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Easy Shrimp Tacos Recipe

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These 15 Minute Easy Shrimp Tacos are a quick, flavorful, and protein-packed meal featuring juicy shrimp, crunchy slaw, and a creamy taco sauce wrapped in warm corn tortillas. Perfect for weeknights, they’re customizable, naturally gluten-free, and crowd-pleasing.

  • Author: Tina
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 9 tacos
  • Category: Main Course, Tacos
  • Method: Pan-Frying
  • Cuisine: Mexican-Inspired
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Ingredients

1 pound raw shrimp, peeled and deveined

1 tablespoon taco seasoning

1 teaspoon garlic powder

Ground black pepper, to taste

Avocado oil, for frying

14 ounces coleslaw mix or 3 cups shredded cabbage

1/2 bunch cilantro, finely chopped

9 corn tortillas

Easy guacamole (optional)

1/2 cup plain yogurt (2% or higher fat)

1/4 cup avocado oil mayo

Juice of 1 lime

1/2 teaspoon taco seasoning (for sauce)

1/4 teaspoon salt

Pinch of cayenne

Ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, toss shrimp with taco seasoning, garlic powder, and black pepper. Set aside.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together yogurt, mayo, lime juice, taco seasoning, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
  3. Preheat a non-stick skillet over high heat. Add avocado oil and cook shrimp until pink on one side, then flip and cook until opaque (2–3 minutes per side). Press with spatula for char if desired.
  4. In a large bowl, mix coleslaw, cilantro, and most of the sauce (reserving some for drizzling).
  5. Warm tortillas in a hot skillet for 10 seconds per side.
  6. Assemble tacos: Place 3–4 shrimp in each tortilla, top with slaw, and drizzle with reserved sauce. Serve with guacamole or toppings of choice.

Notes

  • Spicy: Add jalapeños or more cayenne.
  • Dairy-Free: Use plant-based yogurt and mayo.
  • Low-Carb: Serve in lettuce wraps instead of tortillas.
  • Sweet Twist: Add diced mango, pineapple, or avocado to slaw.
  • Grilled: Cook shrimp on grill instead of skillet.
  • Crunchy: Use hard taco shells for texture.
  • Storage: Keep shrimp and slaw separate; refrigerate up to 24 hours. Reheat shrimp in skillet, slaw best fresh.

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