Easy, quick, and delicious recipe for homemade shrimp fajitas using shrimp, green pepper, onions, lime and just a few spices!
Ingredients
- 0.5 cups olive oil
- 0.5 cups chopped fresh cilantro , divided
- 3 tablespoons chili powder
- 4 large cloves garlic , minced
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 0.5 teaspoons salt
- 1 pound frozen shrimp - thawed , peeled, deveined, and cleaned
- cooking spray
- 1 onion , sliced into rings and rings separated
- 1 large green bell pepper , sliced into strips
- 1 serrano chile pepper , sliced, or more to taste
- 4 flours tortillas , 8 inch
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese , or to taste
- 0.5 cups shredded lettuce , or to taste
- 0.25 cups sour cream , or to taste
- 0.25 cups chopped tomatoes , or to taste
Instructions
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1
Whisk olive oil, 1/4 cup cilantro, chili powder, garlic, lime juice, and salt together in a bowl; add shrimp, toss to coat, and marinate in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
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2
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat; spray with cooking spray. Add onion, green bell pepper, and serrano chile pepper; saute until tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer vegetables to a bowl and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.
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3
Pour shrimp and marinade into the same skillet over medium-high heat; cook until shrimp are pink and opaque, about 2 minutes per side. Stir vegetables into shrimp mixture; cook and stir until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
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4
Spoon shrimp-vegetable mixture onto tortillas and top each with Cheddar cheese, lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes, and remaining 1/4 cup cilantro.
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