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Chili-Lime Shrimp Fajitas

These shrimp fajitas are topped with sauteed vegetables, cilantro, Cheddar cheese, and sour cream for a quick meal in under 1 hour.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 16 minutes
Total Time 56 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American, Mexican Inspired
Calories: 693
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 0.5 cup olive oil
  • 0.5 cup chopped fresh cilantro, divided
  • 3 tablespoons chili powder
  • 4 large cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 0.5 teaspoon 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 8 inch flour tortillas
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, or to taste
  • 0.5 cup shredded lettuce, or to taste
  • 0.25 cup sour cream, or to taste
  • 0.25 cup chopped tomatoes, or to taste

Method
 

  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.
  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.
  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.
  4. Spoon shrimp-vegetable mixture onto tortillas and top each with Cheddar cheese, lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes, and remaining 1/4 cup cilantro.

Nutrition

Calories: 693kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 33gFat: 45gSaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 209mgSodium: 975mgFiber: 6gSugar: 5g

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