Want to whip up an easy, light lunch or dinner? Try out this low calorie shrimp taco recipe! Flour tortillas are filled with warm, zesty marinated citrus shrimp, fresh cucumber salsa and a tangy Greek yogurt crema, creating a must-make dish for a warm summer day. Pair these skinny shrimp tacos with a margarita, and you're all set!
Skinny Citrus Shrimp Tacos
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 60 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 14
Ingredients
Shrimp and Marinade
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped jalapeño chiles
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1 lb uncooked medium shrimp, peeled, deveined
Cucumber Salsa Fresca
- 2 plum (Roma) tomatoes, seeded, chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped jalapeño chiles
- 1/4 cup chopped red onion
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 1/2 English (seedless) cucumber, cut in half lengthwise, thinly sliced (about 1 cup)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Yogurt Crema
- 1 container (6 oz) Greek Fat Free plain yogurt
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
Tortillas
- 8 tortillas from 1 package (8.2 oz) Old El Paso™ Flour Tortillas for Soft Tacos and Fajitas (10 Count), heated as directed on package
Instructions
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Step1In 1-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix shrimp and marinade ingredients. Seal bag. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
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Step2Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix cucumber salsa fresca ingredients. In small bowl, mix yogurt crema ingredients.
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Step3Drain shrimp; discard marinade. Heat 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp; cook 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pink. Drain, if needed. Spoon shrimp on tortillas; top with cucumber salsa fresca, and drizzle with yogurt crema.
Nutrition
140
Calories
3g
Total Fat
10g
Protein
17g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving (taco only)
- Calories
- 140
- Calories from Fat
- 25
- Total Fat
- 3g
- 4%
- Saturated Fat
- 1/2g
- 3%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 60mg
- 20%
- Sodium
- 530mg
- 22%
- Potassium
- 170mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 17g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 10g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 1 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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