Shrimp Tacos
These delicious shrimp tacos are filled with buttery garlic shrimp, coleslaw, red onions, and a squeeze of lime juice. They're quick, easy, and make a great weeknight dinner!
Servings: 8 Tacos
Ingredients
- 1 pound cooked jumbo shrimp, peeled deveined tail-on
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 11.4 ounce bag Dole creamy coleslaw salad kit
- 1 cup red onion, finely diced
- 8 corn tortillas
- Fresh limes
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine coleslaw ingredients and set aside.
- In a large pan or skillet, melt butter over medium-low heat.
- Place shrimp in the pan and sprinkle with ½ of seasonings and flip shrimps over. Sprinkle with remaining ½ of seasonings and let cook for 2-3 minutes or until shrimp is thoroughly cooked
- Heat tortillas in a small pan or skillet over medium heat.
- Assemble tacos by filling with coleslaw, shrimp, red onions, and a squeeze of fresh lime juice.
Notes
- Be sure your shrimp are completely thawed, so they cook evenly throughout.
- Perfectly cooked shrimp should be shaped like a C. If they are shaped like an O, they're overcooked.
- It only takes 2 to 3 minutes per side to cook the shrimp. Be careful not to overcook them!
- Keep the heat at medium-low, so the shrimp cook completely without getting tough.