Fish tacos with homemade guacamole are always a good idea for a quick, filling, and best of all healthy dinner that the whole family will love! Keep reading to check out my easy recipe and find a few of my other favorite ways to serve fish to my family!
If you are a regular here at The Taylor House, you know that I started a journey towards cleaner eating for an upcoming trip to Hawaii. I had no idea that the habits I developed would stick with me to become a new way of life. These days our menu consists of so many more clean , simple and healthy meals. Adding more fish into the mix has been amazing! I have so much more energy without that heavy feeling that beef sometimes gives me.
Gorton’s has a great Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi that pairs perfectly in a taco. These are beyond good, with simple ingredients! This recipe creates a better than take out fish taco that your family will request often! Considering how fast these come together, you certainly won’t mind making them anytime your family asks you to!
We have trusted Gorton’s for dinnertime solutions for many years! With high-quality seafood and so many delicious ways to enjoy it, adding more fish to your diet has never been easier or more delicious! I love to use the Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi in this recipe because it has so much flavor but so few calories.
With only 120 calories per serving, this is one way to indulge your taste buds without feeling like you have cheated on your diet! That creamy garlic butter sauce gives these fish taco a lot of texture and flavor!
With 2 always hungry boys in the house, filling them up with a fish taco is always a great way to go. Luckily, making these couldn’t be easier. The shrimp scampi can be prepped on the stovetop in under 10 minutes for an on the table in a flash kinda meal!
The large tender shrimp in the garlic butter scampi always satisfy their hunger, while appealing to my adult palette. I love it when we can all agree on a simple meal that is loaded with flavor! Finding the main ingredient, the Shrimp Scampi, is as easy as heading to the freezer section of your local grocery store.
Homemade guacamole is not as challenging as it sounds, I promise! You can mix up a batch in just a few moments. I know you will agree it is well worth the minor effort once you taste the fresh flavor! I can’t help but crave this guacamole as an addition to almost any meal! It also makes a healthy and yummy snack paired with tortilla chips or fresh veggies! It is truly perfect for topping these delectable fish tacos with!
While this may not compare with guacamole you might get on vacation in Mexico, I think you will taste the inspiration that I have brought home from my last trip to Cabo San Lucas. While I might not be able to play on the beach every day, I have found a way to bring home some of the flavors to my kitchen via guacamole!
How to Make Fish Tacos
Ingredients You Need
Soft Street Style Taco Shells
bagged Coleslaw
guacamole(see recipe below!)
Gorton’s Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi
cilantro
Instructions
- Prepare shrimp scampi by layering in a skillet and cooking over medium heat for 6 to 10 minutes.
- Add coleslaw to the soft taco shell
- Add a 1/4 cup of Gorton’s Garlic Butter Shrimp Scampi to the taco
- Top with homemade guacamole
- Sprinkle with cilantro
How to Make Homemade Guacamole
2 avocados
1/2 a Roma tomato
1 tablespoon of chopped red onion,
juice of half a lemon
and salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Dice the half Roma Tomato into small chunks
- Remove the skin and the pit from the avocados and mash them up, adding the lemon juice first to keep the avocados from browning. Mix in the diced tomato, red onion and salt and pepper to taste.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until chilled.
Eating clean has inspired me to serve so much more fish to my family! We have a super simple Sheet Pan Salmon recipe that is always a hit with my family that you might want to try.
We love to do a camping crawfish boil. This is a recipe for parties, campouts or just a different kind of dinner!
Easy fish tacos with a simple sauce are our favorite way to indulge the flavors of the southwest from our own midwestern kitchen!
If you have a go-to fish recipe, tell me all about it in a comment. Have you ever tried a fish taco with shrimp?
Print
PinIngredients
- 2 avocados
- 1/2 a Roma tomato
- 1 tablespoon of chopped red onion,
- juice of half a lemon
- and salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Instructions
- Dice the half Roma Tomato into small chunks
- Remove the skin and the pit from the avocados and mash them up, adding the lemon juice first to keep the avocados from browning. Mix in the diced tomato, red onion and salt and pepper to taste.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until chilled.
This looks delicious and healthy!