Easy Sheet Pan Shrimp Tacos in 30 Minutes

These easy sheet pan shrimp tacos are ready in 30 minutes! Full of California flavor, this healthy one-pan shrimp taco recipe is super simple and has minimal cleanup. These tacos are made with perfectly juicy shrimp, peppers, onions, and your favorite toppings, like fresh pico de gallo and guacamole. These are definitely a weeknight favorite!

You’ll Love This Quick and Easy Recipe

You know how people always call certain recipes “quick and easy?” We feel like there’s a Venn Diagram of quick recipes and easy recipes, with some recipes that fall into both categories and many others that are either “quick” or “easy” but not both things. That little overlap of quick and easy is the set of recipes that many people are looking for. The quick AND easy recipes that help get you through a busy work week when you may not have time to do anything fancy or extra. All of this to say, when we call a recipe quick and easy, it is most definitely quick and it is absolutely easy. 

The Quick

Let’s start with the “quick” part of this quick, easy shrimp tacos recipe. We’re talking tacos on your plate in 30 minutes from start to finish. That includes the time it takes to prepare and roast some peppers, onions, and shrimp and throw them together in a tortilla. That’s the great thing about this recipe, it requires very little labor or time. 

(Psst…want another 30 minute dinner idea? Check out our lentil salad for a quick weeknight summer meal!)

The Easy

Moving on to the “easy” in this recipe. These shrimp tacos are awesome and they only require about 6 ingredients (unless you make your own taco seasoning ahead of time, which we recommend). Fewer ingredients means less prep time, which means… easy!  

Breaking Down These Easy Sheet Pan Shrimp Tacos

Now that we’ve proved that these are quick and easy shrimp tacos, let’s talk details so we can eat them sooner. 

• Shrimp – use raw, shelled, and deveined shrimp. You can use frozen but remember to thaw them in your fridge the night before and dry them off with a paper towel. 
• Red bell pepper – we like the color and sweetness of a red bell pepper here, but if you prefer the taste of yellow or orange, go for it. Green might be a bit too… “green” or underripe in flavor. To save time, you can cut these (and the onions) up the night before.
• Onion – if you’ve followed us for a while, you probably know that we love onions. They’re sweet, rich, and bring a ton of depth, especially when roasted.
• Taco seasoning – we always have some of our homemade taco seasoning on hand, and we highly recommend you do also. Store bought would be just fine too. 
• Tortillas – we typically use corn tortillas for most tacos we make at home, but we understand that there’s a time and place for a good flour tortilla. 
• Optional toppings – we love guacamole on everything. Okay, maybe not everything, but pretty much any kind of taco (we love those California vibes). So that’s one of our key add-ons here (you can use store bought). We also like the freshness of pico de gallo on these weeknight shrimp tacos, and we top them off with a little queso fresco for a touch of creaminess. 

How to Make These Sheet Pan Shrimp Tacos

STEP 1: Roast the veggies. First preheat your oven to 400°F. As that’s heating up, toss the peppers and onions in a little oil and salt, spread them on a sheet pan, and roast for 15 minutes.

STEP 2: Roast the shrimp. While the veggies are roasting, mix the raw shrimp with a little oil and taco seasoning. After the veggies have roasted for 15 minutes, toss them, then arrange the shrimp on top of the veggies for a zero fuss cooking method. The flavors of the peppers and onions will infuse into the shrimp. Cook the shrimp on top of the veggies for 5 to 7 minutes. The exact timing will depend on the size of your shrimp (jumbo shrimp will take longer than smaller shrimp, so be sure to watch them). 

STEP 3: Assemble the shrimp tacos. Warm up your tortillas (warm tortillas > cold tortillas by a long shot) in a tortilla warmer or on the stove and fill them with shrimp and veggies. Top these easy shrimp tacos with pico de gallo, guacamole, queso fresco, hot salsa, or whatever else you like!

Easy Sheet Pan Shrimp Tacos in 30 Minutes

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These easy sheet pan shrimp tacos are ready in 30 minutes! Full of California flavor, this healthy one-pan shrimp taco recipe is super easy and has minimal cleanup. These tacos are made with perfectly juicy shrimp, peppers, onions, and your favorite toppings, like fresh pico de gallo and guacamole. These are definitely a weeknight favorite!

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Prep Time:10 minutes mins

Cook Time:20 minutes mins

Total Time:30 minutes mins

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: American, California, Fusion, Mexican

Keyword: Easy, Quick, Shrimp, Tacos

Servings: 6 tacos

Ingredients

Shrimp Tacos

• 1 pound large shrimp shelled and deveined
• 1 red bell pepper seeded and sliced thin
• 1 red onion quartered and sliced
• 2 tbsp olive oil divided
• 2 tsp taco seasoning homemade or store bought
• Pinch of salt
• 6 Corn or flour tortillas

Optional Toppings

• Pico de gallo
• Guacamole
• Queso fresco
• Hot sauce

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Toss the red bell pepper and red onion with 1 tbsp olive oil and a pinch of salt. Place the seasoned veggies on a sheet tray and roast them in the oven for 15 minutes. Remove the veggies from the oven and toss them.
  1 red bell pepper, 1 red onion, 2 tbsp olive oil, Pinch of salt
• Mix the shrimp with 1 tbsp olive oil and the taco seasoning. Arrange the shrimp on top of the veggies and bake for 5-7 minutes or until the shrimp are cooked through.
  1 pound large shrimp, 2 tsp taco seasoning, 2 tbsp olive oil
• To assemble a taco, pile some shrimp and roasted veggies on a tortilla and top with pico de gallo, guacamole, queso fresco, and hot sauce, if desired.
  6 Corn or flour tortillas, Pico de gallo, Guacamole, Queso fresco, Hot sauce