Fish Tacos with Baja Sauce

Everybody loves grilled fish tacos with their favorites toppings, especially flavorful Baja Sauce. A low carb option makes this recipe perfect for everyone at your table.

Begin with grilled fish

Instead of typical fried fish these tacos start out with healthy grilled fish. They’re coated with a spice blend that adds extra flavor starting at the bottom of the taco.

Any type of firm fish will be great. We like mahi mahi, but grouper or red snapper would be good too. Just keep in mind that when grilling you want to use a thicker piece of fish for easy handling.

If you love grilled fish and other types of seafood you’ll want to check this out. It’s a whole collection of seafood recipes just for grilling.

Don’t have a grill? This fish could easily be cooked in a skillet that you have sprayed. Depending on the thickness it will need about 3-4 minutes over medium to medium-high heat per side.

How to make a low carb version of grilled fish tacos

Just turn them into lettuce wraps!

Substitute lettuce for the tortillas. Here we used a Bibb lettuce, which made fairly small wraps. But you could use any lettuce with a full leaf – romaine or iceberg are always good for wraps. If you’re a fan of lettuce wraps, you’ll want to check out Grilled Chicken Lettuce Wraps. They have a secret ingedient that keeps the chicken tender.

Yet another Mexican-inspired recipe you’ll want to check if you’re watching your carb intake is Low Carb Enchiladas. They check all the boxes and can be made with Mexican style shredded beef cooked in the crock pot.

The toppings

Now here’s where you can get creative and please everyone in your house.

Our favorites, and what you see here are shredded cabbage, cilantro, crumbled queso fresco, salsa, tomatoes, Monterey Jack cheese and lime wedges to squeeze on the fish.

Oh, and the Baja Sauce. It’s is so easy to make and just takes these grilled fish tacos soaring to new heights! If you love sauce like we do, you’ll want to check out these 10 Best Sauces for Fish.

Additional topping ideas:

• sour cream, or crema
• black beans
• corn (it’s great sprinkled with chili powder and tossed in a hot skillet)
• fresh jalapenos
• slaw
• Creamy Poblano Sauce

Drop us a note in the comments below if you come up with more topping ideas. We always love finding something new to try. If you want to add even more variety to these tacos you could make these grilled shrimp skewers and toss a few shrimp on. Still healthy and yummy.

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A few items you might need (or want) for making grilled fish tacos:

• Our favorite citrus juice for squeezing the limes
• taco stands are a must-have when using soft flour tortillas
• grill basket for grilling fish makes it so much easier

For the perfect side dish to go with your tacos try Spicy Mexican Rice. It’s like what you get in your favorite restaurant – only better!