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Healthy Baked Shrimp Tacos
Taco’ about getting your fiber, calcium and potassium with this recipe
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Healthy Baked Shrimp Tacos

Recipe by Ame Proietti, RD, LDN
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Cuisine: MexicanDifficulty: Easy
Servings

6

servings
Prep time

15

minutes
Cooking time

30

minutes
Calories

290

kcal

Baked Shrimp Tacos are delicious and you should never have to cut them out of a healthy eating pattern. With a few small changes, you can transform a taco into a healthy comfort food.
Pair your tacos with a side of vegetables like cabbage or sauteed bell peppers and squash for a well balanced meal.

If you don’t like shrimp (or you’re allergic to it), swap the shrimp for any protein:

– Chicken
– Tofu
– Beans
– Eggs
– Lean beef
– Lean pork

Ingredients

  • 2 2 tomatoes, cored and chopped

  • 2 2 small onions, chopped fine

  • 1 1 jalapeno, stemmed, seeded and minced

  • 2 tbsp 2 no sugar-added ketchup

  • 1/2 tsp 1/2 minced garlic

  • 1 tsp 1 salt

  • 1/8 tsp 1/8 black pepper

  • 1 lbs 1 shrimp, peeled, deveined, tails removed

  • 5 tbsp 5 olive oil

  • 12 12 6-inch corn tortillas

  • 1/4 cup 1/4 shredded Mexican style mixed cheese

  • 1 bunch 1 cilantro for topping (optional)

  • 3 3 limes, cut into wedges

How to make

  • Preheat oven to 450’F.
  • In a mixing bowl, stir together tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, ketchup, lime guice, garlic, salt and pepper.
  • On a cutting board, cut shrimp into ½ in pieces. Pat dry or drain in colander.
  • In a skillet, heat 3 tbps of olive oil over medium heat until rippling. Add tomato mixture and cook 10 mins or until tomatoes and onions are soft.
  • Mix in shrimp and cook 7 mins or until shrimp is pink. Remove from heat.
  • On a baking sheet, lay out tortillas in a single layer.
  • Brush both sides of the tortillas with olive oil.
  • Sprinkle a little cheese onto each tortilla, then add cooked shrimp mixture to center of tortilla.
  • Add more cheese to tortilla.
  • Bake tacos for about 10-15 mins or until tortilla edges are crispy.
  • Add cilantro to tacos if desired.
  • With a flat spatula, fold tacos in half.
  • Serve with lime wedges and a side of vegetables for a balanced meal.

Equipment

  • Mixing bowl
  • Cutting board
  • Knife
  • Baking sheet
  • Flat spatula

Recipe Video

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Nutrition Facts

6 servings per container

Serving Size2

  • Amount Per ServingCalories290
  • % Daily Value *
  • Total Fat 17g 22%
    • Saturated Fat 4.5g 20%
    • Trans Fat 0g
  • Sodium 540mg 24%
  • Total Carbohydrate 26g 10%
    • Dietary Fiber 4g 15%
    • Total Sugars 3g
  • Protein 9g 18%
  • Vitamin D 0.1mcg 1%
  • Calcium 150mg 12%
  • Iron 0.9mg 5%
  • Potassium 260mg 6%

* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.