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As a Texan, you know I can’t get enough of Tex-Mex food. In my kitchen, I have a lot of Tex-Mex inspired dishes and I love how easy it is to make at home. You can pack your dishes with flavor while also using better-for-you ingredients that you love, which is exactly what I did with these Sizzling Shrimp Fajitas!
These shrimp fajitas are so easy to make and take no time at all and perfect for a quick Whole30 meal. To keep it Whole30, you can serve the shrimp over cauliflower rice, chopped lettuce, or make into lettuce cups for a compliant ‘taco.’ And if you’re not worried about Whole30, serve over rice for a fajita-style bowl or in warmed tortillas — with Clayton’s Margarita for the full Tex-Mex restaurant experience at home.
To help save even more time (and mess) in the kitchen, be sure to purchase your shrimp already peeled and deveined and you’ll have a Sizzling Shrimp Fajitas lunch or dinner on the table in NO time!
looking for more recipes like this one? try these!
Steak, Poblano, and Mushroom Fajitas
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Sizzling Shrimp Fajitas
Ingredients
- 1 pound peeled and deveined shrimp, tail on or off
- 1/2 red bell pepper, sliced
- 1/2 green bell pepper, sliced
- 1/2 red onion, sliced
- 3-4 tablespoons avocado oil
- 1/2 jalapeno, seeds removed and diced
- 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Rinse and pat dry shrimp. Place in a large bowl.
- In a bowl, combine the shrimp, olive oil, jalapeno, garlic, lime juice, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper. Toss gently to combine. Set aside and allow to marinate for 10 minutes while you chop your veggies.
- Heat a skillet (preferably a cast iron skillet) with 1 tbsp. of olive oil over medium-high heat. When hot, add the peppers and onions, saute until tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add the shrimp and all of the contents of the marinade. Cook for 5-7 minutes, or until shrimp is cooked through.
- Top with chopped cilantro, Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
These are great! Took it up a notch by making the garlic butter from your skillet chicken fajitas recipe in The Comfortable Kitchen – tastes just like the side of butter they serve with the fajitas at El Tiempo in Houston!
SHRIMP TACOS