Need an easy, budget-friendly and delicious dinner idea? These simple homemade shrimp tacos have been a staple on our dinner menu for close to two decades! They are quick and easy to make, packed with flavor and texture, and great for any season of the year.
Love fish tacos? You might love this recipe for our Simple Chipotle Salmon Tacos, my teenagers go crazy for this dinner! You’ll also find my recipe for homemade tortillas there. You may also love trying our shortcut Pozole Rojo Soup that has similar toppings!
I digress, let’s get back to simple homemade shrimp tacos. YUM.
Simple Homemade Shrimp Tacos are one of my favorites because they take minimal effort to make, the cleanup is easy and each person enjoying them can choose different toppings. I love having some light meals that I don’t have to put a ton of effort or time into, especially on busy weeknights.
Ingredient list for Simple Homemade Shrimp Tacos
- Shrimp (frozen or fresh is fine!)
- Corn tortillas
- Taco seasoning
- Radishes
- Purple or green cabbage
- Salsa
- Avocado
- Limes
- Mexican Crema
- Sweet onion
- Cilantro
- Sweet onion
We love to season our shrimp tacos with salt, pepper, and taco seasoning. They’re simple but SO delicious! The fun part is adding all the toppings in. When these flavors all marry together it makes the most delicious combination!
If you have little ones or picky eaters that might be nervous about trying this meal, you can make a few small changes without having to make a separate dinner for them! Here is what’s worked for me over the years until my kids enjoyed the full recipe.
- Try leaving the seasoning off of the shrimp and just pan frying in butter with a little salt. Cut the shrimp into small pieces.
- Leave everything on the plate deconstructed in separate little piles. My kids were willing to try everything separately at first, but didn’t want to eat it all together on as a taco.
- Leave off sauce or any strong seasonings, or salsa. Keep the plate simple for them, cut veggies, shrimp, a tortilla. Then they can explore the flavors in test bites.
How to make Simple Homemade Shrimp Tacos
- Add a little avocado oil or butter to a large fry pan. Cook shrimp and season with salt and taco seasoning (you can be light-handed or generous with this depending on what you like best!)
- Warm tortillas on both sides in a pan or on a griddle.
- Assemble tacos by adding shrimp to a corn tortilla, and topping with cabbage, radishes, onion, salsa, crema, avocado, cilantro, queso cheese, and hot sauce if desired. Add a fresh squeeze of lime juice!
Delicious variations of this recipe
- If desired, you can omit the taco seasoning and simply cook the shrimp in a little butter, seasoned with salt and pepper. Top with mango salsa, radishes, avocado, queso cheese and cilantro.
Ingredients
Method
- Add avocado oil to a large fry pan and fry shrimp. Season with salt and taco seasoning. Pepper if desired. Cook just until shrimp are pink and cooked through. Warm tortillas in a pan on both sides.Wash and chop all sides. Assemble tacos by adding shrimp, topping with cabbage, radish pieces, onion, avocado, cilantro, salsa, crema and queso cheese. Place a lime slice on each plate for garnish.
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