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Shrimp Tacos Recipe

Robyn Stone

Published Apr 29, 2025

These easy Shrimp Tacos are loaded with juicy shrimp and fresh ingredients – they make the best shrimp taco recipe! Ready in 15 minutes for a tasty meal anytime!

Shrimp and pico de gallo in a flour tortilla. - 1

Shrimp tacos are a delicious and easy-to-make dish that can be enjoyed any time of the year. The combination of juicy shrimp, crispy cabbage, tangy pico de gallo , and creamy avocado is sure to delight your taste buds.

How to Make Shrimp Tacos

Make these simple, yet fresh and delicious shrimp tacos in minutes! Here’s how.

Shrimp tacos on a plate with a lime wedge, sitting beside a bowl of fresh pico de gallo. - 2

Ingredients

Be sure to see the recipe card below for the full listing of ingredients, instructions, notes, and estimated nutritional information.

Tortillas – My family prefers soft flour tortillas, but you can also use corn tortillas.
Shrimp – Use grilled shrimp that’s been peeled and deveined. Be sure to use the freshest shrimp possible – I like to use wild-caught shrimp.
Avocado – Use a medium to large size, pitted and cut into slices.
Cabbage – Choose shredded green or purple cabbage, or use a combination. Bags of shredded cabbage can be used if you don’t want to shred it yourself.
Sriracha – You can use more or less, depending on the amount of heat you like
Sour cream – Is blended with sriracha for a spicy cream sauce. Yum!
Pico de gallo – Make this ahead and let it chill in the refrigerator. Takes only minutes to make
Salt and pepper – Use to season to taste.
Cilantro – You’ll use fresh, chopped cilantro, which adds a delicious and fresh flavor.
Lime – Cut into wedges to juice tacos before eating.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Preheat . Heat the grill or grill pan to a medium temperature to prepare the shrimp for grilling.
Assemble ingredients . Gather all the ingredients and assemble a make-your-own taco buffet while the grill is heating up.
Mix the sriracha cream sauce . Combine the sriracha and sour cream, and mix well to make the cream sauce.
Grill the shrimp – Brush the grill or grill pan lightly with olive oil. Grill the shrimp until they are pink and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Remove grilled shrimp and transfer to a serving platter.
Assemble tacos . Make shrimp tacos by layering desired ingredients and drizzling them with sriracha cream sauce.
Serve and garnish . Serve tacos with additional cilantro and lime wedges to squeeze their juice over tacos before eating.

What to Serve with Shrimp Tacos?

Cilantro Lime Rice

Salsa

Guacamole

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More Favorite Shrimp Recipes

Garlic Shrimp

Shrimp Scampi

Shrimp Creole

Citrus Shrimp Avocado Salad

Here’s my shrimp tacos recipe. I think you’ll love it.

Ingredients

▢ 6 medium tortillas , soft or hard shell
▢ 2 pounds grilled shrimp , peeled and deveined
▢ 1 medium avocado , cut into slices
▢ 2 cups cabbage , shredded
▢ 1 teaspoon sriracha
▢ 1 cup sour cream
▢ pico de gallo
▢ salt and pepper , to taste
▢ cilantro
▢ lime wedges , optional

Instructions

Assemble all ingredients as a make-your-own shrimp taco buffet while the grill heats to medium heat for grilling the shrimp.
Sriracha Cream Sauce – Mix together sriracha sauce and sour cream to make sriracha cream sauce.
Grill Shrimp – Brush the grill with olive oil and cook the shrimp until it is pink and cooked well throughout, about 5 minutes. Remove from the grill and transfer to a platter.
Make shrimp tacos by layering assembled ingredients desired into your shrimp taco.
Serve with additional cilantro and an optional lime wedge to squeeze onto shrimp tacos as they are served.

Notes

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Enjoy! Robyn xo