Jackie Recipe ⋮ Chili-Lime Shrimp Fajitas

Easy, quick, and delicious recipe for homemade shrimp fajitas using shrimp, green pepper, onions, lime and just a few spices!

Ingredients

• ½ cup olive oil
• ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro, divided
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 4 large cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• ½ 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
• ½ cup shredded lettuce, or to taste
• ¼ cup sour cream, or to taste
• ¼ cup chopped tomatoes, or to taste

Cooking Directions

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 Facts

• calories693.1
• carbohydrateContent41.5 g
• cholesterolContent208.6 mg
• fatContent45.1 g
• fiberContent5.8 g
• proteinContent32.6 g
• saturatedFatContent12.9 g
• sodiumContent975.2 mg
• sugarContent4.6 g