Dinner for 4
Street-Style Shrimp Tacos
$24.71for 440 minServes 4
Cook bacon, corn, and seasoned shrimp, then layer them in tortillas with lime crema and fresh scallions.
Photo: onceuponachef.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical | 8.5 oz | $1.19Typical price |
 | Bacon$6.49 each typical | 0.25 | $1.30Typical price |
 | Corn kernels$0.09/oz typical | 4 oz | $0.36Typical price |
 | Green onions$1.19 each typical | 1 | $1.19Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.25 | $0.22Typical price |
 | Shrimp$7.99/lb typical | 2 lb | $15.98Typical price |
| Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical | a little | $0.19Typical price |
 | Tortillas$0.30 each typical | 12 | $3.60Typical price |
 | Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical | 0.75 | $0.50Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $24.71 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Shrimp for White fish (tilapia, cod, haddock)about $1.00/lb less at typical prices
- Swap Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
- Swap Tortillas for Pita or naanabout $0.25/each more at typical prices
- 40 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$$$typical cost tier
MexicanKid-friendlyFamilyDinners
Typical price
$6.18 per serving$24.71 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 slices thick-cut bacon
- 4 ears corn
- 1 bunch scallions
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 lb large shrimp
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ancho chili powder
- salt
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 1/2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 12 corn tortillas
Steps
- Stir the sour cream with 1 tablespoon lime juice and a pinch of salt, then refrigerate the lime crema.
- Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes until crisp, then drain and crumble it.
- Cut the corn from the cobs, slice the scallions, and mince the garlic.
- Cook the corn, scallions, and garlic in the bacon skillet for 5 minutes, then remove them.
- Season the shrimp with cumin, ancho chili powder, and salt, then cook them in the skillet for 4 to 5 minutes until they reach 145 F and are opaque.
- Warm the tortillas in a dry skillet for 30 seconds per side, then fill them with corn, shrimp, bacon, cilantro, lime juice, and lime crema.
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