Easy Low Carb Keto Shrimp Tacos - the BEST
Made in less than 20 minutes, these quick and easy keto shrimp taco lettuce wraps are easily customizable for everyone in your house. The avocado cilantro dressing drizzled over the tacos adds a fresh creamy taste that takes these tacos to a whole new level.
Ingredients
Shrimp Tacos
- 12 ounces large to jumbo shrimp (peeled, deveined, and tail removed)
- 3 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 cups thinly sliced napa cabbage + 4 large leaves for serving tacos
- ¼ cup queso fresco cheese crumbled (grated cheddar cheese is fine too)
- Optional taco toppings: diced tomato (green onion, and cilantro)
Avocado Cilantro Dressing
- 1 avocado (ripe)
- ½ cup heavy cream (or unsweetened almond milk)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ cup cilantro
- 2 tablespoons onion (diced)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- ½ jalapeno pepper diced (seeds removed)
- ½ tsp kosher salt
Instructions
- Prep and assemble all of your ingredients.
- Place the avocado, cream, olive oil, cilantro, onion, garlic, lime juice, jalapeno pepper, and salt in a blender or food processor and blend until creamy, thick, and smooth. Taste and adjust salt as needed. If the salad dressing is too thick for your liking, add water or additional cream to dilute and make it runnier.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add olive oil, then saute shrimp for 2 minutes. Sprinkle taco seasoning over shrimp, add the water, and saute until shrimp turn pink and any liquid is absorbed.
- Assemble the tacos by taking a large cabbage leaf, then layering sliced cabbage, shrimp, and cheese. Add any additional topping that you might enjoy (I love green onion and diced tomato). Drizzle with dressing and serve.
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Kori's Tips
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- To make this recipe go extra fast, pre-make the taco seasoning in advance. Make extra and store it for future tacos - beef, chicken, fish, or shrimp.
- Adjust the amount of taco seasoning as you see fit. I highly recommend using my homemade taco seasoning recipe. It's super easy to make and is much healthier than the store-bought packets! I often double and triple the recipe then store it in an airtight container for later use.
- Only cook the shrimp until they turn pink. This usually takes only a few minutes (4 to 5).
- If you are in a huge hurry, you don't have to make the avocado cilantro dressing - it adds a ton of flavor, but you can skip it. If you want, you can mix a little sour cream and salsa (red or green) to make a super quick dressing as an alternative.
- SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Serve these wrapped in lettuce or a chaffle. NON-low carb followers might enjoy flour tortillas. You can follow the recipe suggestions for toppings, or you can use your favorite. This is a totally flexible recipe!
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 374kcalCarbohydrates: 8.2gProtein: 20.8gFat: 30.6gCholesterol: 159mgSodium: 375mgFiber: 4.1gSugar: 1.2g
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