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Easy Chipotle Shrimp Tacos with Mango Salsa

These Easy Chipotle Shrimp Tacos with Mango Salsa are perfect for breezy summer lunches, healthy dinners, or any kind of celebration. Plump shrimp are flavored with chipotle peppers, lime juice, and honey, baked and nestled into corn tortillas (or lettuce wraps!). Each taco is topped off with a quick homemade mango salsa, a little bit of cilantro, and ready to be served!

Ingredients

    • 2 lbs. peeled and deveined large shrimp
    • 2 tsp. chipotle in adobo sauce
    • 2 chipotles in adobo, finely chopped
    • 2 tbsp. + 2 tsp. lime juice, divided
    • 2 tbsp. honey
    • 2 mangos, diced
    • 2 tbsp. finely chopped cilantro, plus more for garnish
    • 2 tbsp. chopped red onion
    • 1 tbsp. + 1 tsp. finely diced jalapeno
    • 16 street taco corn tortillas

Directions

  1. Add shrimp, chipotle sauce, chopped chipotle peppers, 2 tbsp. lime juice, and honey to a large ziplock baggie. Massage the marinade into the shrimp. Let the shrimp marinate for at least 15 minutes and up to an hour.
  2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Transfer shrimp to a large rimmed baking sheet along with half of the marinade. Season shrimp with salt and pepper. Discard the leftover marinade. Bake until shrimp are pink and cooked through, about 7-8 minutes.
  3. While the shrimp cook, combine mango, remaining lime juice, cilantro, red onion, and jalapeño. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Place the corn tortillas in a kitchen towel. Cover and microwave for 25 seconds until warm.
  5. Spoon shrimp on to tortillas. Top with mango. Garnish with extra cilantro.