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Recipes Baja-Style Crispy Shrimp Tacos with Sweet Rice Drink
4 servings
35 minutes total
  • Prepare rice drink through step 1; begin to chill (5 minutes)
  • Prepare shrimp recipe and complete drink; serve (30 minutes)
Sweet Rice Drink
Ingredients
  • 1 cup white rice
  • 5 cups water
  • 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Steps
    1. Place rice and water in blender; blend 1 minute. Chill 30 minutes (or up to 3 hours).
    2. Combine remaining ingredients in pitcher; strain rice water into pitcher and stir until blended. Serve over ice.
Baja-Style Crispy Shrimp Tacos
Ingredients
  • 1 lb peeled/deveined medium shrimp
  • 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
  • 2 limes, for zest/juice
  • 2 cups shredded coleslaw mix
  • 3 tablespoons spicy ranch dressing
  • ½ cup fish fry mix
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 8 small flour tortillas
  • 1 ripe Hass avocado
Steps
    1. Thaw shrimp, if needed. Chop cilantro, then combine with mayonnaise in large bowl. Zest 1 lime (1 teaspoon), then juice both limes (2 tablespoons); add zest and juice to mayonnaise mixture. Add coleslaw mix and stir to combine; set aside.
    2. Combine ranch dressing and shrimp; toss to coat. Place fry mix in shallow bowl, then dip shrimp in fry mix, pressing with fingertips to adhere (wash hands).
    3. Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 3–4 minutes. Place oil in pan, then add shrimp; cook 3–4 minutes on each side until coating is golden and shrimp are opaque. Drain shrimp on paper towels.
    4. Microwave tortillas on HIGH 25 seconds or until warm. Halve avocado, remove pit and flesh, and slice flesh thinly. Divide avocados, shrimp, and slaw evenly among tortillas; serve.
Serving Suggestions
  • Complete your meal with tortilla chips. salsa, corn on the cob, and fresh-baked cookies for dessert.
  • Don't want fried shrimp? Our frozen Publix Premium Marinated Garlic Herb Shrimp would be a great alternative.
Sweet Rice Drink

Amount per ⅙ recipe serving: Calories 330, Total Fat 6g, Sat Fat 3.5g, Chol 20mg, Sodium 90mg, Total Carb 61g, Fiber 1g, Sugars 36g, Protein 7g, Calc 15%, Iron 6%

Baja-Style Crispy Shrimp Tacos

Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 670, Total Fat 27g, Sat Fat 5g, Chol 185mg, Sodium 1790mg, Total Carb 70g, Fiber 6g, Sugars 3g, Protein 30g, Calc 6%, Iron 15%