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Southwestern-Style Shrimp Lettuce Cups

Raquel Hazlett

SOUTHWESTERN-STYLE SHRIMP LETTUCE CUPS😍

When your fridge and pantry look like an episode of Chopped, you’ve gotta get REAL creative to get a healthy meal on your plate QUICK before the hanger starts to set in. This is one of those meals that originally started out an accident - basically an accumulation of all my leftover ingredients at one point in time but turned out so good I now make it on purpose. Really, is there any better satisfaction? Take 10 minutes tonight to make this incredibly delicious, stupidly easy dinner!

PSA my favorite cast iron skillet is on sale today for under $20! Best purchase money can buy linked here.

Serves 1-2.

Ingredients:

For the Shrimp:

  • 8 large shrimp

  • 1 tbsp olive oil

  • ½ tsp garlic powder

  • ½ tsp cumin

  • ½ tsp tajin

  • 1 tbsp avocado oil

For the Southwestern Style Lettuce Cups:

  • 1 tbsp plain greek yogurt

  • Juice from ½ lime

  • ¼ tsp cumin

  • ¼ tsp garlic powder

  • ¼ tsp tajin or chili lime seasoning

  • Dash of hot sauce

  • Salt and pepper to taste

  • Butter lettuce

  • ¼ cup drained black beans

  • ¼ cup frozen roasted corn

  • Avocado

  • Cilantro


Directions:

For the Southwestern Style Shrimp Lettuce Cups:

  • Add the shrimp, olive oil, garlic powder, cumin, and tajin to a bowl. Season with salt and pepper and mix through.

  • Heat a cast iron to high heat. It should sizzle when you sprinkle water. Drizzle in a bit of avocado oil or similar high smoke point oil.

  • Add shrimp in a single layer and cook for 2 minutes until you start to see some charring.

  • Flip and cook another 1-2 minutes until just cooked through. Set aside and cut into bite sized pieces.

  • Add black beans and corn to the same skillet and cook 1-2 minutes until warmed through. Set aside.

  • In a small bowl, mix together the Greek yogurt, lime juice, cumin, garlic powder, tajin, hot sauce, and a pinch of salt and pepper.

  • Add the shrimp to the yogurt and mix through.

  • Add shrimp, black beans, corn, and avocado to the butter lettuce.

  • Top with cilantro and enjoy!

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