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Spicy Baja-Style Shrimp Tacos

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20 min prep

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4 servings

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9 ingredients

If you enjoy a spicy treat these Spicy Baja Style Shrimp Tacos are for you. They are the kind of easy spicy food I adored to eat during treatment to blast away at my...

Ingredients

3 tablespoons minced jalapenos, seeded
½ cup chopped cilantro, divided
¼ cup minced garlic
1 lemon, zest and juice
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil, divided
1 pound shrimp, peeled, deveined and chopped
12 corn tortillas
¼ cup minced red onion
salt and pepper to taste

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Nutrition Facts

Calories

381 cals

Fat

17 g

Saturated Fat

3 g

Polyunsaturated Fat

3 g

Monounsaturated Fat

11 g

Carbohydrates

39 g

Sugar

2 g

Fiber

6 g

Protein

21 g

Sodium

678 mg

Directions

Place a sauté pan over medium heat and add remaining oil. Add shrimp and cook for about 10 minutes, until the shrimp turn pink. Remove from heat.
In a dry sauté pan over medium low heat, place one tortilla at a time in the pan to heat through.
Place a portion of shrimp onto each tortilla. Garnish with remaining cilantro and red onion.

Chef Tips

This is also delicious made with Tilapia! If you want to cut down a little on the heat, deseed and devein the jalapenos before mincing.

Registered Dietitian Approved

All our recipes are created by chefs and reviewed by our oncology-trained staff Registered Dietitian, Kate Ueland, MS, RD, to ensure that each is backed with scientific evidence and meets the standards set by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

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