Description
Enjoy quick and flavorful Shrimp Tacos with creamy sauce and fresh toppings. Perfect for any meal! Try this easy recipe today!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound large shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt (or sour cream + mayonnaise)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 8 small corn or flour tortillas
- ½ small red or green cabbage (shredded)
- 1 avocado (sliced)
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
- ¼ cup Cotija cheese (crumbled)
Instructions
- Prepare the Taco Sauce: In a bowl, whisk together Greek yogurt, lime juice, sriracha, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and salt. Adjust consistency with water if needed. Refrigerate.
- Season the Shrimp: Pat shrimp dry and season both sides with smoked paprika, garlic powder, oregano, onion powder, salt, and black pepper.
- Cook the Shrimp: Heat olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook shrimp for about 2 minutes per side until pink and fully cooked.
- Warm the Tortillas: Warm tortillas in a skillet or microwave until soft.
- Assemble the Tacos: Fill each tortilla with shredded cabbage, avocado slices, cooked shrimp, taco sauce, cilantro, and Cotija cheese. Serve immediately.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tacos (approximately 200g)
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 680mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 175mg