{"id":18172,"date":"2025-07-29T08:34:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T12:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/?p=18172"},"modified":"2025-07-30T12:41:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T16:41:28","slug":"shrimp-fajita-cups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/shrimp-fajita-cups\/","title":{"rendered":"Shrimp Fajita Cups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/gallery\/recipes\/ShrimpFajitaCups.jpg\" alt=\"Shrimp Fajita Cups\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icoDL\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/images\/ico_Print.png\" alt=\"download\" title=\"Print Recipe\" onClick=\"window.print()\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/shrimp-fajita-cups\/email\/\" title=\"Email This Post\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-EmailIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-email\/images\/ico_email.png\" alt=\"Email This Post\" title=\"Email This Post\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"recTitle\">Shrimp Fajita Cups<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\">Prep: 20 minutes<br \/>\nBake\/Cook: 12 minutes \u2022 Serves: 4<\/span> <!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"recIngre\"><span>8 <\/span>(6-inch) fajita flour tortillas<br \/>\n<span>2-1\/2 <\/span>tablespoons <strong>Filippo Berio\u00ae olive oil<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>pound raw 26-30 count tail-off peeled and deveined shrimp, thawed if necessary and chopped<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>package (1 ounce) fajita seasoning<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>cup finely chopped orange, red and\/or yellow bell peppers<br \/>\n<span>1\/2 <\/span>cup finely chopped yellow onion<br \/>\n<span>1\/2 <\/span>cup crumbled queso fresco<br \/>\n<span>2\t<\/span>tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro plus additional for garnish (optional)<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>medium avocado, peeled, pitted and chopped<br \/>\n<span>2\t<\/span>tablespoons fresh lime juice<br \/>\n<span>1\/4 <\/span>cup sour cream<br \/>\n<span>1\/4 <\/span>cup <strong>Pace\u00ae chunky mild<\/strong> or <strong>medium salsa<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>1.<\/span>Preheat oven to 350\u00b0. On large microwave-safe plate, stack tortillas between 2 damp paper towels; heat in microwave oven on high 15 seconds or until warm. Brush both sides of tortillas with 1-1\/2 tablespoons oil; gently press into 12-cup standard muffin pan. Bake tortillas 12 minutes or until golden brown and crisp.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>2.<\/span>In large skillet, heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add shrimp, seasoning, peppers and onion; cook 7 minutes or until shrimp turn opaque throughout, stirring frequently. Remove skillet from heat; stir in 1\/4 cup queso fresco and cilantro. Makes about 3 cups shrimp mixture.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>3.<\/span>In small bowl, with back of fork, mash avocado and lime juice; stir in sour cream. Makes about 2\/3 cup avocado cream.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>4.<\/span>Fill cups with shrimp mixture, salsa, avocado cream and remaining 1\/4 cup queso fresco; garnish with cilantro, if desired.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recNut\"><br \/>\nApproximate nutritional values per serving (2 fajita cups, 4 teaspoons avocado cream):<br \/>\n562 Calories, 29g Fat (8g Saturated), 155mg Cholesterol, 1520mg Sodium,<br \/>\n54g Carbohydrates, 4g Fiber, 8g Sugars, 1g Added Sugars, 26g Protein<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>Smart Swaps:<\/span><br \/>\nSwap in chicken, tofu or beans for your preferred protein. Make mini cups using wonton wrappers or lettuce leaves.<br \/>\nCook the filling ahead of time and reheat when ready to serve.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shrimp Fajita Cups Prep: 20 minutes Bake\/Cook: 12 minutes \u2022 Serves: 4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,5],"tags":[89],"class_list":["post-18172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-01_appetizers-snacks","category-recipes","tag-25fall"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18172"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18173,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18172\/revisions\/18173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}