Easy Crock Pot shrimp boil is a great way to steam your favorite Southern dish! Seafood, corn, potatoes, sausage and Old Bay cooked to perfection every time. You can make this with large fresh, defrosted, or how to cook frozen shrimp to make this.

Do you love this mixture when you visit your favorite restaurant. You can totally make a Crock Pot shrimp boil at home to perfection too. Using all of your favorite bold ingredients and seasonings you throw it all in, stir and let it cook for a few hours. Then enjoy this easy Crockpot recipe with your family. (affiliate links present)

Slow Cooker Shrimp Boil Recipe

We first made Instant Pot shrimp boil but wondered how to do it so that it would cook most of the day while we were gone. Using a Crock is a great alternative to a pressure cooker if you have the time. Some things do take a bit longer to get tender so you start with those and add the seafood at the end.

Remember that seafood doesn't take long to cook at all. You want it to get perfectly pink but not overcooked and chewy with your Crockpot corn on the cobwe solved that issue with the timing below.

Let's talk a little bit about slow cooking shall we?? First off we have a few different varieties and we love them all. Each one has an occasion to be used like….

This is our favorite 6 quart programmable one with a locking lid so it's great for bringing to a potluck too.
We prefer not to use liners, but rather spray olive oil inside before adding our food for easier cleanups.

Let us give you a peek of our pretty thang we bought recently. It goes with our kitchen so we can leave it out on the countertop all the time.

A floral design slow cooker with a white base and lid sits on a kitchen countertop, solid for whipping up a 5 ingredient crockpot chili recipe.

If you are having people over this is a fun meal! It's kinda' a eat with your fingers kinda' one pot meal that kids and adults love. When it is ready you can serve it up on a large baking sheet with a ramekin of melted butter on the ends or on smaller dishes.

Add as much or as little seasonings as you like, we like bold flavors so we use a heavy hand. If you have little ones enjoying this too you might want to add half when cooking and serve them. Then toss the remaining half at the end for the adults.

Crockpot Shrimp Boil with Frozen Shrimp

It doesn't matter whether you add fresh, defrosted or this is how to cook frozen crab legs perfectly too. The biggest difference as to how long they take is their size. We like large and always buy raw, not precooked.

We use a ready made container that is already combined because Old Bay recipes are our favorite but you could make it yourself we suppose with

What is shrimp boil seasoning made of?

1/4 c salt
1 tbsp black peppercorns crushed and ground
4 cloves ground fresh
1 Tbsp onion and garlic powder, cayenne, Italian seasoning, allspice, coriander seeds
2 Tbsp ground mustard and paprika

OR do what we do and buy a package online to save yourself a bunch of time and space in your spice cupboard.

Ingredients

Shrimpfresh or defrosted that are large in size are best
Kielbasa sausage sliced into dials
Corn on the cob broken up into thirds so it's easier to pick up and cooks faster
Petite potatoes work best or you could cut russets into 6-8 pieces each
Seasonings
A jar of minced garlic or chopped
Butter or dairy free alternative
Old bay is an expected seasoning
Bay leaves are optional
Onionsliced is optional
Broth of your choice, vegetable or homemade chicken broth works well
Fresh lemon squeeze and melted butter when serving it up

Swaps

Add a sliced or quartered onion into the mix if you like too. You're steaming everything until it is tender in this pot. You could even make a instant pot crab legs if you wanted to use legs instead.

Cajun option

Yes you can add more heat to the mix too if you wish. A few choices to do this would be dry Sriracha, chili seasoning or red pepper flakes. We are on the milder side of things and don't like it spicy but to each their own.

What is shrimp boil seasoning made of?

Salt For seasoning and enhancing the overall flavor.Paprika Adds a mild heat and vibrant color.Black Pepper For a sharp, spicy kick.Cayenne Pepper To add heat; adjust to taste for spiciness.Garlic Powder For a savory, aromatic flavor.Onion Powder Complements the garlic and adds depth.Mustard Powder or Seeds For a tangy, slightly spicy undertone.Celery Seed Provides an earthy and slightly bitter flavor.Bay Leaves Adds a subtle, herbal depth when used in the boil.Thyme or Oregano Optional herbs for a fragrant, earthy aroma.OR add Old Bay!

What makes shrimp taste better?

It is all about the seasonings and/or the butter sauce you are dipping them in especially if they are cooked “naked” without breading! Typically after steamed they are served with melted butter with seasonings and/or minced garlic in it.

You could call this seafood boil too really. Add a few scallops when you add the seafood the last 45 minutes if you like.

How to Cook Cajun Shrimp Boil in Slow Cooker

Wash your petite potatoes and place into slow cooker. Add garlic, bay leaves and onions. Sprinkle old bay seasoning on top.
Pour broth or water into the pot, enough water to cover contents. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or until they are as tender as desired.
Add shrimp, sausage and corn into pot. Could sprinkle on a bit of hot sauce for heat at this time.
Stir ingredients together so seasonings coat everything. Cover and cook again for 45 minutes cooking time or until additional items are as tender as you want.
Best way to serve is to use a slotted spoon to add andouille sausage, potatoes and corn from pot on to a lined baking sheet. Discard bay leaves.

Shrimp Potatoes Corn in Crockpot

Squeeze the lemon on top of everything, have lemon wedges available for others to add to it, and serve with or homemade cajun garlic butter sauce.

How to save leftovers

If you have leftovers this saves quite well. Give it a good 30 minutes to completely cool off first. Spoon it into a gallon freezer bag and into the fridge it goes. The next day add the sausage and other items on to a plate and microwave for 1 minute, stir and add more time if necessary. You could use your air fryer too to crisp it up.

Other easy shrimp recipes you'll love

Speaking of that machine, want to use that instead to make air fryer shrimp boil? You can!! We used frozen shrimp for this method so everything would cook a bit more evenly and it turned out great.

Ok one more recipe using this protein, because we love it. If you want to cook it together with noodles you can try Instant Pot bang bang shrimp pasta too.

Crock Pot Shrimp Boil

By Crock Pot shrimp boil is a great way to steam your favorite Southern dish! Seafood, corn, potatoes, sausage and Old Bay cooked to perfection. Prep: 10 minutes minsCook: 4 hours hrs 45 minutes minsServings: 6 Save Recipe Saved! Pin Recipe Comment Print Recipe

Equipment

Ingredients

1 lb shrimp, raw, large, tail on was used
1 lb sausage, pre cooked, kielbasa
1 lb potatoes, small / petite, whole
3 cobs corn, broken into thirds
5 tbsp minced garlic
1 lemon
4 c vegetable broth, or water
1/4 c butter
2 tbsp old bay
2 bay leaves
1 onion, sliced

Instructions

Wash potatoes and place into slow cooker with garlic, bay leaves and onions. Sprinkle old bay on top.
Pour broth or water into the pot. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or until they are as tender as desired.
Add shrimp, small corn cob pieces and sliced kielbasa sausage into pot. If you want it on the spicier side add 1 extra Tbsp of Old Bay now.
Gently stir ingredients together so seasonings coat everything. Cover and cook again for 45 minutes or until additional items are as tender as desired.
Best way to serve is to use a slotted spoon to spoon items from Crockpot on to a lined baking sheet. Discard bay leaves. Squeeze fresh lemon over everything and melt butter to use for dipping.