Description
Experience a burst of Mexican flavors with these easy shrimp tacos! Each taco features succulent marinated shrimp, crunchy red cabbage, and creamy avocado, all wrapped in soft tortillas. Perfect for busy weeknights or casual gatherings, this recipe brings everyone together for a delightful fiesta on your plate.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb large shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 8 corn or flour tortillas
- 2 cups red cabbage (thinly sliced)
- 1 ripe avocado (sliced)
- 2 limes (juiced and zested)
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tsp chili powder
- ½ tsp cumin
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Marinate the shrimp in a bowl with olive oil, lime juice, minced garlic, chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper for 15-20 minutes.
- While marinating, slice the red cabbage and avocado and chop the cilantro.
- Heat a skillet over medium-high heat; cook shrimp for 2-3 minutes on each side until pink and opaque.
- Warm tortillas in another pan for about 30 seconds per side until soft.
- Assemble tacos with shrimp, cabbage, avocado slices, and cilantro; drizzle with sour cream mixed with lime juice before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Skillet cooking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tacos (approximately 250g)
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 540mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 180mg