HEALTHY FISH TACOS RECIPE

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Healthy Fish Tacos Recipe is bright, fresh, healthy, packed full of flavor, and ready in about 20 minutes.

I like to serve these tacos with Easy Mexican Rice, Chipotle’s Cilantro Lime Rice, or Green Chile Cheese Rice.

Fish Tacos

Fish and shrimp both cook really quickly. For this reason, they are mainstays on my weekly menu. They’re also healthy if you pan sauté or grill.

Furthermore, if you want to save on carbs you can top lettuce or slaw with the fish and omit the wrap.

As well, you can substitute fresh, medium-size shrimp instead of fish for this recipe.

HEALTHY FISH TACOS RECIPE

  • Fish. A mild white fish is best. I recommend tilapia, mahi-mahi, snapper, cod, flounder, grouper. If you’re from the South, catfish is usually easy to get fresh.
  • Tortillas. I prefer flour tortillas but you can also use corn, gluten-free, keto, or your favorite.
  • Toppings. You can go plain or loaded. I dressed these with taco sauce, cheese, and cabbage. There are more ideas for you below.

HOW TO DRESS FISH TACOS

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Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary based on the products used.

I updated this post from an earlier version on September 11, 2012. I made new photos and simplified the recipe instructions.

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Fish Tacos

Healthy Fish Tacos Recipe

This is a quick, easy, and healthy entree recipe that's great for lunch or dinner.
Author: Paula
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes
Total Time: 16 minutes
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 and ½ pound fish filets any mild flavored white fish, I used tilapia
  • ¼ teaspoon each salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, cumin
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cups cabbage shredded, or lettuce
  • 1 large tomatoes peeled and diced
  • 1 medium avocados diced (optional)
  • ½ cup cheese your favorite cheese (optional)
  • 4 8-inch flour tortillas

Instructions

  • Combine salt, pepper, garlic, paprika, and cumin. Drizzle fish with olive oil then rub the seasoning into the fish.
  • Heat a non-stick pan to medium. Place fish in pan and drizzle with olive oil.
  • Cook fish 2 to 3 minutes on the first side then turn for another 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Remove the fish from the pan and immediately build your taco. In a heated flour tortilla, layer fish, lettuce, tomato, avocado, cheese and sauce. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 500kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 113mg | Sodium: 523mg | Potassium: 1112mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 713IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 204mg | Iron: 3mg

Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.

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12 Comments

  1. These look delicious. I love fish tacos. Thank you so much for sharing with Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party last week.
    Have a great week.
    Debi

  2. These look amazing!! I'll be saving it for Lent–I'm always looking for good seafood recipes 🙂 Thanks for sharing!

  3. Yum, Looks delish! I love the trying 50 new things. I need to get my hubby and kids to try that. I'm the only one always willing to try something new around here. lol Thanks for sharing. Have a great weekend.

  4. I get those tortillas… and that salad! YUM! … I guess I'd just make them with “queso fresco” though 🙂 Thanks for sharing! They look great!

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