Chili-Lime Shrimp Fajitas

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro, divided
  • 3 tablespoons chili powder
  • 4 large cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 pound frozen shrimp - thawed, peeled, deveined, and cleaned
  • cooking spray
  • 1 onion, sliced into rings and rings separated
  • 1 large green bell pepper, sliced into strips
  • 1 serrano chile pepper, sliced, or more to taste
  • 4 (8 inch) flour tortillas
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, or to taste
  • ½ cup shredded lettuce, or to taste
  • ¼ cup sour cream, or to taste
  • ¼ cup chopped tomatoes, or to taste
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Instructions

  1. Whisk olive oil, 1/4 cup cilantro, chili powder, garlic, lime juice, and salt together in a bowl; add shrimp, toss to coat, and marinate in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
  2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat; spray with cooking spray. Add onion, green bell pepper, and serrano chile pepper; saute until tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer vegetables to a bowl and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.
  3. Pour shrimp and marinade into the same skillet over medium-high heat; cook until shrimp are pink and opaque, about 2 minutes per side. Stir vegetables into shrimp mixture; cook and stir until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
  4. Spoon shrimp-vegetable mixture onto tortillas and top each with Cheddar cheese, lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes, and remaining 1/4 cup cilantro.

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