Cajun Prawn Tacos

Our Cajun Prawn Tacos with Spicy Mango Salsa is one of our super quick and healthy weeknight meal ideas that everyone will just LOVE!

We just love to rustle up these gorgeous Cajun Prawn Tacos for a quick and easy dinner idea.

Our Cajun Prawn Tacos are such a simple, healthy dinner. And absolutely bursting with flavour! Dinner doesn't get much easier!

Cooking up our Cajun prawn taco recipe is a winner for dinner! Here’s why!

• Cooking spicy prawn tacos for dinner makes for a quick, easy and tasty meal. These can be cooked and ready to eat in just minutes!

• You can add in any extras you have lying around, use up vegetables from the fridge like peppers or mushrooms. You can also add in any salad veggies that need using up.

• And, if you want to stretch this meal, you can add in a selection of tasty side dishes, we'll run you through some delicious ideas later!

• You could make life easier for yourself and prep the salsa in the morning, then all that's left to do at dinner time is sizzle the prawns and warm the soft flour tortillas.

Equipment Needed To Make Our Prawn Tacos Recipe

• Chopping board

• Sharp vegetable knife

• Mixing bowl

• Frying pan

• Cooking spoon

• Teaspoon

• Tablespoon

Cajun Prawn Tacos Ingredients

• 400g raw king prawns

• 2 teaspoon Cajun seasoning - I use Schwartz Cajun seasoning - it's handy to have in to add a burst of flavour to potato wedges, rice dishes and chicken.

• 1 tbs olive oil

• 1 mango - peeled, stone removed and flesh cubed

• 1 green pepper - diced

• 1 red chilli - finely chopped

• 2 vine tomatoes - deseeded and chopped

• 1 bunch coriander - roughly chopped

• 2 limes - 1 juiced and 1 cut into quarters

• 1 Little Gem lettuce - shredded

• 8 mini flour tortillas

How To Make Cajun Prawn Tacos

Step One - make the mango salsa

• Make the mango salsa – in a bowl mix together the mango, green pepper, red chilli, vine tomatoes, coriander and lime – season with salt and black pepper. Then just keep the mango salsa in air tight container until ready to use (you can make this up to a day ahead)

Step Two - sizzle the Cajun prawns

• Cook up the Cajun prawns – add the olive oil to a frying pan – tip in the prawns, sprinkle over the Cajun seasoning, season with salt and pepper and fry over a high heat until they are all pink and cooked through properly.

Step Three - warm the tortillas

• Whilst the Cajun prawns cook – warm the flour tortillas as per the packet instructions.

Step Four - make the prawn tacos

• To make up the prawn tacos – add shredded lettuce, top with Cajun prawns, add a spoonful of mango salsa and serve - you could add an extra little squeeze of lime juice and sprinkle of chilli flakes if you like.

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What To Serve With Prawn Tacos

When we cook up our prawn taco recipe we always add a few side dishes...

For speed, serve the king prawn tacos with microwave rice, shop bought guacamole, salsa and some cheesy nachos.

But if you want to go the extra then the Mexican inspired side dishes below are always a great option!

• Guacamole with nachos - homemade guacamole is just so much better than shop bought and takes only minutes to make.

• Sweet potato wedges - these wedges go so well with prawn tacos and they're easy to make too! If you've got an air fryer you can grab our air fryer sweet potato wedges recipe here.

• Easy veggie rice - a healthy side dish that's great alongside Cajun prawns or tacos recipes.

• Bean salad - a super easy bean salad that's really healthy and tasty to eat.

• Quinoa stuffed peppers - a simple healthy side dish that's great alongside a taco.

• Air fryer nachos - use the air fryer to create some sharing nacho dishes in minutes!

Need more ideas for what to serve with fajitas and tacos? We've 10 delicious fajita side dishes right here.

Make Cajun Prawn Tacos your way...

Fancy mixing things up in the kitchen? Well, don't just stick to our recipe, try out different flavours and ingredients! Try...

• Swapping the Cajun prawns for shrimp or strips of salmon

• Use prawn in breadcrumbs instead - the Youngs sweet chilli crispy prawns work really well in our prawn tacos recipe

• Switch the Cajun seasoning for fajita seasoning, curry paste or even just smoky paprika or chilli powder.

• Skip the tortilla wraps and serve with rice or as a salad bowl with homemade chunky guacamole

• Add in more veggies - try shredded red cabbage, stir fried peppers or sliced avocado.

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More Easy Mexican Meal Ideas To Try...

If the family love Mexican style dinner recipes than we think you'll also just LOVE....

• Mexican spiced chicken thighs - easy chicken traybake that's great with rice and salad.

• Taco dogs - load up hotdogs with guacamole, salsa and jalapeño slaw for a totally delicious Mexican meal idea.

• Really quick chilli con carne - chilli con carne in less than 30 minutes! Lifesaver weeknight dinner.

• Spicy prawn rice - a 20 minute dinner recipe that's packed with delicious Cajun flavours.

• Cajun tuna - super quick seared tuna steaks bursting with Cajun flavours - great with salad and chips!

• Prawn Fajitas - quick, healthy and tasty fajitas - ready in 20 minutes!

• Fish finger tacos - these easy taco boats are ready in just 15 minutes, great for quick tea time idea for the kids.

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