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.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 16 mins
• Total Time: 36 mins
• Calories: 693 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• cooking spray
• 4 (8 inch) flour tortillas
• 4 large cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pound frozen shrimp - thawed, peeled, deveined, and cleaned
• 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
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, or to taste
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup olive oil
• 0.25 cup sour cream, or to taste
• 0.5 cup shredded lettuce, or to taste
• 0.5 cup chopped fresh cilantro, divided
• 0.25 cup chopped tomatoes, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 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.

Step 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.

Step 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.

Step 4

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