These Low Calorie Lettuce Shrimp Wraps are just 126 calories and take just 15 minutes to make including prep time!
Healthy shrimp lettuce wraps make great appetizers or snacks for game day, or dinners for weeknight meals. They’re great hot or cold, so you can serve leftovers without any fuss.
I like to make my own taco seasoning for this low calorie shrimp recipe, but you can get store-bought. And the nutrition label below is based off store-bought just incase.
Low Calorie Lettuce Shrimp Wraps
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Ingredients for Healthy Shrimp Wraps
If you are looking to cut the sodium in this (or any low calorie shrimp recipe) I recommend making your own spice blends. You can control how much salt goes into them or even omit the salt all together.
Shrimp Wrap Ingredients:
- Large Shrimp – get the peeled and deveined ones to save yourself some time.
- Lime – get fresh, you’ll need the zest and the juice.
- Taco Seasoning – I supplied a homemade recipe, but store-bought is ok too.
- Olive Oil Spray – my #1 low calorie tip, this omits a light mist instead of a heavy drizzle.
- Romaine or Butter Lettuce – these both make the best lettuce boats.
- Mini Tomatoes – really any tomatoes will work, just make sure to dice them.
- Avocado – you can omit to lower the calories more, but this healthy fat helps you lose weight fast!
Ingredient Swaps:
- Lettuce Boats: you can use tortillas instead of lettuce.
- Taco Seasoning: if you don’t like heat, just use the lime juice and season with salt and pepper.
- Lime: lemons also work, or you can omit the lime all together.
- Tomatoes: swap with salsa or omit them all together if you don’t like or can’t have tomatoes.
- Avocado: you can skip the avocado, or replace it with guacamole if you prefer.
How to Make Shrimp Lettuce Wraps
These shrimp lettuce wraps are quick and easy. I like to make them on the stovetop but I’ve also supplied BBQ directions just in case you prefer.
Tools and Equipment:
- Skillet
- Measuring Spoons
How to Make Shrimp Lettuce Wraps:
Stove Top Directions:
- In a large bowl, toss the shrimp with the taco seasoning and lime zest until evenly coated.
- Heat a large pan over medium-high heat. Spray with olive oil and add in the shrimp.
- Cook the shrimp for 3-4 minutes, flipping once, until they are opaque and cooked through. Squeeze over the lime juice, toss well and then remove from heat.
- Remove the leaves from the romaine or butter lettuce, and rinse well.
- Lay the 10 largest lettuce leaves out on a plate or platter.
- Fill each lettuce cup with tomatoes, avocado, and a few shrimp.
- Serve hot or cold.
BBQ/Grill Directions:
- In a large bowl, toss the shrimp with the taco seasoning and lime zest until evenly coated.
- Heat a grill over medium high heat.
- Thread the shrimp onto skewers (if using wooden skewers, soak them in water first to avoid burning). Then spray with olive oil.
- Add the skewers to the preheated grill, and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side or until shrimp are pink and opaque.
- Heat a large pan over medium-high heat. Spray with olive oil and add in the shrimp.
- Squeeze over the lime juice, and carefully (they will be super hot) remove from the skewers.
- Remove the leaves from the romaine or butter lettuce, and rinse well.
- Lay the 10 largest lettuce leaves out on a plate or platter.
- Fill each lettuce cup with tomatoes, avocado, and a few shrimp.
- Serve hot or cold.
Low Calorie Lettuce Shrimp Wraps Recipe
If you prefer to make this low calorie shrimp recipe on the grill, I have supplied BBQ directions in the “How To” section above!
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Low Calorie Shrimp Wraps
Ingredients
- 1 pound large shrimp peeled and deveined
- 3 tablespoons Taco Seasoning
- 1 lime zested and juiced
- Olive Oil spray
- 1 head of romaine or butter lettuce
- 1 pint mini tomatoes halved
- 1 avocado diced
Instructions
- In a large bowl, toss the shrimp with the taco seasoning and lime zest until evenly coated.
- Heat a large pan over medium-high heat. Spray with olive oil and add in the shrimp.
- Cook the shrimp for 3-4 minutes, flipping once, until they are opaque and cooked through. Squeeze over the lime juice, toss well and then remove from heat.
- Remove the leaves from the romaine or butter lettuce, and rinse well.
- Lay the 10 largest lettuce leaves out on a plate or platter.
- Fill each lettuce cup with tomatoes, avocado, and a few shrimp.
- Serve hot or cold.
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Low Calorie Shrimp Recipe
The nutrition is based off 1 shrimp lettuce wrap. Of course you can have more than one, in fact if you are making this as a dinner or lunch, 3-4 would be ideal. But they also make great appetizers and nibbles for game day, and that is why the nutrition is based off 1 shrimp wrap.
LOWER THE SODIUM: I used store-bought taco seasoning in this nutrition label as I figured most people would use that. You can easily lower the sodium buy making your own homemade taco seasoning (recipe above in the recipe card) and by omitting or cutting the salt by half in that recipe.
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