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Loaded Air fryer shrimp tacos on a serving platter ready to enjoy.

Air fryer Shrimp Tacos

Try our easy air fryer shrimp tacos recipe for a delicious air fryer dinner! Quick, flavorful, and perfect for taco Tuesday (or any night) at home.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 11 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6 tacos
Calories 169 kcal

Equipment

  • Air Fryer

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound large raw shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 1 Tablespoon oil
  • 1 Tablespoon chili seasoning
  • 6 Flour tortillas we use the fajita size flour tortillas
  • Remoulade sauce to taste
  • Shredded cabbage or coleslaw mix
  • Salsa we like Homemade Tomato Salsa
  • Cotija cheese to taste
  • Fresh cilantro chopped, for garnish

Optional toppings

  • Sour cream
  • Guacamole
  • Cheddar cheese
  • Lime wedges

Instructions
 

How to Air Fry Shrimp Tacos

  • Preheat the air fryer to 400°F while you prepare your shrimp in the following step.
  • Toss fresh or frozen shrimp together with oil and chili seasoning in a bowl. Make sure each shrimp is fully coated in the oil and seasoning mixture.
    1 pound large raw shrimp, 1 Tablespoon oil, 1 Tablespoon chili seasoning
  • Add shrimp to the air fryer basket in a single layer and cook in the preheated air fryer at 400°F for 5-6 minutes. If using frozen shrimp, cook for 8-10 minutes.
  • Once the shrimp are cooked, remove them to a plate. Stack the tortillas in the air fryer basket and place a heat-proof weight on top, such as a small oven-safe dish or ramekin. This will keep them from flying up into the heating element of your air fryer. Heat just enough to make them pliable and warm to enhance the flavor and texture, no more than 2 minutes or so. You don't have to distribute them into a single layer, just make sure they're weighed down.
    6 Flour tortillas
  • Lay out your warm tortillas and fill each one with a helping of shrimp. Top with shredded cabbage or coleslaw mix, salsa, Cotija cheese, chopped fresh cilantro, and remoulade sauce.
    Remoulade sauce, Shredded cabbage, Salsa, Cotija cheese, Fresh cilantro
  • You can customize your air fryer shrimp tacos by adding any additional toppings you like with shrimp tacos, such as sour cream, sliced avocado or guacamole, sliced red onions, or squeezed fresh lime juice.

Toaster Oven Style Air Fryer Instructions

  • Add shrimp to a medium bowl and toss with oil and chili seasoning. Coat well.
  • Preheat air fryer oven to 400°F. Once preheated, add the shrimp to the air fryer tray in a single layer.
  • Air fry shrimp on the middle oven rack until just cooked through, 6 to 7 minutes. If frozen air fry 9-11 minutes.
  • When shrimp are cooked through, remove them from the air fryer and keep warm until ready to assemble tacos.
  • Place tortillas on the air fryer tray in a single layer. Air fry at 400°F for about 1 minute or until heated through to your liking. Don't air fry too long, or they'll become too crispy.
  • Assemble the tacos as instructed above.
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Nutrition

Serving: 1tacoCalories: 169kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 13gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 95mgSodium: 649mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 711IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 87mgIron: 1mg