With our busy schedule, easy meals is the name of the game here at my house. During these cold winter months, I like to keep my family fed well. I want hearty, healthy meals but that don’t take a ton of time and use simple ingredients.
In addition, they have to be kid friendly. I’m busy feeding 5 hungry teenagers and a toddler, so making sure that they’ll eat it is an important part of my quest for recipes.
McCormick has a brand new line of Skillet Sauces that can make meal planning and easy meals, a nightly dream. They are a new set of recipe sauces packed full of delicious classic flavor, that make dinner a breeze. And did I mention, they taste great too? With 7 flavors, there is something for everyone and not only do they provide recipes right on the package, but you can go to their site and get even more.
These Shrimp Taco’s with a Baja Cream Sauce are a popular recipe at our house, but they were made even easier and more delicious using McCormick Taco Skillet Sauce.
I simply cooked the shrimp in half the packet of sauce in the skillet, and then used the other half to make the delicious Baja Cream Sauce. The Taco Skillet Sauce has a bit of a kick from the Chipotle, so it was full of great flavor and just made the recipe even better.
Have you tried the McCormick Skillet Sauces?
I have tried each one of them now, and am absolutely loving the flavors and the different ways they can make a recipe even better.
Choose to follow the recipe on the packet, or kick up your own recipe a notch by using one of these delicious skillet sauces!
Also, be sure and check back tomorrow for another great McCormick Skillet Sauce recipe, right here at Daily Dish Recipes.
Don’t forget to check out all the recipes in today’s fantastic McCormick Skillet Sauce line up! You will find meal planning easy meals, that much easier!
- Black and White Bean Chicken Chili by The Dinner-Mom
- Black Bean Taco Salad with Chipotle and Garlic by Ruffles & Truffles
- Cashew Chicken by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Cauliflower Skillet Steaks-Sicilian Style by The Wimpy Vegetarian
- Chicken Enchilada Skillet by The Messy Baker
- Chicken Fajita Rice Bowl by Peanut Butter and Peppers
- Fajita Quesadillas by The Foodie Army Wife
- Fire Roasted Garlic Chili with Cilantro Lime Rice by Hip Foodie Mom
- One-Pot Chipotle Chicken Taco Pasta by Bobbi’s Kozy Kitchen
- Picadillo by kimchi MOM
- Potato Topped Sloppy Beef Skillet by Magnolia Days
- Sesame Chicken Stir-Fry over Cauliflower Rice by Casa de Crews
- Shrimp Taco’s with a Baja Cream Sauce by Daily Dish Recipes
- Sicilian Chicken and Mushrooms Spaghetti Squash Casserole by Cupcakes & Kale Chips
- Sicilian Skillet Chicken over Parmesan Zucchini “Noodles” by Amee’s Savory Dish
- Skillet Sicilian Chickpeas Over Brown Rice by Shockingly Delicious
- Skillet Taco Nacho Bake by The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen
- Smokey BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwiches With Creamy Coleslaw by Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch
- Smoky Skillet Chicken and Rice by Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
- Sriracha Sesame Shrimp and Grits by I’m Not the Nanny
- Tex-Mex Sloppy Joes by The Weekend Gourmet
- Tres Carne Fire Roasted Garlic Chili over Egg Noodles by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
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Shrimp Taco's with a Baja Cream Sauce
Ingredients
For Shrimp Tacos:
- 1 lb. shrimp, peeled & deveined
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 packet, 4.ounces McCormick Taco with Chipotle & Garlic Skillet Sauce
- Soft Corn or Flour Tortillas
For the Baja Sauce:
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 packet, 4.ounces McCormick Taco with Chipotle & Garlic Skillet Sauce
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
- Optional:
- Shredded lettuce
- Red Onion, chopped
- corn niblets
- black olives
- capers
- Avocado, diced
- tomatoes, diced
- cilantro or parsley, chopped
Instructions
For Baja Sauce:
- Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until combined. It should be pretty runny. It will thicken over time.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. The longer you let the flavors marry, the more amazing the sauce is, so don't be afraid to make it ahead of time. Just remember to refrigerate the remainder of the packet of McCormick Taco with Chipotle & Garlic Skillet Sauce too. I make my in the morning, giving it the whole day to sit and combine flavors in the fridge, then I come home and make the shrimp and dinner is ready in about 20 minutes.
For Shrimp:
- In a large skillet, saute the olive oil and shrimp for about 2-3 minutes over medium heat or until the shrimp starts turning translucent in color.
- Add a half packet of McCormick Taco with Chipotle & Garlic Skillet Sauce in the skillet and continue cooking for about 15 minutes. Remove and serve.
To Assemble:
- Using flour or corn tortillas, layer the veggies and herbs you like on your tortilla.
- Add the cooked shrimp on top and drizzle the Baja Cream Sauce over all of it.
- Fold and enjoy!
Nicole Cook is the owner/editor of Daily Dish Recipes, a lifestyle blog with an emphasis on food/cooking/cocktails and much more.
She calls the Midwest home – Missouri to be exact. Coffee is her go-to drink, music is her vice and she is endlessly tethered with devices to her online world. She loves all things planner, lives for her great big family and loves her pets endlessly!
Her motto in life: Live Simply, Dream Big, Be Grateful, Give Love, Laugh Lots. Always, always laugh lots.
Renee
I have been craving either fish or shrimp tacos lately and this has pushed it to the top. That baja cream sauce is something I need to make soon.
Renee - Kudos Kitchen
I must make this STAT! It looks and sounds incredible. Love that baja cream sauce!!!
Nichole
YUM! I love shrimp tacos (don’t have them nearly enough, though!) and I need this baja sauce in my life!
Liz
I love all seafood tacos…and your shrimp version paired with the super easy Baja sauce sounds fantastic!!!
Constance J Smith
Oh wow! These look amazing, and that baja sauce puts it over the top!
Marjory @ Dinner-Mom
Big seafood lover! This is definitely going to happen with a packet of this tasty sauce that I just happen to still have in my pantry. 🙂
Cindys Recipes and Writings
I love the balance of flavors in here! Shrimp sounds perfect for this sauce!
Serena | Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch
These would be a fav on Taco Tuesdays in our house!
Hezzi-D
Love the color of your baja cream sauce! I’m drooling over here!
Katie @ Recipe for Perfection
My husband LOVES seafood tacos. These will go on the “must cook” list!
Family Foodie
This is my kind of recipe – I love shrimp and can’t wait to try this delicious baja cream sauce!
Amy Kim (@kimchi_mom)
I am totally loving the sound of that Baja cream sauce! Looks great Nicole!
Thien-Kim
That cream sauce looks so good!
Brianne @ Cupcakes & Kale Chips
So creative that you divided up the packet for the shrimp and the sauce!!
Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen
I love shrimp tacos! I haven’t had them in forever so yours need to happen at my house ASAP!
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom
love these shrimp tacos and especially the baja cream sauce! Delicious!!!
Lauren @ Sew You Think You Can Cook
I really wish I could reach through the computer screen and have these tacos.
Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious
If the question is do I want that on my dinner plate tonight, the answer is YES!