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Spicy Baja-Style Shrimp Tacos

Name: Spicy Baja-Style Shrimp Tacos
Prep time: 20
Cook time: 30

(2 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)

20 min prep

4 servings

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9 ingredients

These spicy tacos are the kind of easy spicy food that is great during treatment to blast away a chemo impaired palate. Marinating the shrimp in this citrusy mix of lemon zest and juice...

3 tablespoons minced jalapeños, seeded
½ cup chopped cilantro, divided
¼ cup minced garlic
1 lemon, zested and juiced
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

In a large bowl, combine jalapeños, ¼ cup cilantro, garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, and 2 tablespoons olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Add shrimp and stir until coated.
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 jalapeños 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.