Description
Enjoy vibrant flavors with our Grilled Shrimp Tacos recipe! Quick, easy, and customizable—perfect for any taco night. Try it today!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs shrimp (thawed, peeled, and deveined)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons cajun seasoning
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 1 cup red cabbage (chopped)
- 1 cup green cabbage (chopped)
- 1 green apple (cut into thin sticks)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- ¼ cup onion (thinly sliced)
- 1 jalapeno (deseeded and finely chopped)
- 1 cup Mexican crema
- 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- 1/8 teaspoon ground chili powder (use more or less based on own preference)
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro (finely minced)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro (chopped)
- 16 flour tortillas (taco size)
- 1 avocado (deseeded and chopped)
- 8 tablespoons pico de gallo
Instructions
- Preheat the grill to medium heat and clean the grates.
- In a mixing bowl, combine olive oil, cajun seasoning, smoked paprika, garlic powder, apple cider vinegar, lime juice, orange juice, and white sugar. Add shrimp and coat well; let marinate for 10 minutes.
- Wrap tortillas in foil and warm them on the cooler side of the grill.
- Grill marinated shrimp for 2–3 minutes on each side until pink and opaque.
- Assemble tacos by layering shrimp on warmed tortillas with slaw made from cabbages, apple sticks, garlic, onion, and jalapeno. Top with spicy-lime crema.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tacos (200g)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 670mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 150mg