Cilantro Lime Spicy Shrimp Tacos
The BEST spicy shrimp tacos with mango salsa! These easy cilantro lime shrimp tacos cook up quickly + are loaded with flavor. Ready in 20 minutes.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time6 minutes mins
Total Time21 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican American
Keyword: cilantro lime shrimp tacos, mexican shrimp tacos, spicy shrimp tacos
Servings: 8 tacos
Calories: 133kcal
Mango Pineapple Salsa
- 1 mango, finely diced
- 1/2 of a small pineapple, finely diced
- 1/2 of a small red onion, finely diced
- 1 jalapeño, seeds removed and finely diced
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 lime, juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Taco Stuff
- 8 small tortillas, corn or flour
- cilantro, sliced jalapeño, and lime wedges and zest for serving
Tequila Lime Shrimp
Season shrimp with salt, pepper, paprika, cumin, chili powder, and brown sugar.
Heat olive oil in a large heavy bottomed pan medium high heat. Sauté garlic for 30 seconds, until fragrant. Arrange the shrimp in a single layer and cook for 3-4 minutes. Flip and cook on the other side for 2-3 minutes or until shrimp are cooked through.
Immediately after flipping the shrimp, add the lime juice, mezcal, and jalapeño to the skillet. Cook for 2 minutes or until shrimp are opaque and cooked through.
Mango Pineapple Salsa
Finely dice the mango, pineapple, red onion, and jalapeño. Roughly chop the cilantro.
Combine the mango, pineapple, red onion, jalapeño, cilantro, lime juice, and olive oil in a mixing bowl.
Tacos
Divide the mango pineapple salsa and shrimp between tortillas.
Garnish each taco with cilantro, sliced jalapeño, lime juice and zest. Serve warm.
Calories: 133kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 143mg | Sodium: 596mg | Potassium: 159mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 579IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 101mg | Iron: 2mg