Chili-Lime Shrimp Fajitas

Description

Easy, quick, and delicious recipe for homemade shrimp fajitas using shrimp, green pepper, onions, lime and just a few spices!

Ingredients

  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro, divided
  • 3 tablespoons chili powder
  • 4 large cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 pound frozen shrimp – thawed, peeled, deveined, and cleaned
  • cooking spray
  • 1 onion, sliced into rings and rings separated
  • 1 large green bell pepper, sliced into strips
  • 1 serrano chile pepper, sliced, or more to taste
  • 4 (8 inch) flour tortillas
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, or to taste
  • ½ cup shredded lettuce, or to taste
  • ¼ cup sour cream, or to taste
  • ¼ cup chopped tomatoes, or to taste

Instructions

  1. Whisk olive oil
  2. 1/4 cup cilantro
  3. chili powder
  4. garlic
  5. lime juice
  6. and salt together in a bowl; add shrimp
  7. toss to coat
  8. and marinate in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
  9. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat; spray with cooking spray. Add onion
  10. green bell pepper
  11. and serrano chile pepper; saute until tender
  12. 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer vegetables to a bowl and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.
  13. Pour shrimp and marinade into the same skillet over medium-high heat; cook until shrimp are pink and opaque
  14. about 2 minutes per side. Stir vegetables into shrimp mixture; cook and stir until heated through
  15. 2 to 3 minutes.
  16. Spoon shrimp-vegetable mixture onto tortillas and top each with Cheddar cheese
  17. lettuce
  18. sour cream
  19. tomatoes
  20. and remaining 1/4 cup cilantro.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 16 mins

Total Time: 56 mins

Servings: 4

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