If you’re looking for a hearty yet simple meal on a beautiful afternoon, you’re going to love this Slow Cooker Shrimp Boil recipe. Filled with red potatoes, spicy sausage, and some sweet corn, this shrimp boil with Old Bay is packed full of flavor!

Have you ever had an actual shrimp boil? It’s so fresh and easy to make, but most importantly – it’s fun to eat! I mean, who doesn’t like to eat with their hands and make a mess?

The great part about it is that your slow cooker does all the work for you so you can just add the ingredients and dive in when it’s cooked and ready to go.

Slow Cooker Shrimp Boil

The taste and flavor of this shrimp boil are seriously out of this world. It’s packed full of shrimp, corn, potatoes…and a whole bunch of flavor! Every single bite is worth it and will leave you craving for more!

To make this shrimp dish, here is a list of ingredients you will need:

Large Shrimp
Red-skinned potatoes
Cajun smoked andouille sausage
Corn on the cob
Garlic
Old Bay seasoning
Lemon
Water

You’ll also need some parsley leaves for garnish and melted butter + hot sauce to serve on the side.

How To Make This Shrimp Boil Recipe:

Before you start cooking this seafood recipe, you’re going to want to prep all of the potatoes, sausage, and corn.

Take the red-skinned potatoes and quarter them to make room in the crockpot. Add the potatoes to the slow cooker.

For the sausage, slice them in thick bite-sized pieces so it cooks evenly with the rest of the ingredients.

Arrange the potatoes, corn, and sausage in a 6-quart slow cooker.

Sprinkle the Old Bay seasoning evenly over the top of the ingredients in the slow cooker.

Take some of your lemons and cut them in half. Squeeze the lemon halves over all of the ingredients and toss them on top of the slow cooker.

Add the water to cover the top of the food and make sure you don’t stir.

Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 to 5 hours until the veggies are almost completely tender.

While it is cooking, take this time to make sure you have cleaned your shrimp and deveined the tail.

During the last 15 minutes, add the shrimp to the pot and stir gently.

Once it’s done, scoop up some of the boiled shrimp into a bowl and serve with some lemon wedges, melted butter, and hot sauce.

slow cooker shrimp boil made in a crock pot

Additions And Substitutions

If you want to have a couple of different varieties and seasonings, here is a list of additions and substitutions you can use in this shrimp boil.

Add in some button mushrooms, garlic cloves, bay leaves, and king crab legs.
If you prefer a milder flavor profile, sub out the spicy sausage for some mild chicken sausage.