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Shrimp Tacos with Chipotle Lime Sauce

The quickest, most flavorful BEST Shrimp Tacos with chipotle lime crema, avocado, and cabbage. This vibrant, healthy meal is so fun and easy to make!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
23 mins
Servings: 8 Tacos
Calories: 157 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

Shrimp:
  • 1 Tbsp avocado oil
  • 1 pound raw shrimp peeled and deveined*
  • chili powder
  • sea salt
Chipotle Lime Crema:
  • 6 ounces plain greek yogurt
  • 3 to 5 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce finely chopped**
  • 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
  • sea salt to taste
Tacos:
  • Corn tortillas or tortillas of choice
  • 1 avocado sliced
  • 1 cup red cabbage thinly sliced
  • ½ cup fresh cilantro chopped

Instructions

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  1. Stir the ingredients for the chipotle lime sauce together in a bowl until everything is well-combined. Taste the sauce for flavor and add more adobo sauce, lime juice, or sea salt to your personal taste. 
  2. Heat the avocado oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet and allow it to sit for a few minutes to heat up. Place the shrimp on the hot skillet in a single layer and season shrimp liberally with sea salt and chili powder. Allow the shrimp to sit undisturbed for 2 to 3 minutes, or until a golden-brown crust forms. Flip the shrimp and cook an additional minute or two until the shrimp are completely pink and cooked through.
  3. Thinly slice the cabbage, slice the avocado, and heat up your tortillas. Load up your tortillas with pan-seared shrimp, avocado, chipotle lime sauce, and top with sliced cabbage and cilantro and any additional favorite toppings.

Notes

  • *½ pound (measured raw) is enough for 4 tacos, 1 pound is enough for 8 tacos, so you can adjust the amount of shrimp you use based on how many people you're feeding.
  • **Chipotle peppers are very spicy, so base the amount you use on your spice tolerance. 

Nutrition Information

Serving 1taco Calories 157kcal (8%) Carbohydrates 15g (5%) Protein 12g (24%) Fat 5g (8%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 2g (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Tacos

Amount Per Serving

Calories 157

% Daily Value*

Serving 1taco
Calories 157kcal 8%
Carbohydrates 15g 5%
Protein 12g 24%
Fat 5g 8%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 2g 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.