shrimp taco's

Name: Shrimp Taco's
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: ## FILLING; 1 pound(s) shrimp, peeled and deveined; 1/2 teaspoon(s) garlic powder-granulated; 1/2 teaspoon(s) toasted onion powder-granulated; 2 tablespoon(s) avocado oil; 1 package(s) taco seasoning mix; 1 1/2 - limes, juiced; 2 tablespoon(s) homemade taco seasoning (optional instead of packaged); 1/2 cup(s) water; ## TOPPINGS; 2 - roma tomatoes seeded and diced; 1/2 - onion yellow diced; 1 bunch(es) cylantro; 1 cup(s) monterey jack cheese grated; - pickled jalapeno (see my homeade recipe); - taco sauce of choice; - lettuce shreaded (optional); ## SHELLS; 1 package(s) corn tortillas

(1 RATING)

51 Pinches 8 Photos

Lou Kostura

Cleveland, OH

Updated on Mar 6, 2014

With today being ash Wednesday I needed to come up with a meatless meal. This seemed to fit the bill for tonight. For the taco seasoning you can use the packaged seasoning, however I mix my own and use way less salt in it than the packaged stuff.

Rate

prep time 15 Min

cook time 15 Min

method Saute

yield 3-4 serving(s)

Ingredients

FILLING
1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder-granulated
1/2 teaspoon toasted onion powder-granulated
2 tablespoons avocado oil
1 package taco seasoning mix
1 1/2 - limes, juiced
2 tablespoons homemade taco seasoning (optional instead of packaged)
1/2 cup water
TOPPINGS
2 - roma tomatoes seeded and diced
1/2 - onion yellow diced
1 bunch cylantro
1 cup monterey jack cheese grated
- pickled jalapeno (see my homeade recipe)
- taco sauce of choice
- lettuce shreaded (optional)
SHELLS
1 package corn tortillas

How To Make shrimp taco's

Step 1

remove tails from cleaned deveined shrimp and chop each into thirds. remember to used separate cutting board to avoid cross contamination

Step 2

de-seed and dice roma tomato's, dice onion, clean and rough chop cylantro, grate cheese if you bought block
Step 3

lightly saute shrimp in avocado oil add granulated garlic and onion
Step 4

when shrimp start turning pink add taco seasoning, mix well, add water, mix well continue to saute until water is almost evaporated ( i cover and crack cover open for this step. about 10 minutes on med. heat does it) remove from heat and squeeze in 1 1/2 limes
Step 5

while filling is cooking heat a comal (a shallow round cast iron skillet) to medium high again add a little avocado oil and heat your corn tortilla's. I remove them and place in a towel fold and cover with towel
Step 6

fill shells with toppings of choice and enjoy
Last Step: Don't forget to share! Post a picture of your finished recipe here and on your favorite social network. Don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes!

Discover More

Comment & Reviews

Just A Pinch Sweepstakes