Grilled Shrimp Tacos
These quick and easy Grilled Shrimp Tacos with a fresh, tangy cabbage slaw and a cool, creamy, spicy chipotle-lime sour cream are so good, everyone will be coming back for more!
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time6 mins
Total Time26 mins
Servings: 10 tacos
Calories: 303kcal
Author: Michelle / Now Cook This!
For the Red Cabbage Slaw:
- 4 cups shredded red cabbage
- 2 to 3 large green onions, thinly sliced (about ½ cup)
- ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- salt and pepper, to taste
For the Chipotle-Lime Sour Cream:
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ tablespoon finely chopped chipotle chiles in adobo
- ½ tablespoon honey
- ½ tablespoon lime juice
- salt, to taste
For the Shrimp and Tacos:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 pounds raw shrimp (25 to 30-count), peeled and de-veined, tails removed (thawed if frozen)
- 10 taco-sized flour tortillas
Make the Red Cabbage Slaw:
Place the shredded red cabbage, green onions, cilantro, 1 tablespoon olive oil, and rice vinegar in a large bowl; toss until well-combined. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
Make the Chipotle-Lime Sour Cream:
In a small bowl, stir together the sour cream, chipotles in adobo, honey, and ½ tablespoon lime juice until well-combined. Season with salt to taste; set aside.
Make the Shrimp and Assemble the Tacos:
In a large bowl, whisk together the 2 tablespoons olive oil, 4 tablespoons lime juice, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder and salt and pepper to taste. Add the shrimp and toss until they are evenly coated.
Grill the shrimp just until they are cooked through, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. They will turn bright pinkish-orange in color, form a C shape, and the insides will be opaque white
To assemble the tacos, place some of the shrimp in each tortilla, then top with the some of the red cabbage slaw and drizzle with some of the chipotle-lime sour cream.
- Not a fan of cilantro? You can make the slaw without it, and it will still be delicious! Replace it with fresh parsley if you'd like.
- Add more or less chipotles to the sour cream to adjust the heat level.
- If the grates on your grill have spacing that is large enough that the shrimp might easily fall through, use a grill basket or put the shrimp on skewers (if using wooden skewers, be sure to soak them for 30 minutes before using so they don't burn on the grill).
- No grill? No problem! Use a grill pan or frying pan and cook them on the stove.