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Shrimp taco garnished with cilantro and sour cream.

Cilantro Lime Shrimp Tacos

Cilantro Lime Tacos are a fast simple way to get dinner on the table. Ready in just 20 minutes the combinations of cilantro and lime give these shrimp tacos a bright, fresh flavor that everyone will love!
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Mexican, Mexican Inspired
Keyword Cilantro Lime Tacos, Shrimp Tacos, Tacos Night
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 8 tacos
Calories 200 kcal
Susanne Susanne

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil divided
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • 2 cloves garlic finely minced
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro minced
  • 1 pound medium shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 1 lime juice
  • 3 cups Cole slaw mix
  • Sour Cream optional
  • 8 tortillas corn or flour

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl stir together the olive oil, cumin, chili powder, onion powder, garlic, and cilantro.

  2. Add shrimp to the seasoning mix. Then squeeze the juice of a lime over shrimp then toss to coat.

  3. Heat remaining olive oil in a heavy skillet over medium high heat when skillet it hot lower temperature to low. Then in a hot skillet cook shrimp in a single layer until pink and it forms a “c” shape.

  4. Remove shrimp from skillet and cook remaining batches of shrimp in same manner. It may be necessary to add more oil to skillet if shrimp begins to stick as it is cooking.

  5. In a tortilla or taco shell layer cole slaw, red onion, shrimp, and sour cream.

Recipe Notes

Notes:

1 To add extra flavor to the tacos season the slaw mix by tossing 3 cups (or more) of slaw with a table spoon olive oil, 1/4 cup lime juice, salt and pepper.

2 Nutritional information is estimated. Amounts will vary based on ingredient choices and serving sizes.

Nutrition Facts
Cilantro Lime Shrimp Tacos
Amount Per Serving (1 taco)
Calories 200 Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 4g
Cholesterol 91mg30%
Sodium 298mg13%
Potassium 259mg7%
Carbohydrates 18g6%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 14g28%
Vitamin A 117IU2%
Vitamin C 12mg15%
Calcium 101mg10%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.