Description
Quick and fresh shrimp tacos topped with vibrant cilantro lime sauce, perfect for a light dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 8 small corn or flour tortillas
- 1 cup cabbage slaw
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1/2 avocado, sliced (optional)
- Sour cream or Greek yogurt (optional)
Instructions
- Toss shrimp with olive oil, chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper.
- Heat a skillet or grill over medium-high heat.
- Cook the shrimp 2 to 3 minutes per side until pink.
- Warm the tortillas in a pan or over the grill.
- Place shrimp in the tortillas.
- Top with cabbage slaw, cilantro, and lime juice.
- Add avocado and sour cream if you like.
- Serve right away and enjoy.
Notes
For a lighter option, swap Greek yogurt for sour cream. Use corn tortillas to cut down on processed wheat. Avoid overcooking shrimp to maintain tenderness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 taco
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 200mg
Keywords: shrimp tacos, healthy tacos, cilantro lime sauce, quick dinner, seafood