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Honey Chili-Lime Shrimp Tacos

shrimp tacos.

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These shrimp tacos are ready in 30 minutes! The shrimp are coated in a sweet and spicy sauce made with chili seasonings, honey, lime juice, and garlic. Serve the shrimp and sauce on warm tortillas with a simple creamy cabbage slaw for a great weeknight dinner.

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups shredded cabbage
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons salsa verde
  • 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
  • 4 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or more to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • Juice of 2 limes
  • 16 ounces peeled and deveined shrimp (see note)
  • For serving: Tortillas, chopped cilantro, lime wedges, or other taco toppings you like

Instructions

  1. Make the slaw first by combining the cabbage, sour cream, salsa, and cilantro in a bowl. Set it aside while you prepare the shrimp and sauce.
  2. Combine the garlic, honey, olive oil, all the spices and seasonings, and the lime juice in a large skillet. Turn the heat to medium-high and whisk the sauce until it simmers.
  3. Lower the heat to medium, and add the shrimp to the sauce. Stir to coat them and cook them until they are opaque and pink, about four to five minutes. The sauce will thin as the shrimp cooks, which is fine.
  4. Once the shrimp are cooked, take them out of the skillet and place them in a large bowl. Leave the sauce in the pan and bring it to a boil. Boil it until it thickens and coats the back of a spoon. This will take a couple of minutes.
  5. Pour the sauce over the shrimp and toss to coat them evenly.ย 
  6. To assemble the tacos, place some slaw in a tortilla and top it with shrimp and sauce. Garnish with cilantro and serve with lime wedges.

Notes

For the shrimp, you can use fresh or frozen. If you use frozen ones you will need to thaw them first. I like to use a medium-size, which is the 21-25 count.

I like to use the small street taco tortillas for this recipe, which gives you approximately 8 tacos. You can also skip the tortillas and serve the shrimp over rice with the slaw for taco bowls.

The nutrition estimate is for the shrimp, sauce, and slaw only.

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