Shrimp & Broccoli With Lemon, Honey, and Feta
This sautéed shrimp and broccoli recipe is made with lemon, honey, and feta. It’s ready in 30 minutes and so easy to cook – perfect for a weeknight dinner! Recipe is gluten-free and can be made dairy-free.

Yummy shrimp bowls packed with vegetables and tons of flavour are one of my all-time favourite dinners as a dietitian. I always love coming up with new flavour combinations, and this shrimp and broccoli recipe totally hit the spot!
In this recipe, shrimp and broccoli are sautéed on the stove and tossed in a simple sauce of lemon, olive oil, and honey.
Everything then gets topped with crumbled feta, lemon zest, and red pepper flakes for an extra kick of flavour! It’s perfect served over a bed of whole grains, pasta, or potatoes.
Like all my recipes, this one packs in a ton of nutrition benefits like fiber and protein. I go more in detail on the health benefits of shrimp and broccoli below if you’re interested.
I’d love to know if you make this one. Let’s get cooking!
Looking for more ways to cook with shrimp? Be sure to check out my roundup of 15+ easy, healthy shrimp recipe ideas for inspiration!
Recipe Ingredients Needed
All you need to make this recipe are 9 simple, healthy ingredients (plus salt + pepper):
- shrimp (fresh or frozen)
- broccoli
- garlic
- lemon (juice + zest)
- feta
- honey
- olive oil
- cornstarch
- red pepper flakes
What To Serve With Shrimp & Broccoli
Because this recipe provides a protein (shrimp), veggies (broccoli), and a yummy sauce, I’d recommend serving this over a starch!
Here are some starch serving ideas:
- Whole grains, like quinoa, brown rice, or farro
- Pasta or couscous
- Potatoes – roasted, mashed, or steamed/boiled
How To Store & Reheat Recipe
Leftovers of this recipe can be kept for 3 days in an airtight container in the fridge. Simply reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop.
Dairy-Free Option
To make this recipe dairy-free, simply swap the feta with a plant-based alternative. There are many available on the market now!
The rest of this recipe is naturally dairy-free, as well as gluten-free.
Shrimp Nutrition Benefits
Shrimp are an excellent source of high-quality, complete protein – a standard 3-ounce or 85-gram serving provides 18 grams of protein.
This tasty shellfish is also rich in essential micronutrients like:
- selenium
- vitamin B12
- phosphorus
- niacin
- zinc
- magnesium
- iron
Finally, shrimp is a source of omega-3 fatty acids, which support the health of your heart and brain.
Broccoli Nutrition Benefits
This green cruciferous vegetable is a great source of many micronutrients, including:
- vitamin C (broccoli is one of the best sources of Vitamin C out there – just one cup provides 135% of your daily needs)
- vitamin K
- vitamin A
- folate
- potassium
- calcium
- iron
- phosphorus
- magnesium
Broccoli is also rich in dietary fibre. One cup of broccoli provides 2.3 grams of fibre, which is 9% of your daily fibre needs. Fibre is known to help with digestion, heart health, blood sugar control, and weight management.
Finally, broccoli is a source of beneficial plant compounds (like sulforaphane) and antioxidants (like carotenoids)
More Easy Shrimp Recipes
- Cheesy Butternut Squash Rice Bowl With Shrimp
- Spaghetti Squash With Kale Pesto & Shrimp
- Sautéed Shrimp With Tomato Sauce, Feta & Rice
- Green Goddess Rice Bowl With Shrimp
- Garlic Shrimp With Smoked Paprika & Honey
- Shrimp Taco Salad Bowl
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Ingredients
- ~18 large shrimp, thawed, deveined + tails removed
- 2 cups broccoli florets (about 1 large crown)
- Olive oil, to sauté shrimp + broccoli
- Salt + pepper, to taste
Lemon Honey Sauce:
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 lemons, juiced (keep zest for topping!)
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 2 tsp cornstarch
Toppings:
- 1/3 cup feta cheese
- Pinch red pepper flakes (till desired spiciness)
Instructions
- PREP: thaw, devein and remove tails from shrimp. Chop broccoli into florets, mince garlic, zest 1 lemon and then juice both lemons. Set ingredients aside. If making a starch to go with recipe, get that started now (see ideas in notes)!
- In a small bowl, whisk together the minced garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, honey, and cornstarch until well-combined. Set aside.
- Heat a large pan over medium-high. Add olive oil or other cooking oil to pan. Cook broccoli for about 10 minutes, stirring regularly until it starts to lightly brown.
- Add shrimp to the pan and sauté for 2 mins. Lower heat, then pour in the lemon-honey sauce. Season with salt + pepper. Allow to simmer and stir for another 2 minutes, before removing from heat.
- Serve shrimp and broccoli over starch of choice. Top with crumbled feta, lemon zest, and red pepper flakes. Enjoy immediately!
Notes
- While I enjoyed the consistency of this sauce, you can make it thicker by sprinkling in a little more cornstarch when cooking (start with about 1/2 tsp). Just make sure you mix everything together well.
- If your broccoli is taking too long to cook, you can add a small splash (1-2 Tbsp) of water to the pan, cover, and allow to steam for a couple minutes.
- Whole grains, like quinoa, brown rice, or farro
- Pasta or couscous
- Potatoes – roasted, mashed, or steamed/boiled
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26 Comments on “Shrimp & Broccoli With Lemon, Honey, and Feta”
Just made this recipe for meal prep this week and it was DELICIOUS. Flavors are balanced out perfectly, loved the touch of feta crumble on top. For my base I did couscous and it worked in nicely with the broccoli and shrimp. Definitely making this again!
Hi Karen! Thank you so much for sharing your experience! I so appreciate it and I’m happy to hear you enjoyed it. Love that you used couscous as the base!!
So delicious and very easy to make!!
Hi Sacha! Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed this one :). Happy Friday!
This was delicious and so easy! Made it for lunch and will definitely be making it again. Love the balance between the sour lemon and sweet honey 🙂
Hi Keavy!! Thank you so much for sharing your experience – so appreciated! I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed this one 🙂
Loved the Shrimp & Broccoli recipe. Super delicious and easy to prepare
Hi Iris! Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed this one 🙂
So easy to make and delicious – made it with orzo for the base. Will definitely make this again!
Thank you so much, Sydney!! So happy you enjoyed this one. Orzo sounds perfect with this 🙂
I just made this for Monday night dinner and I’m once again delighted by Carrie’s delicious, easy, healthy recipes. It’s so flavourful and seems a little fancier than it actually is (it’s really simple to make). I didn’t have honey so used maple syrup instead. Excited to try it with honey next time. So tasty!
Hi Nicole!! Thank you so much for the kind review. I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed this one and that it felt fancier than it was to make ;). So appreciate you sharing that!!
Oh my GOD. I made this tonight and it was one of the best things I’ve made all year. I immediately sent the recipe to all my closest friends, beseeching them to make this ASAP. The star of the show is the lemon zest, but the co-star is the feta (I bought night quality feta that comes in a block – that seems key). I served this with farro which was a really nice accompaniment. 10/10 would make again, probably will make again next week.
Hi Anna! Oh my gosh thank you so much for the kind review!!! This makes me so happy to hear – I’m so glad you enjoyed it so much! Thank you for sharing it with all your friends – so appreciated. And I can second the quality block of feta haha – much better than the crumbled kind if you can find it ;). Hope you have a lovely weekend!!
This recipe was amazing! I am so glad that a friend recommended it… and that I found you! The LEFTOVERS were great too!! So yummy and HEALTHY! Can’t wait to try more healthy recipes from your site!🥳🙌🏻
Hi Jenny! Aw thank you so much!! So happy to hear your friend sent you over this way :). I’m so glad you enjoyed this one. Can’t wait to hear what you try next!!
This recipe was so easy and delicious. I love the simple list of ingredients that I usually always have on hand. I made this for the first time tonight, and it will definitely become a go-to dinner! I’m not a fan of cheese, so I topped it with some pistachios instead of feta, and it was perfect.
Hi Colleen!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I’m so happy to hear that you enjoyed this one! Love that you modified the feta with some pistachios – that sounds so delicious and creative!! Thank you again 🙂
I made this tonight over some farro and it was absolutely remarkable. It was bold without being overwhelming and very balanced. No alterations needed!
Hi Jamie! Thank you so much for sharing this!! I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed this one and love that you served it over farro :). Can’t wait to hear what you try next!!
Like the concept and simplicity of the meal, for us the lemon was just overpowering. Doubled the recipe, but I think next time I won’t double the lemon. Did love the feta shrimp combo
Hi Angel! Ah I’m sorry to hear that you found the lemon overpowering in this one! I’m not sure what you served the shrimp with, but perhaps over some whole grains it could tone down the lemon taste a bit? Or as you mentioned, just halving the lemon serving to suit your tastes :). Hopefully it was still edible, though!!
Super fresh and flavorful! Love this recipe and it was really easy to make.
Thank you so much for sharing, Marguerite! I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed this easy shrimp recipe 🙂
Yum! I made this last night for dinner, and it’s definitely a restaurant quality recipe! I will say that even as a lemon lover, the sauce was way too lemony for my taste, and I toned it down by adding more honey and then did not add any zest. I served it over couscous last night and ate leftovers over quinoa for lunch today- loved it both ways. I will definitely make this again but next time will halve the lemon. Thanks for a great and easy to follow recipe!!
Hi Rachel! Thank you so much for sharing your experience! So happy to hear you enjoyed this one, and were able to make up for the lemon flavour. Sorry to hear it was a bit too much lemon for you!! I know lemons come in all different sizes, so I’m trying my best to make note of actual measurements of the liquid (in Tbsp for example) rather than saying “2 lemons” moving forward in my recipes 🙂