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Southwest Shrimp Tacos
Southwest Shrimp Tacos

Southwest Shrimp Tacos

with Pico de Gallo & Hot Sauce Crema

Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamPublished on February 24, 2025

There are few things more satisfying than shrimp for dinner. These shellfish-loaded tacos are hearty, filling, and best of all: totally delicious. Tender bites of seared, Southwest-spiced shrimp are piled into warm tortillas along with a melange of green pepper and onion, hot sauce crema, and fresh pico de gallo. Taco’bout a weeknight win!

Tags:
Calorie Smart
Family Friendly
Allergens:
Shellfish
Milk
Soy
Wheat

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.

Total Time25 minutes
Prep Time10 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

1 unit

Lime

1 unit

Red Onion

1 unit

Tomato

1 unit

Long Green Pepper

10 ounce

Shrimp

(Contains: Shellfish)

1 tablespoon

Southwest Spice Blend

3 tablespoon

Crema

(Contains: Milk)

1 teaspoon

Hot Sauce

6 unit

Flour Tortillas

(Contains: Soy, Wheat)

Not included in your delivery

Salt

Pepper

Sugar

Cooking Oil

Nutrition Values

/ per serving
Calories540 kcal
Fat20 g
Saturated Fat7 g
Carbohydrate58 g
Sugar13 g
Dietary Fiber5 g
Protein27 g
Cholesterol190 mg
Sodium1410 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Utensils

Zester
Paper Towel
Medium Bowl
Small Bowl
Large Pan

Instructions

Prep
1

• Wash and dry produce. • Zest and quarter lime. Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion; mince a few slices until you have 2 TBSP (4 TBSP for 4 servings). Finely dice tomato. Halve, deseed, and slice green pepper into 1⁄4-inch-thick strips.

Marinate Shrimp
2

• Rinse shrimp* under cold water, then pat dry with paper towels. • In a medium bowl, toss shrimp with Southwest Spice Blend and a squeeze of lime juice. Set aside to marinate.

Make Pico de Gallo
3

• In a second medium bowl, combine minced onion, tomato, half the lime zest, 1⁄4 tsp sugar (1⁄2 tsp for 4 servings), and a squeeze of lime juice to taste (save some for Step 5). Season with salt and pepper.

Mix Crema
4

• In a small bowl, combine crema with as much hot sauce as you like. Season with salt.

Cook Veggies & Shrimp
5

• Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium- high heat. Add green pepper, sliced onion, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and tender, 6-7 minutes. Transfer to a plate. • Add another drizzle of oil and shrimp to pan. Cook until shrimp are opaque and cooked through, 3-4 minutes. • Stir in remaining lime zest and juice from remaining lime wedges. Season with salt and pepper.

Finish & Serve
6

• Meanwhile, wrap tortillas in damp paper towels and microwave until warm and pliable, about 30 seconds. • Divide tortillas between plates and fill with shrimp and veggies. Top with pico de gallo and crema. Serve.

Shellfish is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145°.

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