13 Healthy Shrimp Recipes: Shrimp Tacos
Healthy Shrimp Recipes including these favorite shrimp tacos that are spicy, creamy and healthy! Ready in only 15 minutes and topped with an easy cilantro lime slaw, this shrimp dinner recipe can be made year round on the grill or in the skillet.
Servings: 9 tacos
Calories: 171kcal
Ingredients
Shrimp Tacos:
- 1 lb raw shrimp peeled & deveined (I left tails on)
- 1 tbsp taco seasoning
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 14 oz bag slaw or 3 cups shredded cabbage
- 1/2 small bunch cilantro finely chopped
- Avocado oil for frying
- Ground black pepper to taste
- 9 corn tortillas
- Easy guacamole optional
Shrimp Taco Sauce:
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt 2%+ fat
- 1/4 cup mayo I use avocado oil mayo
- 1 lime juice of
- 1/2 tsp taco seasoning
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Pinch of cayenne
- Ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, add shrimp, 1 tbsp taco seasoning, garlic powder and pepper. Stir and set aside.
- In a small bowl, add yogurt, mayo, lime juice, taco seasoning, cayenne and black pepper. Stir and set aside.
- Preheat large ceramic non-stick skillet on high heat and add shrimp. Cook until pink on the bottom, flip and cook until no longer gray. For more char, flip once and press on shrimp with spatula. Or you can grill shrimp on a silicone grill mat on high heat.
- In a large bowl, add slaw, cilantro, salt and almost all of the sauce, reserving some for drizzling on tacos. Stir gently.
- To assemble tacos, warm tortillas in a cast iron skillet on high heat for 10 seconds per side and pressing on with spatula.
- Fill each tortilla with 3-4 shrimps, some slaw and drizzle with sauce. Serve immediately, maybe with easy guacamole too. :)
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Notes
- Store: Refrigerate leftover cooked shrimp and slaw covered for up to 24 hours.
- Shrimp: Make sure shrimp is very well drained and dry.
- Yogurt: I do not recommend to use 0% yogurt because slaw will lack flavour.
- Serve in 2 tortillas (double layer) if using small corn tortillas. They are delicate and tend to fall apart if fresh.
- Serve with your favorite salsa and guac. Make mango salsa, pineapple jalapeno salsa, or easy guacamole instead of serving shrimp tacos with slaw.
- To make low carb: Make lettuce wraps or serve over cauliflower rice.
- Taco bar: Set up a serving line with all your favorite taco toppings and let family or guests choose how to build their taco.
Nutrition
Serving: 1taco | Calories: 171kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 131mg | Sodium: 546mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g