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Servings: 8 Tacos

Shrimp Tacos with Chipotle Lime Sauce

4.20 from 5 votes
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 minutes
Cook Time: 13 minutes
Total Time: 23 minutes

Ingredients

Shrimp:

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

  • 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. 
  • 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.
  • 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

Serving: 1taco, Calories: 157kcal, Carbohydrates: 15g, Protein: 12g, Fat: 5g, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 2g
Course: Main Dishes
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: avocado, chipotle, easy shrimp taco recipe, fish tacos, grilled shrimp, healthy taco recipe, prawns, shrimp tacos, taco recipe, Taco Tuesday, the best shrimp tacos
Author: Julia