• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Sweet Beginnings Blog

  • Home
  • About
  • Recipe Index
    • Appetizers/Dips
    • Beef
    • Beverages
    • Bready Things
    • Breakfast/Brunch
    • Fish & Other Seafood
      • Cod
      • Mahi Mahi
      • Salmon
      • Scallops
      • Shrimp
      • Tilapia
      • Tuna
    • Game Meat
      • Lamb
      • Venison
    • Pasta
    • Pizza
    • Pork
    • Poultry
      • Chicken
      • Turkey
    • Salad
    • Sammiches, Burgers, Wraps, etc.
    • Side Dishes
    • Soups, Stews, and Chili
    • Tacos, Taquitos, Tostadas, & Burritos
    • Vegetarian/Meatless
  • Sweet Treats
    • Brownies, Bars, & Fudge
      • Bars
      • Brownies
      • Fudge
    • Cake
    • Candy
    • Cheesecake
    • Cookies
    • Crisp
    • Cupcakes & Muffins
      • Cupcakes
      • Muffins
    • Dessert Pops
    • Donuts
    • Fruit Salad
    • Ice Cream
    • Pastries
    • Pie
    • Popcorn
    • Snack Mix
    • Sweet Bread
    • Tarts
    • Truffles
  • Privacy Policy

Taco Tuesday: Crispy Chipotle Shrimp Tacos with Chipotle Lime Sauce

August 5, 2014 by Jaida 2 Comments

Making tortillas is hard. My mom told me that once many years ago. She can make pretty much anything, but these were her nemesis. I should have taken that into consideration when I decided to try and make my own. You see, I buy these corn and whole wheat blend tortillas at the grocery store and they ain’t cheap! Over $2 for 8 tortillas. That’s highway robbery, friends. So, I decided to see if I could make them myself alongside these yummy shrimp tacos.

Crispy Shrimp Tacos with Chipotle Lime Sauce
As you can see in the pictures, they are a far-cry from picture-perfect. Don’t get me wrong, they tasted just fine. But, I will refrain from sharing the recipe with you until/unless I perfect them. Despite how thin I rolled them out, when I warmed (cooked?) them on the griddle, they puffed up a little and were a little less floppy (pliable) than I think they should be. So…I need to tweak and toy with the recipe I used to see if I can get them right. Until then, it’s back to highway robbery tortillas from the grocery store. And shrimp tacos. We can’t forget about these shrimp tacos!!
Crispy Chipotle Shrimp Tacos with Chipotle Lime Sauce 2

When I originally planned this meal, I thought I had already made (and blogged) these tacos, so the post was actually going to be the tortillas. Good thing I was wrong, and I haven’t posted these babies before, because the intended post didn’t work out as planned! I’m not sure if it was the shrimp, the sauce, the garden jalapeno, but these definitely had a super spicy kick to them. I’m 99.9999% sure it was primarily the jalapeno. I ate my tacos first, so I was aware of the kick, and I have to admit that I got a leeetle bit of enjoyment out of watching J eat his. He likes spicy food just as much as I do, but it was even getting to him. I think he put a lot of jalapeno slices on his. Oops!

Taste your sauce when you make it and adjust it by adding more chipotle or more Greek yogurt if you need to tone it down a bit. I don’t think you will need to, though, just be careful with the jalapenos!

Crispy Chipotle Shrimp Tacos with Chipotle Lime Sauce
As seen on A Bitchin’ Kitchen
Ingredients

For the Shrimp

  • 3 Tbsp flour (I use white whole wheat flour)
  • 2 tsp chipotle chili powder
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 lb peeled and deveined shrimp, tails removed
  • 1 Tbsp unsalted butter

For the Chipotle-Lime Sauce

  • 1 cup fat-free greek yogurt
  • 2 chipotle peppers from a can of chipotles in adobo (or just use 3-4 Tbsp of crushed chipotles in adobo instead of the peppers and sauce)
  • 3 Tbsp adobo sauce from a can of chipotles in adobo
  • 1 tsp lime juice

For the tacos

  • 1 ripe avocado, sliced
  • 1 Jalapeno, sliced (remove the seeds if you like your food less spicy)
  • 4-6 tortillas


Preparation

  1. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, chili powder, salt and pepper.
  2. Add the (patted dry) shrimp and stir or toss to combine.
  3. Heat a large skillet over medium heat, add the butter and melt. Add the shrimp and cook fora couple of minutes, allowing the bottom to get crispy, then stir and cook another minute or two until cooked through.
  4. Meanwhile, combine the yogurt, chipotles and sauce, and lime juice in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
  5. To assemble, warm your tortillas and top with shrimp, sauce, a few avocado slices and a few jalapeno slices. It’ll be a nice spicy kick in the mouth!

Filed Under: Main Dish, Seafood, Shrimp, Tacos Tagged With: Chipotle, Lime, Seafood, Shrimp, Taco Tuesday, Tacos

Previous Post: « Balsamic-Herb Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Veggies
Next Post: Lemon Orzo Chicken Salad »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. USA Kiwi (Kylee)

    August 5, 2014 at 7:54 pm

    I do love me some taco Tuesday!
    This looks like something the husband would ADORE. I could consider making it for him I guess. And then eat froot loops myself (shellfish allergy and aversion)

    Reply
  2. Jaida

    August 5, 2014 at 7:57 pm

    OR you could make shrimp for him and chicken for you ๐Ÿ™‚ Same seasoning just use bite sized pieces of chicken breast instead of shrimp. Yessss….do THAT! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Welcome!

As a busy wife and mom who also works a full time job, I try to have dinner done in 30 minutes or less so I can spend more of my evenings with my hubby and baby girl, so what you will find here are recipes that are mostly-healthy, quick and easy. Of course I have desserts, less healthy and more time-intensive meals as well (everything in moderation!), but all-in-all, you can count on weeknight friendly options, all made with love and dished up with a side of life, love, and family! Read Moreโ€ฆ

Let’s Be Social!

Search this website

Never miss a post from Sweet Beginnings

Categories

Archives

Top Posts & Pages

Venison Sausage Tortellini Skillet
Cheeseburger Tater Tot Cups
Cranberry Jalapeno Cream Cheese Dip
Smoked Gouda & Cheddar Mac N Cheese

Footer

© 2023 Sweet Beginnings · Tasteful Theme by Restored 316