This SKILLET CHIPOTLE SHRIMP is our favorite easy shrimp recipe! Smokey, spicy, and so flavorful! This chipotle skillet shrimp is perfect over pasta or rice for a simple and healthy dinner at home.
Chipotle Shrimp Recipe
This spicy skillet shrimp recipe is so easy to make, and you can eat it in so many different ways. Use this chipotle shrimp to make tacos, pasta, or rice and veggies!
I love eating seafood in the Summer. There’s something light and airy about a spicy shrimp recipe, and this Skillet Chipotle Shrimp is a favorite! It’s so quick and easy, and it’s a really versatile dish too. This recipe is just perfect on its own, but it also can be made into tacos, or even placed on top of chicken or steak for the ultimate fancy dinner!
The spicy fans out there will just LOVE this one, and even if you’re not a spicy fan, I think you might like it as well. It’s more of a smokey kind of spicy rather than hot spicy, and topped with some sour cream it’s extra creamy and delicious!
Make this easy, spicy Chiptole Skillet Shrimp recipe for dinner. You can eat it with rice and veggies, set it on a bed of pasta, or you can make shrimp tacos!
Healthy Skillet Shrimp Recipe
Not only is this Chipotle Skillet Shrimp recipe full of flavor, but it’s also a healthy option. Shrimp is a really great food add to your dishes! If you really want to keep it light, add these shrimp to a bed of greens,whole grains, and veggies for a well-balance (and delicous) meal. Making shrimp in a skillet is so easy and makes the best meal ever!
Easy Spicy Shrimp Tacos
This Chipotle Shrimp recipe makes the absolute best tacos! All you need is a little lime crema, some cilantro, and some slaw and you’ve got spicy shrimp tacos. Squeeze some fresh lime juice over them and you’re in business. You can keep it super simple and they’ll still be some of the best chipotle shrimp tacos.
There is SO much flavor packed in these. This recipe is definitely going to be a part of my next Taco Tuesday feast!
I have a feeling this chipotle skillet shrimp will become one of my favorite recipes on the site. Healthy, utterly delicious, and pretty to boot. This recipe is such a quick and easy dinner that anyone can make and everyone will love. Just perfect for the site!
Watch the Video & See the recipe card for details on how to make Chipotle Skillet Shrimp. Enjoy!
If you like this, you’ll love these other shrimp recipes too:
- Garlic Butter Shrimp recipe
- Buffalo Shrimp Tacos
- Cilantro Lime Shrimp Scampi
- Healthy Bang Bang Shrimp recipe
- Shrimp and Grits Appetizer Cups
- Spicy Garlic Shrimp with Cream Sauce
Skillet Chipotle Shrimp
Ingredients
- 1 14.5 oz can Fire-Roasted Tomatoes
- 2-4 chipotle chilies in adobo sauce plus the sauce clinging to them
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1½ lb. extra-large raw shrimp; peeled deveined, tails removed and patted dry
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice divided
- ½ medium sweet yellow onion diced
- 4 garlic cloves peeled and minced
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ cup dry white wine
- ½ cup chopped cilantro plus extra for garnish
- For serving:
- 8 6-inch corn tortillas, warmed
- avocado slices
- sour cream or Mexican crema
- lime wedges
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees F. Stack the tortillas, wrap them in foil then place in the oven to warm while preparing the shrimp.
- In a food processor, place the tomatoes, chilies (plus sauce clinging from them) and ¾ teaspoon kosher salt. Pulse 1 minute or until almost smooth. (NOTE** Only half of the sauce will be used in this recipe. The remaining sauce should be frozen for later use.)
- In a 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat just until it begins to smoke. Add half the shrimp and cook 45 seconds, turning often. Transfer the cooked shrimp to a bowl and repeat with the remaining shrimp. Place the remaining cooked shrimp in the bowl and mix with 2 tablespoons of the lime juice.
- Turn the heat to medium-high and add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil to the skillet. Add the onion and sauté for 3-4 minutes; add garlic and oregano and cook just until it begins to brown, about 1 minute. Stir in the wine and the leftover shrimp juice from the bowl. Cook until liquid is nearly evaporated. Turn heat to low and add half of the prepared chipotle sauce. Simmer, stirring, until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon, approximately 10-12 minutes.
- Remove the skillet from the heat and add the shrimp; stir gently. Cover and let sit until the shrimp are opaque and cooked through, 2-4 minutes. Add the cilantro and remaining lime juice, stir. Taste, then season with salt and pepper, if needed.
- Serve with warmed tortillas, slices of avocado, sour cream or Mexican crema and lime wedges.
- Enjoy!
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I made this for the first time tonight just as instructed. It was just amazing. There’s a lot of depth of flavor of the sauce and tasted like fancy restaurant grade.
I think next time I would make the sauce all together. Meaning the step where you put half of it in the freezer, I’d cook with that entire batch so the sauce is fully done with the onions and other ingredients (that need to be doubled) so the sauce is done and just needs to be reheated. Once the sauce is done, THEN you pour half out and freeze before adding the shrimp to the sauce.
I’m going to try this with cubed chicken too.
This really was so good. It’s not as simple to make as you are led to believe but definitely worth it.
We’re so happy to hear you enjoyed it, Chris! Thanks so much for sharing what worked for you!
This looks awesomely easy and delicious! Since I am constantly on the search for delicious, healthy, and EASY dinner recipes, you can bet I will be making this one! :)
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I was googling around because I had a craving for some spicy shrimp lettuce tacos and this recipe looked great. It delivered! I usually stray from recipes and put my own twist on them but this was great on its own. It’s simple and easy and delicious.
Oh yay, I love to hear that!
yum I like your recipe! I will try this recipe soon Thanks for sharing
Even though this is ideal for summer, its not gonna stop me from trying this in the fall and winter months. This looks way too delicious to not try. Thanks for sharing this.
I love to eat shrimp and thanks for this is a great recipe!
This looks amazing
It is diclicous. thanks for sharing <3
This looks awesomely easy and delicious! Since I am constantly on the search for delicious, healthy, and EASY dinner recipes, you can bet I will be making this one! :)