Ohhh yes—Honey Garlic Shrimp, Sausage & Broccoli 🍤🥦🔥
Sweet, savory, a little sticky, and ready fast. One-pan energy, big flavor.
Honey Garlic Shrimp, Sausage & Broccoli (Serves 3–4)
Ingredients
- 1 lb shrimp, peeled & deveined
- 12–14 oz smoked sausage (Andouille or kielbasa), sliced
- 3 cups broccoli florets
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Honey Garlic Sauce
- ⅓ cup honey
- ¼ cup soy sauce (low sodium preferred)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar or lemon juice
- ½ tsp black pepper
- Optional heat: red pepper flakes or sriracha
Instructions
- Sear the sausage
- Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add sausage slices and brown 3–4 minutes. Remove and set aside.
- Cook the broccoli
- Add remaining oil to the pan.
- Add broccoli and cook 3–4 minutes until bright green and lightly charred.
- Add a splash of water, cover 1–2 minutes to steam until tender-crisp.
- Cook the shrimp
- Add shrimp to the skillet. Season lightly with pepper.
- Cook 1–2 minutes per side until just pink.
- Make it saucy
- Return sausage to the pan.
- Pour in honey garlic sauce.
- Simmer 2–3 minutes until sauce thickens and coats everything.
- Finish & serve
- Taste and adjust (more honey = sweeter, more soy = saltier).
- Serve over rice, noodles, or eat straight from the pan 😄
Pro Tips & Variations
- Extra glossy sauce: Add 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1 tbsp water
- Garlic lovers: Add roasted garlic or garlic butter at the end
- Low-carb: Serve over cauliflower rice
- Cajun twist: Sprinkle Cajun seasoning on the shrimp before cooking
- Sheet-pan option: Bake everything at 400°F for 15–18 minutes, sauce added halfway
If you want, I can turn this into a meal-prep version, spicy-sweet Asian-style, or a foil-packet grill recipe 👀
