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    Home » Recipes

    Easy Fish Tacos For a Healthy Diet

    January 13, 2022 by Patti Estep 2 Comments

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    Fish tacos and a lime wedge.
    Three fish tacos with slaw in a bowl.

    Easy fish tacos with slaw is a great go-to dinner idea. Serve buffet style and let everyone choose their toppings. It's a great way to add more fish to your diet.

    Three fish tacos with slaw in a bowl with a lime wedge.

    If you are trying to add more fish into your diet, this recipe is a great one that everyone will love. I make this dish almost every week. You don't need to go out to have restaurant quality fish tacos at home. And, these are simple fish tacos, so there is not a lot of prep, or cook time involved.

    Two pan fried tilapia fillets.

    Making Fish Tacos with Slaw

    There are several choices and combinations when making a fish taco.

    I've used tilapia filets, that were quickly pan fried in a little olive oil, salt, and pepper. However, I have often used frozen breaded cod or some other white fish. I like to choose a white fish because I feel like it pairs well with the other bold flavors.

    Homemade fish taco slaw.

    A key ingredient for our fish tacos is the slaw. If I can, I'll pick up a bag of angel slaw, which is finely shredded cabbage, perfect for fish tacos. If not, I have to slice up my own head of cabbage with a sharp knife, shaving off thin slices from different angles.

    Slaw, salsa, crema, tortillas, lime wedge, and pieces of white fish.

    Ingredient Options

    Other ingredients we like are salsa, lime juice, and fresh cilantro. Okay, I like cilantro, my husband does not. You can substitute the cilantro with flat leaf parsley or leave it out.

    The final key ingredient is the crema.  I make this by mixing sour cream with lime juice until it is thin enough to pour. Then I add a dash of sriracha sauce, but that's totally optional.

    We also like flour tortillas, but corn would work just as well. Wrap them in foil and place them in the oven to warm up while you prepare everything else.

    Make it fun by creating a buffet of different toppings so everyone can choose their favorites. This is great for a small get-together with friends or family, or an easy and healthy go-to dinner during the week.

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    Easy Fish Tacos with Slaw

    Fish tacos are a light and healthy meal. Quick and easy to make any day of the week.
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 40 mins
    Course Dinner Recipes
    Cuisine American
    Servings 3
    Calories 499 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • Fresh or frozen white fish fillets

    Fish Taco Slaw

    • 2 cups angel slaw
    • 2 tablespoons of cider vinegar
    • 2 tablespoons of lime juice
    • 1 teaspoon sugar
    • 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil

    Fish Taco Crema

    • 1/2 cup sour cream
    • approx 1/8 cup lime juice
    • dash of Sriracha

    Instructions
     

    • Wrap tortillas in foil and place them in a warm oven to heat while you prepare the rest of the meal.
    • Toss cabbage with vinegar, lime, sugar, and vegetable oil and let sit for 20 minutes, mixing once or twice.
    • Combine sour cream and lime juice until the mixture is thin enough to pour. Mix in sriracha.
    • Cook fish on the stove or in the oven.
    • Serve with warm tortillas, slaw, and crema.
    • Add other ingredients as you wish such as fresh lime, cilantro, salsa, jalapenos, radishes, etc..

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 499kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 15gFat: 39gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 28gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 84mgSodium: 401mgFiber: 3gSugar: 17g

    Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    1. Caroline

      September 15, 2021 at 8:28 pm

      Where is the cabbage recipe?!?!? You left it out!

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      • Patti Estep

        September 15, 2021 at 9:21 pm

        Caroline, the recipe was confusing so I edited it. It's 2 cups of angel slaw, 2 tablespoons cider vinegar, 2 tablespoons lime juice, 1 teaspoon sugar, and 3 tablespoons vegetable oil. Enjoy and thanks for letting me know.

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