I discovered this delicious shrimp taco recipe a few weeks ago (thanks, Pinterest) and thought it would be PERFECT for a guy who wants to make something a little more involved than a single protein + a veggie + a starch. It’s delicious AND healthy, so a real winner in my book.
I altered the recipe slightly to make it a little spicier. I like to serve it with 1/2 cup black beans or refried black beans (organic!). This is pretty close to ‘clean eating’, except for the tortillas. I usually get wheat tortillas, but you could skip them all together and just do taco salad. It would be yummy either way!
Ingredients:
- Raw (or frozen) large shrimp (remove tail) *you’ll want about 5-7 per taco
- Tortillas (flour, corn, you pick!)
- 1 small red onion
- 1 tomato
- 1 avocado
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro (finely chopped)
- 1 lime or lime juice
- Small head of lettuce or red cabbage
- Fresh salsa (not salsa from a jar, should be found in the produce section)
- Optional: jalapenos, cheese, salsa
- 1 6 oz. container of 0% greek yogurt
Spices needed:
- Cumin (1/2 tsp) + 1/4 tsp for sour cream
- Paprika (1/4 tsp)
- Crushed red pepper (1/4 tsp)
- Cayenne pepper (1/4 tsp)
- Garlic (1 clove – minced)
- Salt (dash – OPTIONAL)
Directions:
- In a large skillet with a TBS olive oil, put thawed shrimp flat on one side over medium heat
- Cook shrimp on each side for 3 minutes
- Mix garlic, cumin, cayenne, red pepper and salt in a small bowl (if you have time to marinate the shrimp, mix these items before, add 1 TSP olive oil and put shrimp in bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes before cooking)
- While shrimp are cooking, chop your avocado, tomato, onion, lettuce, and lime (and jalapeno if you have one)
- Once shrimp are pink on both sides, cover with spice mixture and 1/4-1/2 cup of water (depending on how many shrimp you have) and turn heat down to low-medium to let simmer (for 2-5 minutes)
- Mix yogurt, juice from 1 lime (or 1 TBS lime juice), 1/4 tsp cumin, 1/4 tsp paprika and 2 TBS chopped cilantro together to make Cilantro-Lime Sour Cream
- Heat tortillas just before serving
- Serve and top with items of choice + a side of black beans or refried black beans
This is an EASY dinner and delicious to top it off! I like to use the leftovers for taco salad the next day. Enjoy!