Chili Lime Shrimp Tacos

There’s regular tacos and then their Chili Lime Shrimp Tacos. A magical combination of Chili and Lime to give you all the feels while feeding your hungry. Trader Joe’s has a wonderful Chili Lime seasoning but nothing beats making it yourself!

I assure you it’s not impossible. With several ingredients you can have flavorful shrimp tacos in no time.

I remember when I ran out of this insanely delicious chili lime seasoning but desperately wanted that delicious flavor for my next meal. It was then I realized my pantry had most of the ingredients. All you need is

Fresh lime juice

Lime Zest

Chili powder

Ground cumin

Cayenne Pepper

Corriander

Salt

Garlic

How To Make Chili Lime Shrimp Tacos

Take the lime and zest using a grater. Once finished cut in half and squeeze fresh lime juice in a small container and set aside. In another contained/cup add chili powder, ground cumin, cayenne pepper, coriander, and garlic in small bowl. Mix until well combined.

Place shrimp in a large bowl and add chili mixture and lime zest. Toss until shrimp is well coated.  Cover and let sit on refrigerator for 15-20 minutes.

Over medium heat, place butter in a skillet.  Once butter has melted add shrimp to skillet. Make sure to spread shrimp out evenly for better cooking. After 30 seconds pour lime juice evenly over shrimp. Continue to cook for 3-4 minutes and turn shrimp over. Cook for another 2 minutes. Then toss/stir shrimp around for additional 30 seconds to a minute. 

Remove shrimp from heat. Place lettuce, red cabbage, shrimp on top of warm tortillas and top with avocado. Enjoy. 

Tips for warming tortillas.

There are several ways to heat tortillas. 

Stovetop: individually heat tortilla on a skillet over medium heat 30 seconds on each side back and forth until desired temperature.

Oven: Lay tortilla on flat baking rack (not overlapping) and cook at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

Open Flame (grill/gas): Place tortilla directly overtop a flame on a grill or gas stove over low to medium heat. Cook for up to 30 seconds while rotating. Prevent excessive burning and fire by watching the tortilla carefully. Wrap warm tortilla in a cloth to keep warm. 

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Chili Lime Shrimp Tacos

Ingredients

Chili Lime Seasoning

• 1 juice from 1 lime
• 1 tbsp chili powder
• zest from 1 lime
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/4 tsp coriander
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 cloves minced garlic

Taco

• 1 pound shrimp- peeled and deveined
• 7-9 tortillas
• 2 cups shredded red cabbage
• 2 avocado, sliced
• 3-4 cups chopped lettuce

Instructions

• Take the lime and zest using a grater. Once finished cut in half and squeeze fresh lime juice in a small container and set aside. In another contained/cup add chili powder, ground cumin, cayenne pepper, coriander, and garlic in small bowl. Mix until well combined. 
• Place shrimp in a large bowl and add chili mixture and lime zest. Toss until shrimp is well coated. Cover and let sit on refrigerator for 15-20 minutes.
• Over medium heat, place butter in a skillet. Once butter has melted add shrimp to skillet. Make sure to spread shrimp out evenly for better cooking. After 30 seconds pour lime juice evenly over shrimp. Continue to cook for 3-4 minutes and turn shrimp over. Cook for another 2 minutes. Then toss/stir shrimp around for additional 30 seconds to a minute. 
• Remove shrimp from heat. Place lettuce, red cabbage, shrimp on top of warm tortillas and top with avocado. Enjoy. 

Warming Tortillas

• There are several ways to heat tortillas.

  Stovetop: individually heat tortilla on a skillet over medium heat 30 seconds on each side back and forth until desired temperature.

  Oven: Lay tortilla on flat baking rack (not overlapping) and cook at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

  Open Flame (grill/gas): Place tortilla directly overtop a flame on a grill or gas stove over low to medium heat. Cook for up to 30 seconds while rotating. Prevent excessive burning and fire by watching the tortilla carefully.

  Wrap warm tortilla in a cloth to keep warm.

Jasmin Foster

Jasmin Foster is a registered dietitian and food photographer in Washington,DC who believes in healthy balanced eating.