Grilled Buffalo Shrimp Tacos with Blue Cheese Crema

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 Grilling season is officially on and these buffalo shrimp tacos are the perfect way to kick things off! This recipe is so perfect for spring and super easy to make!

I love this recipe because it’s super flavorful, full of nutrients, and it can be made in less than 30 minutes and with minimal hands-on time! The best part about these tacos is hands-down the juicy, flavorful buffalo shrimp. OMG so good!!

The shrimp are marinated in a simple 4-ingredient marinade made with my favorite hot sauce: Texas Pete® Original Hot Sauce! If you’ve been following me for a while you know that’s pretty much the only hot sauce I use in my cooking and I’m so excited that they are sponsoring this recipe post!

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These grilled buffalo shrimp tacos are full of fresh flavors and plenty of crunch. They are stuffed with grilled shrimp, an easy red cabbage slaw, cilantro leaves, avocado, jalapeño slices, and a simple blue cheese crema. Big flavor with minimal effort! Aren’t those kinds of recipes just the best??

This healthy taco recipe is super easy to throw together for a quick, yet impressive weeknight meal, but also special enough to serve to guests for a summertime backyard bbq!

These delicious tacos are gluten free and can easily be made keto by swapping the corn tortillas with a keto tortilla! There are so many great recipes available if you want to make your own! Or you can use thinly sliced jicama to make the taco shells. So easy!

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Grilled Buffalo Shrimp Tacos with Blue Cheese Crema

• Gluten-Free
• Dairy-Free
• Low Carb
• Keto
• Pescatarian

5 from 1 vote

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These delicious tacos are stuffed with grilled buffalo-marinated shrimp, a simple red cabbage slaw, cilantro, avocado, jalapeño, and an irresistible blue cheese crema. This recipe only takes 30 minutes from start to finish and is gluten free. It can also easily be made low carb/keto by using a keto tortilla!

Prep Time: 20 minutes mins

Cook Time: 10 minutes mins

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients 

• Grilled Buffalo Shrimp Tacos1 lb 450g wild-caught shrimp, peeled
• 1 cup 240mL Texas Pete® Original Hot Sauce
• 2 limes juiced
• 1/4 cup 60mL avocado oil
• 1/2 medium red onion diced
• 12 organic corn tortillas sub keto tortilla for low carb/keto
• Simple Red Cabbage Slaw1/2 small head red cabbage
• 1/2 medium red onion sliced
• 1 jalapeño seeded and diced*
• 2 limes juiced
• 1 tsp fine sea salt
• Blue Cheese Crema1 cup 250g organic fat free greek yogurt**
• 2 oz 60g blue cheese, crumbled
• 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
• 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
• Cold water to thin
• Toppings1 cup chopped cilantro
• 2 jalapeños or serranos sliced
• 1 avocado diced
• 2 limes cut into wedges

Instructions

• Marinate shrimp. Combine Texas Pete® Original Hot Sauce, lime juice, avocado oil, and diced red onion in a shallow baking dish. Skewer the shrimp on metal or bamboo skewers, then place skewers in the baking dish. Allow to marinate under refrigeration for 1 hour. If the liquid doesn't cover the shrimp completely, you'll need to flip halfway through. 
• Make red cabbage slaw by combining all ingredients in a medium-sized mixing bowl and massaging with hands. Massage until the cabbage becomes soft and has broken down a bit (about 1 minute). 
• Make blue cheese crema by combining all ingredients except water in a small flat-bottomed bowl or glass measuring cup. Add about 2 Tbsp of water and use an immersion blender to blend until mostly smooth. You can also use a food processor if you don't have an immersion blender. Thin to desired consistency with a bit more water (optional).
• Prep the grill to about 450ºF (230ºC) or medium-high. When the grill is ready, toast tortillas on the grill or in a cast iron skillet (on high) for about 30 seconds per side. Do this right before cooking the shrimp.
• Grill the shrimp. Wipe the grill grates with avocado oil just before grilling to prevent sticking. Grill shrimp for about 2 minutes per side for large shrimp. Adjust cook time based on size of shrimp. Don't close the lid when cooking the shrimp or they will overcook. 
• Assemble the tacos by layering the tortillas with the red cabbage slaw, cilantro, shrimp, avocado, jalapeño slices, and blue cheese crema. Serve immediately with lime wedges and extra Texas Pete® Original Hot Sauce.

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Notes

Please note that cook and prep time listed do not include marinating time of 1 hour.

*The spice level of every jalapeño is different. Please taste test yours before adding to the recipe. If it's very spicy, then you may want to only add half of the pepper to the recipe.

**You can replace this with a dairy-free unsweetened yogurt if you want to reduce the amount of dairy in the recipe.

Category:

• 30 minutes
• American
• Birthday
• Dairy-Free
• Date Night
• Dinner
• Fall
• Family Friendly
• Game Day
• Gluten-Free
• Keto
• Low Carb
• Main Dish
• Memorial Day / 4th of July / Labor Day
• Mexican
• Party Food
• Pescatarian
• Quick Weeknight Dinners
• Shellfish / Mollusks / Bivalves
• Shrimp
• Spring
• Summer

Author: Kit

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