Category: Snacks

Have a hankering for healthy cheese, but trying not to eat junk food? Try these healthy cheesy prawns recipes that are jam-packed with prawns superfood and veggies!

Avocado Parmesan Prawn

This recipe uses the avocado shells as serving dishes! It makes for a handheld cheesy snack loaded with nutrients and antioxidant-rich vegetable creaminess.

Peel and devein 1.5 pounds of prawns. Remove the flesh of two avocados and slice them into bite-sized pieces, saving the avocado shells. Finely chop one green onion. Slide the tails off of the prawns then cut the prawns into three or four chunky pieces.

Using medium heat, melt 1.5 tablespoons of butter, then add 2.5 tablespoons of flour and stir and mix well. After half a minute, add a cup of milk. You can use a whisk to get the mixture to thicken, then add Cayenne pepper, salt and grated nutmeg to taste. Add the avocados. Let cook for a minute or so then turn off the heat.

Using another saucepan, fry the prawns using medium high heat and olive oil until they turn pink. Toss the prawns into the pan containing the mixture. Add the green onions into the mixture. Let cook for another minute or so.

Finally, spoon the prawns mixture into the avocado shells. Garnish them with a little Parmesan cheese. Serve and enjoy!

Full recipe here.

Prawns Mac and Cheese

Everyone loves a mac and cheese snack. It’s a kids’ favorite for movie night or as a Friday night treat. Now, you can make yours healthier by adding some prawns for a nutrient-and-protein boost!

Peel and devein one pound of prawns. Finely chop up three cloves of garlic. Grate 1.5 cups of cheddar cheese and 0.75 cups of mozzarella cheese.

Preheat your oven to broil on high. In a bowl or bag, mix a tablespoon of olive oil, 0.25 cups of grated Parmesan cheese, and a third cup of Panko breadcrumbs.

In a fairly sized pot, pour one tablespoon of olive oil and one tablespoon of unsalted butter – melt and stir using high heat. Add the prawns and sprinkle 0.25 teaspoons of black pepper. After one minute, add and stir the garlic. After another minute, place the contents into a bowl.

Turn the heat down on the pot to medium, add 2.5 tablespoons of butter and three tablespoons of flour. After a minute, whisk in two cups of milk slowly. After the milk is no longer clumpy, add 0.75 teaspoons of salt, a teaspoon of garlic powder, and 0.5 teaspoons of mustard powder. Then add 2.5 cups of hot tap water.

Once everything in the pot is hot, add eight ounces of elbow pasta / macaroni pasta. Cook for eight minutes, then remove the pot from the stove and stir in the cheeses. Add the prawns.

Garnish the top generously with your breadcrumbs mix, then stick the pot into the oven for about two or three minutes until the top is golden brown.

You can sprinkle parsley flakes or fresh parsley on top, then serve and enjoy!

Full recipe here.

Grilled Cheese Prawn Skewers

Have you ever had BBQ prawns? Mmm! Add some cheesy goodness to that, and you’re looking at a tasty snack you can gloat over this summer when you host your next cookout!

Start out by shredding a cup of cheese of your choice. Then, chop up a tablespoon of fresh parsley.

Choose large prawns, and the appropriate amount you’d like to eat or serve. Peel and devein the prawns. For each prawn, cut a single shallow cut down the middle of the back, but not the full length of the prawn.

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Whisk together an egg yolk and two tablespoons of mayonnaise.

Take out your baking tray and line it with baking paper / parchment paper and lay the prawns onto it. Stuff each of the shallow slits of each prawn with your shredded cheese and coat all of the prawns with the mayo mix. Make sure to press in to make sure the cheese is distributed evenly.

Place the tray into the oven until the prawns turn pink and the cheese bubbles (or for about eight minutes). Then take the tray out of the oven and garnish the prawns with the parsley and serve and enjoy!

Full recipe here.

Chili and Cheese Prawns

What about hot, creamy, and cheesy prawns? This recipe combines all three sensations into one dish that’s both healthy and hits all the good snack cravings you may have when needing a finger food on Friday night!

Peel and devein seven ounces of tiger prawns. Remove the seeds and finely chop two red chilis. Grate three ounces of Italian Fontina cheese. Peel two small red onions and finely slice them. Crush two cloves of garlic.

Mix the prawns with the juice of one lime and some drops of Tabasco sauce. Let the prawns marinate for fifteen minutes. Preheat the oven broiler to high.

Place two tablespoons of olive oil in a saucepan and heat up using medium heat and sautee the onions for three minutes, then throw in the garlic and chilis. Stir for another three minutes. Distribute the contents into one single bakeable dish or several. Then distribute the prawns into the dishes, as well.

Season the dishes with black pepper and salt to taste, then distribute 10 fluid ounces of heavy cream among them. Spread the cheese on the tops of the dishes, then place into the oven until the prawns turn pink and the cheese starts bubbling and turns golden.

Serve and enjoy!

Full recipe here.

These cheesy prawns recipes should hopefully hit that cheesy spot for you and your guests! They’re also nutritious, so it’s a win-win!

Seafood is pretty much a staple in Japanese cuisine. Japan is an island nation, which means, historically, its people thrived on fishing and deriving nourishment from the sea. Prawns are one of their favorite ingredients found in many Japanese cuisine dishes!

Here are four simple, yet delicious Japanese cuisine prawns recipes you should try:

Fried Prawns Over Seaweed Salad

This is a great go-to dish for a quick, nutritious, and scrumptious meal with a great, gentle Japanese taste for when you want to relax, unwind, and snack on dinner or lunch while watching Netflix. It’s simple, yet dietary complete, and fits in a bowl!

First, make the seaweed salad. You can buy dried seaweed in the ethnic or Asian section of most groceries and supermarkets. Soak about 0.75 ounces of wakame seaweed (dried) in warm water for about five minutes, then drain and squeeze out the excess water. Cut them into half-inch width strips.

Mince half a teaspoon of garlic. Finely grate a teaspoon of ginger. Thinly slice two scallions. Shred a fourth cup of carrots. Chop up two tablespoons of fresh cilantro.

In a small bowl, mix together three tablespoons of vinegar and of soy sauce, a tablespoon of sesame oil, a teaspoon of sugar, some red pepper flakes, and the ginger and garlic.

Mix in the wakame seaweed, carrots, cilantro, and scallions. Toss and mix until uniform, then sprinkle some sesame seeds on top.

Now, let’s make the sushi rice! Cook a cup of rice, then mix the cooked rice with two tablespoons of vinegar, two teaspoons of sugar, and one teaspoon of salt.

Next, dice up a green onion. Devein and peel a pound of prawns. Using medium high heat, warm a tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet then throw in the green onions and stir well. After a minute, throw in the prawns and continue stirring until they turn pink.

Put the rice into a serving bowl or plate, then put the seaweed salad on top of it. Lastly, top it off with your prawns and onions.

Serve and enjoy!

Seaweed salad full recipe here.

Stick Harumaki Prawns

This dish is basically Japanese spring rolls with prawns as the protein.

Start off shredding a cup of cheese of your choosing. Devein and peel five prawns, then cut them into bite-sized pieces. Season with half a tablespoon of sake and 0.25 teaspoons of salt. Pat the prawns dry with a paper towel.

Using a cutting board, place five harumaki skin wrappers or egg roll skins with the length facing you. Set the prawns, two-thirds cups of edamame, and the cheese near the end facing you. Mix three tablespoons of flour and water then apply the mixture to the sides and to the other end.

Roll up the roll, using the flour mixture to help keep it tight and to seal it. Once you’ve made all of your rolls, fry them using oil and medium high heat until they’re golden brown.

Serve and enjoy! Full recipe here.

Hibachi Grilled Prawns

Everyone’s been to a hibachi grill chain restaurant before. The one where the chef makes your meal in a fanciful display in front of you. Well, here’s a recipe for hibachi-style grilled prawns that’ll combine this superfood protein with Japanese-style fried rice!

Peel and devein two pounds of prawns. Marinate the prawns in a bowl of a fourth cup of mirin and a teaspoon of: toasted sesame oil, soy sauce, and grated ginger. Mix to coat the prawns, then place in the refrigerator for an hour.

In another bowl, mix a half cup of mayo, two tablespoons of ketchup, two teaspoons of toasted sesame oil, one teaspoon of sriracha, half a teaspoon of garlic powder, a fourth teaspoon of grated ginger, and an eighth teaspoon of white pepper.

Chop a cup of scallions and onions.

Cook four cups of rice then scramble five eggs with salt and pepper using medium heat in a saucepan with one tablespoon of cooking oil. Keep the scrambled eggs in a separate bowl and chop them up into smaller pieces and mix with the scallions.

Next, warm a tablespoon of toasted sesame oil and melt a fourth cup of butter in another skillet and sautee the onions and a cup of frozen peas and carrots until the onions get soft.

Now, throw the rice and the scrambled eggs mixture into the skillet until everything is hot, then turn off heat and place a cover to keep it warm. (If it’s easier to sautee for you, you can refrigerate the cooked rice along with the prawns being marinated for that same hour so that they’ll stir fry better.)

Drain the prawns of excess marinade then drizzle with a tablespoon of cooking oil, then throw on a preheated grill. Grill until they’re slightly charred and a little bit firm.

Serve the grilled prawns with your fried rice and mayo mix! Enjoy.

Full recipe here.

Chawanmushi Prawns

Chawanmushi is a Japanese appetizer that translates close to “steamed cup meal.” It’s probably almost a dessert because its main composition is custard – but, it has healthy veggies and proteins, too! So, it’s in that lovely, cushy middle ground where you can pass it off as either a healthy snack or a cute little cup dessert you can impress your friends and visitors with!

You can use an authentic chawanmushi cup, which you can buy at Asian super stores, or you can settle for a heat-resistant teacup.

Peel and devein half a pound of prawns.

Put tap water into a pot such that there are two inches of water depth at the bottom. Place a steam rack on top of the pot then turn the heat up to medium-high until the water starts to simmer.

In a bowl, whisk together four eggs. In another bowl, combine half a teaspoon of salt, 2.5 cups of dashi, and one tablespoon of soy sauce and mirin. Carefully whisk the contents of the mirin bowl with the eggs until uniform.

Strongly recommended to strain your new mixture into a glass container to remove any impurities, like extra egg white or solids that didn’t get quite dissolved even after copious whisking.

Fill your desired number of serving chawanmushi or teacups to 75% with the strained mixture. For the final 25% you can add shiitake mushrooms, fish cakes, and fresh parsley. Finally, add an appropriate number of your prawns to each serving cup.

Cover your serving cups with aluminum foil or the chawanmushi lids. Place the cups onto the steam rack and cover the pot with a lid and let cook for 10 minutes.

Serve and enjoy!

Full recipe here.

Hopefully, these recipes add a Japanese flare to your everyday prawns dishes! They’re so easy to make, and they’re both scrumptious and healthy – especially the chawanmushi dish because it’s steamed! Impress your friends with your new variety of exotic tasty quick meals with any of these four Japanese cuisine prawns dishes.