Okay, so I’m not going to lie. I tried the Whole30 challenge, program, whatever you want to call it…twice. And I ended it early…twice. I honestly just can’t commit to a life without wine or bread, even if it’s only for 30 days.

Do I have zero will power? Probably. But the way I look at it is why deprive myself of something when I love it so much and I’m only going to be thinking about the fact that I can’t have it the entire time? I’d rather find ways to make my everyday meals a tad bit healthier, while still indulging here and there, and working my ass off in the gym. But hey that’s just me. Everyone’s different and different things work for different people.

Through my journey to find healthy meals that both don’t exceed my “budget” (I put budget in parenthesis because I know I have one but sometimes I forget) or taste like cardboard I stumbled upon these shrimp fajitas! It will take you max 20 minutes to prep and cook, includes minimal ingredients and most importantly, is delicious!

A few quick tips on how I make my everyday meals a tad bit healthier:

1. Avocado oil and coconut oil – I use these two oils when I’m cooking. Olive oil is great for salads and what not but when cooked it actually turns into a trans-fat. Avocado oil and coconut oil don’t do that.
2. Measure – If you don’t measure anything else while you’re cooking you should at least get in the habit of measuring your oils. Most of the time you don’t need much and we can tend to be a little heavy handed with it, adding more unnecessary calories and fat to our meals
3. Wild vs Farm Raised – If you have a choice always go with wild for your seafood. Trust me, the extra few bucks are worth it. Farm raised seafood tends to have larger amounts of trans fat.

Now… to the recipe!

Shrimp Fajitas

Ingredients

1 pound of wild shrimp, peeled and deveined

1 red pepper, sliced thin

1 orange pepper, sliced thin

1 green pepper, sliced thin

1 small red onion, sliced thin

1 ½ tablespoons of avocado oil

1 teaspoon pink Himalayan sea salt

Several turns of freshly ground pepper

2 teaspoons chili powder

2 teaspoons garlic powder

1 teaspoon onion powder

1 teaspoon smoked paprika

1 Lime

tortillas, warmed

Note the spices are just a suggestion. Feel free to use your favorites!

Recipe

1. Preheat your oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Thinly slice your peppers and onion.
3. In a large bowl, combine the onion, peppers, shrimp, avocado oil and spices.
4. Toss to combine.
5. Spray baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray (avocado oil is best here too!).
6. Cook at 450 degrees for about 8 minutes. Turn your oven to broil for about 2 minutes or until the shrimp are cooked through.
7. Squeeze the juice from a fresh lime over the fajita mixture.
8. Throw your tortillas in the oven to get toasty.
9. Serve and enjoy! 

Let me know how you like it! Tag @TheEnamoredLife on Instagram!