Garlic and Parsley

Looking for a meal that feels totally fancy but actually comes together with minimal effort? This scallop dish has got you covered.

Recipe: 20 Minute Honey Garlic Butter Scallops and Orzo

The recipe calls for a mixture of shrimp, scallops, clams, mussels, and squid, but you can use pretty much any seafood you have on hand to make this hearty and summery pasta.

Recipe: Seafood Pasta

One of the ultimate comfort foods, quesadillas get a sophisticated makeover with the help of shrimp and veggies.

Recipe: Shrimp Quesadillas

These crispy battered shrimp make for a crowd-pleasing appetizer or a delicious dinner when served over rice with your favorite teriyaki vegetables.

Recipe: Crispy Shrimp Tempura

Elevate your weeknight salmon dish with this delicious salmon Wellington recipe!

Recipe: Puff Pastry Salmon (Salmon Wellington)