CHIPOTLE SHRIMP TACOS

chipotle peppers

🥗Healthier: smoked paprika

💰Cheaper: canned jalapeños

Smoked paprika provides a similar smoky flavor at a lower cost.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is a more affordable protein alternative.

Make the creamy chipotle sauce by combining mayonnaise, lime juice, honey, salt, and chipotle in adobo sauce.

Blend the sauce until smooth and adjust seasoning with paprika if desired. Store in a squeeze bottle and refrigerate.

Prepare the mango salsa by cutting ripe mangoes into cubes and mixing them with minced red onion, jalapenos, chopped cilantro, lime juice, and salt and pepper.

Refrigerate the mango salsa to allow flavors to meld together.

Butterfly the peeled raw shrimp by cutting them in half and seasoning with cumin, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to cook.

Grill corn until it has dark grill marks for added flavor, then remove from the grill pan.

Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat and cook the shrimp until they are opaque and curled.

Heat corn tortillas in the grill pan, then spread some creamy chipotle sauce on each tortilla.

Assemble the tacos by adding crunchy shredded lettuce, mango salsa, grilled corn, and shrimp on top of the tortillas. Drizzle more sauce over the top.

Cooking Techniques

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