Description
These delicious shrimp tacos are a quick and easy meal perfect for a busy weeknight. With flavorful shrimp, crunchy cabbage, creamy avocado, and zesty lime sour cream, they are sure to be a hit with the whole family.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Shrimp:
- 1 lb large fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tsp chili powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
For Serving:
- 8 small corn or flour tortillas
- 2 cups shredded green cabbage
- Juice of 2 limes
- 1 avocado, sliced
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
Instructions
- Rinse and Prepare Shrimp: Rinse shrimp under cold water and pat dry.
- Marinate Shrimp: In a bowl, toss shrimp with chili powder, salt, and pepper; let marinate for 10 minutes.
- Cook Shrimp: Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; add shrimp and cook for 2-3 minutes per side until pink and opaque.
- Warm Tortillas: Warm tortillas in another pan or microwave until soft.
- Assemble Tacos: Assemble tacos by adding cabbage, shrimp, avocado slices, cilantro, and a drizzle of lime-infused sour cream.
- Serve: Serve immediately with extra lime wedges.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Pan-Frying
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 taco
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 180mg
Keywords: shrimp tacos, Mexican, easy, quick, gluten free, weeknight dinner
