Shrimp Tacos with Mango Slaw are flavor-packed bundles of deliciousness! They make the perfect one-dish meal and contain all of the basic food groups.
Oh, my goodness! Have I got a super delicious, healthy, quick, and easy recipe for you today! I tried to wait until Taco Tuesday, but I couldn’t wait any longer. I hope you will love it just as much as we do!
I know you know, I love shrimp! I had a friend teasing me about that just the other day, and she wanted to know when my next shrimp recipe would be posted. And, surprise, surprise, here it is!
Sauteed sweet, briny, wild-caught shrimp, fresh juicy mangos, and crunchy shredded cabbage; is your mouth watering yet? Plus, it’s super quick and easy to make!
The ingredients:
You will need shrimp, prepackaged coleslaw, flour, hot sauce, chili powder, sugar, kosher salt, ground cumin, lime juice, and garlic salt. You will also need olive oil, a mango, diced tomatoes, a jalapeno pepper, tortillas, and an avocado.
How to cook the shrimp:
Add flour, salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin, and garlic salt to a large Ziploc bag.
Shake to combine and add the crustaceans. Shake again to coat.
Add the olive oil to a large frying pan over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the shellfish in a single layer. Do not crowd them. Depending on the size of your pan and the size of the shellfish, you may need to cook them in batches.
Cook the shellfish for a total of three to four minutes, or until golden brown on both sides. Again, depending on the size it may take a few more minutes or a little less time. Just watch them carefully.
Remove the shellfish from the pan and let them drain on a paper towel.
How to make the mango slaw:
Add the coleslaw, cubed mango and tomato to a large bowl. Mix well.
Whisk together the hot sauce, sugar, salt, cumin, lime juice, and jalapeno in a small bowl or shake together in a mason jar. Add olive oil and whisk or shake again.
Pour one-half of the dressing over the mixture and mix well. Add more dressing if needed. Add the avocado cubes and toss gently.
Follow the directions on your package of tortillas to warm your tortillas.
How to assemble:
To assemble the tacos, put a large scoop of mango slaw on a tortilla and top with shellfish. Repeat for the remaining tacos.
Serve immediately! Enjoy!
Related recipes:
Here are some more quick and easy recipes for tacos that I think you might like:
- Grilled Fish Tacos, Spicy Slaw and Avocado Crema
- Fish Tacos with Mango Slaw
- Easy Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Tacos
- Easy Salsa Verde Chicken Tacos
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Shrimp Tacos with Mango Slaw
Ingredients
Sauteed Shrimp
- 1-1/4 lbs fresh large shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
Mango Slaw
- 3 cups prepackaged coleslaw mix
- 1 mango peeled and cubed
- 2 Roma tomatoes cubed
- 1 avocado pitted and chopped
Mango Slaw Dressing
- 1 tsp hot sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp ground cumin
- Juice of 2 limes
- 1/2-1 jalapeno pepper seeds and ribs removed, finely minced
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 8 flour or corn tortillas 6-8 inch tortillas
Instructions
Sautéed Shrimp
- Add flour, salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin, and garlic salt to a large Ziploc bag. Shake to combine and add the shrimp. Shake again to coat the shrimp.
- Add the olive oil to a large frying pan over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the shrimp in a single layer and do not crowd them. Depending on the size of your pan and the size of your shrimp, you may need to cook them in batches.
- Cook the shrimp for a total of 3-4 minutes, or until golden brown on both sides. Again, depending on the size of your shrimp, it may take a few more minutes or a little less time. Just watch them carefully.
- Remove the shrimp from the pan and let them drain on a paper towel.
Mango Slaw
- Add the coleslaw, cubed mango and tomato to a large bowl. Mix well.
- Whisk together the hot sauce, sugar, salt, cumin, lime juice, and jalapeño in a small bowl or shake together in a mason jar. Add olive oil and whisk or shake again.
- Pour about 1/2 of the dressing over the mixture and mix well. Add more dressing if needed. Add the avocado cubes and toss gently.
- Follow the directions on your package of tortillas to warm your tortillas.
- To assemble the tacos, put a large scoop of mango slaw on a tortilla and top with shrimp. Repeat for the remaining tacos. Serve immediately! Enjoy!
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