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

Total
25 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
10 min
Serves
2
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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
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
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
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
| Protein | 38 g |
| Carbohydrate | 34 g |
| Fat | 26 g |
| Fiber | 10 g |
| Sugar | 3 g |
| Sodium | 780 mg |
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