Baja Shrimp Tacos – a fun twist on taco night! Slightly spice shrimp with a chipotle lime sauce makes for a super quick and easy dinner!
If I had to pick a favorite food I think it would be Mexican food. I could eat chips and Salsa or tacos or enchiladas or really any of it every day of the week. There is just something about the spices that win me over every time! And these shrimp tacos have a chipotle lime sauce over them that is so good you will want to make extra to dip your chips in.
I originally started making these shrimp tacos after seeing them on the Red Robin menu. Their description for their Baja Shrimp Tacos said “Ancho-seasoned sauteed shrimp wrapped into three flour tortillas. Topped with fresh avocado slices, shredded cabbage, diced tomato, and drizzled with a chipotle lime sauce.” It sounded so good, I took a picture of the menu and started coming up with a version at home.
The shrimp are seasoned with an ancho chili powder and a few other spices and then sauteed until they are done. Shrimp cooks in just a couple minutes, so it is great for busy weeknights.
How to Make Baja Shrimp Tacos
- The spices and olive oil are mixed with the shrimp and then you let it sit for 20 minutes. This just helps get the seasoning into the shrimp and give them more flavor. If you are in a hurry, you can skip this and they will still be delicious.
- While the shrimp marinate mix together the sour cream, mayo, and other sauce ingredients. They just get stirred together and then stored in the fridge until ready to use.
- Next make the coleslaw for the tacos. The mayo, lime juice and cilantro are mixed together and then tossed with coleslaw mix. Once it is well blended it is placed in the fridge until it is time to eat.
- Once the shrimp are ready, you just saute them in a large skillet for a few minutes on each side until they are cooked through.
- Now you can assemble your tacos! Top flour tortillas with some of the slaw, the shrimp, sliced avocados and then drizzle on the sauce!
What to Serve with Shrimp Tacos
This Baja Shrimp Taco Recipe is a super quick and easy dinner that the whole family will love! You can definitely make the Coleslaw and the Chipotle Sauce ahead of time. So when it is time for dinner all you have to do is season and cook the shrimp. Shrimp is very low in calories, so it can even be a dinner you feel good about eating!
More Mexican Recipes
- Fish Tacos
- Sour Cream Enchiladas
- Easy Refried Bean Dip
- Cafe Rio Chicken
- Taco Stuffed Peppers
- Southwest Baked Chicken
Baja Shrimp Tacos
Baja Shrimp Tacos - a fun twist on taco night! Slightly spice shrimp with a chipotle lime sauce makes for a super quick and easy dinner!
Ingredients
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled, deveined and tail removed
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp ancho chili powder
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
Chipotle Lime Sauce
- 1/4 cup mayo, (I used low fat)
- 1/4 cup sour cream, (I used fat free)
- 1 whole chipotle in adobo pepper, chopped
- 1 tsp adobo sauce
- 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
Mexican Coleslaw
- 2 cups coleslaw mix
- 2 Tbls mayo
- 1 lime, juiced
- 2 tsp chopped cilantro
- 1/2 tsp salt
Topping Ideas
- Cheese
- Diced Tomatoes
- Sliced Avocado
- 8 small flour tortillas
Instructions
- In a large plastic bag combine garlic powder, chili powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper, shrimp, and 1 tsp olive oil. Mix thoroughly, and marinate for 20 minutes.
- For the sauce combine mayo, sour cream, chipotle pepper, adobo sauce, and lime juice. Mix well, set aside until ready to serve. You will probably have leftovers of this sauce.
- For the coleslaw mix together mayo, lime juice, salt, and cilantro until well blended. Add coleslaw mix and toss until well coated. Set in fridge until ready to use.
- In a large skillet over medium high heat, heat 1 tsp of olive oil. Saute shrimp until cooked through. About 5 minutes total.
- To serve: Fill a tortilla with cabbage, shrimp, tomatoes, avocados, and top with chipotle sauce.
Nutrition Information
Yield
4Serving Size
1Amount Per ServingCalories 265Saturated Fat 3gCholesterol 299mgSodium 1204mgCarbohydrates 1gProtein 23g
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Cassie says
I am all about fish tacos, Erin. These sound awesome, I love all of the spices in them! The new design looks great!
Maureen @ Orgasmic Chef says
Pretty yummy indeed!
Steve @ the black peppercorn says
Love it! I love trying to recreate a dish at home as well! This looks delicious
Stacey Rider says
These look amazing! Had dinner last night at our favorite local place and ordered something similar and it wasn’t good. I wasn’t happy until I saw your taco’s. These are on my must try list! Thanks for posting!
Sally @ sally's baking addiction says
yum! such great flavors going on in these Erin. i love shrimp tacos!
Hester aka The Chef Doc says
Spicy is always good 🙂 These look great!
Full-Flavored Life says
Agreed!! I love the spicy kick of adobo sauce!
Lacy says
These sound great! I’m sure they’re a million times better than Red Robins! I’m loving the spicy sauce, anything spicy is good in my opinion. 🙂 This sounds like a great healthy, quick meal! Bookmarked!
RavieNomNoms says
Love it! They look outstanding. I could eat tacos every day!
Mary Ellen @ Pâte à Chew says
OMG, these look SO GOOD! I wish I had these for lunch right now. I love how spicy they are too!
Kate says
I so love shrimp tacos! I will give yours a try. The sauce sounds tasty!
Sandra's Easy Cooking says
Wonderful! Love how they look and recipe sound delicious!
April says
I am not a fan of shrimp, but these look so good I would actually have to try a bite. I love how you recreated them from a picture you took of the description and I am sure they taste better then the restaurant, give them a run for their money!!
Patty says
One of my favorites! Your recipe sounds good-pinning!
Emily @ Life on Food says
These look delicious. I would love to have them for summer. It will be the perfect recipe once the weather heats up again. Did your husband have the crew sing to him at Red Robin?
Erin says
No he wouldn’t let me tell them! My 6 year old was very disappointed 🙂
Cucina49 says
Those look so good–and I have no doubt they are much superior to Red Robin’s version!
The Mom Chef ~ Taking on Magazines One Recipe at a Time says
I have no idea if you matched the restaurant either, but your version looks absolutely delicious. How funny that you took a picture of the display. I love it.
Anne@FromMySweetHeart says
Erin…..these look really good! I recently had the lunch special at Whole Foods which was a shrimp taco. And it pales in comparison to yours!!! (they put it all in a hot dog roll! yikes!) But recently I’ve become enamored with fish tacos. So this is taking that to a higher level! I think your sauce looks incredible and I will keep the heat! : )
Choc Chip Uru says
What a wonderful seafood twist on Mexican dishes – my dad would love this 😀
Thank you!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
I know yours tastes betetr than Red Robins!! They look wonderful! I love shrimp tacos!!
Isabelle @ Crumb says
Shrimp tacos are a favourite treat of mine, especially when they’re made a little lighter and healthier… the restaurant versions have way too much fat and calories. That spicy chipotle sauce sounds like it’s right up my alley, too, since I loooove spice. Must give these a try next time I’m craving tacos!
Kiri W. says
Yuummm! I love shrimp tacos and your seasoning sounds to die for.
Steph@stephsbitebybite says
I am totally in love with shrimp tacos!! I could eat my computer right now!
Wendy (The Weekend Gourmet) says
Love the renovations to the blog…looking good! I’m about to head down that path in the next week or so myself…fun and exciting! Speaking of? LOVE these shrimp tacos…I love fish tacos and shrimp tacos. Pinning this recipe to try soon!!
Happy When Not Hungry says
These tacos look so fresh and tasty. Yum!
Tracey says
Oh yum Erin! We had fish tacos at a pub a few weeks ago and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about them. I need to try these to see if I can satisfy my craving!