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Avocado Lime Shrimp Tacos

Quick-cooked shrimp with lime and chili tucked into soft tortillas with avocado and crunchy slaw.

Avocado Lime Shrimp Tacos

Total

25 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

10 min

Serves

2

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Servings

Recipe serves 2

Ingredients

  • 12 oz Shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 2 tbsp Lime juice
  • 1 tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 tsp Chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp Ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp Garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/8 tsp Black pepper
  • 6 Soft corn tortillas
  • 1 medium Avocado
  • 2 cups Shredded cabbage (slaw)
  • 1/4 cup Plain Greek yogurt or sour cream(optional)
  • 2 tbsp Cilantro, chopped(optional)

Instructions

  1. 1

    Prep (15 minutes): Pat shrimp dry. In a bowl, mix lime juice, olive oil, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Slice avocado and shred cabbage (if needed).

  2. 2

    Cook (10 minutes): Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and cook 2–3 minutes per side until pink and just cooked through. Turn off heat and toss shrimp in the remaining lime-chili juices in the pan.

  3. 3

    Assemble: Warm tortillas in the skillet or microwave. Toss cabbage with a pinch of salt and (if using) a spoon of yogurt/sour cream. Fill tortillas with shrimp, top with avocado, slaw, and cilantro (if using).

Nutrition per serving

Calories

520

26% of a 2,000 kcal day

Protein38 g
Carbohydrate34 g
Fat26 g
Fiber10 g
Sugar3 g
Sodium780 mg

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