Spicy shrimp taco bowls loaded with avocado, black bean, corn, tomato, rice and topped with a creamy skinny jalapeno cilantro sauce.
If you’re a fan of shrimp tacos then you’re going to love these shrimp taco bowls. They are everything you love about a good shrimp taco but in a bowl. The shrimp is coated with taco seasoning and pan grilled on high heat until charred and tender.
The shrimp is then placed on a bed of rice and veggies and topped with a quick low-fat cilantro sauce. If your watching your weight, go ahead and skip the rice and use your favorite greens as the base! 
Healthy Shrimp Taco Bowls with Creamy Cilantro Sauce
For low-carb, replace 1 cup of cooked rice with 1 cup of lettuce or greens.
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown rice
- 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning, packet or home-made
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced
- 1 cup tomato, chopped (any type)
- 1/2 cup black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup corn, rinsed and drained
- 1/4 cup onion, minced
- 1/2 cup tortilla strips, optional
- 1 lime cut into wedges
- Jalapeno cilantro sauce
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 jalapeno, deseeded
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 cup low-fat greek yogurt or sour-cream
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large saucepan of 2 cups water, cook rice according to package instructions; set aside.
- Coat shrimp in 2 tablespoons taco seasoning. Heat a large heavy-duty pan to high heat. Add olive oil and shrimp to pan. Cook shrimp on high heat for 2-3 minutes per side without over-crowding.
- To make cilantro sauce: Pulse all the ingridents in a food processor or blender for 1 minute or until the garlic and jalapeno are no longer visible.
- To assemble bowls: Divide cooked rice into four bowls. Top each bowl with 1/4th of the shrimp, avocado, tomato, black beans, corn, onion and tortilla strips. Drizzle with a squeeze of lime and the cilantro sauce and enjoy!
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Super tasty and easy to make! Note to self for the future: measure the taco seasoning, to avoid salty tongue burn.
Made this recipe for dinner!! It was a big hit.. thanks very easy to make and very inexpensive
I made this last night for dinner for my daughter and I. The dressing seemed really thick, so i added lime juice to the mixture and it was perfect! definitely adaptable recipe that i will go to again. thanks!
Made these last night for the family and everyone loved it. I used lettuce in place of rice, skipped the tortilla strips, and bought cilantro avocado yogurt dressing instead of making it. I will definitely add this to the regular meal rotation!
I don’t even eat shrimp, but with this recipe I’d sure give it a try!