These Low Carb Fish Taco Bowls are an easy way to give taco Tuesday a healthy twist that everyone will love. Cauliflower rice, coleslaw, and fish in one bowl is a healthy and delicious meal.
Say hello to my current dinner obsession. I seriously could eat one of fish taco bowls every night of the week and not be mad about it.
Hands down every single time we go out for tacos I order fish tacos or shrimp tacos. When we lived in Texas, our favorite place to go on date night was Torchy’s Tacos. I would always order two shrimp tacos and one pulled pork taco. Every. Single. Time. Oh, and chips and queso because that’s a given if you are eating tacos.
So I have to know…do you eat tacos on Tuesdays? We will eat tacos any day of the week because we aren’t particular when it comes to tacos. But lately we have been making taco salad, taco soup, or just regular tacos for Tuesday nights.
A few weeks ago I had this giant itch to make fish tacos but without the taco. Summer is headed at us at an alarming pace, so I’ve been really trying to eat as many low carb meals as much as possible.
Now I could have wrapped everything up in a low carb tortilla and called it a night, but I decided taco bowls sounded more fun and appetizing. We still had some leftover Sweet and Spicy Coleslaw from dinner the night before, and I knew that would be delicious in these taco bowls. Have you had slaw for fish tacos? It’s seriously so good.
So I added the slaw, Pineapple Lime Cauliflower Rice, taco baked fish, and some avocado slices to a bowl, and then I drizzled it all in a delicious lime crema sauce.
Making this fish taco bowl with cauliflower rice makes this the perfect meal to enjoy when you are eating low carb.
You guys! This bowl is so stinking incredible!!! Like forget the fork and just start shoveling it in good!!! We didn’t even miss the taco shells!
In fact, our daughter keeps asking when I’m going to make these fish taco bowls again because she really enjoyed them. I call it a dinner win when the teenager gives it two thumbs up and wants more.
How to make Low Carb Fish Taco Bowls:
Prepare your slaw and cauliflower rice ahead of time. You can always pop the cauliflower rice in the microwave to warm it up before filling the bowls.
Mix together some melted butter and taco seasoning and brush it on 4 frozen cod fillets. Bake for 25 minutes.
While the fish is baking, whisk together the sauce to drizzle for on top of your bowls.
Fill your bowls with a 1/2 cup slaw and 1/2 cup cauliflower rice. Top it with the baked fish and some avocado slices.
Drizzle the bowls with sauce and sprinkle them with a little bit of cilantro before digging in.
What kind of sauce is good on fish tacos?
This easy lime crema can be made in less than 5 minutes and tastes great on any fish tacos or bowls. You will need the following ingredients:
- Sour Cream
- Lime Juice
- Honey
- Milk
- Salt
Whisk everything together and refrigerate until needed.
What is the best fish for tacos?
White mild saltwater fish are a great choice for tacos. Some of the best ones are cod, snapper, mahi mahi, flounder, or halibut.
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Low Carb Fish Taco Bowls
These Low Carb Fish Taco Bowls are an easy way to give taco Tuesday a healthy twist that everyone will love.
Ingredients
- 4 frozen cod fillets
- 2 Tablespoons melted butter
- 2 Tablespoons taco seasoning
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 teaspoons lime juice
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 Tablespoon milk
- pinch of salt
- 2 cups Pineapple Lime Cauliflower Rice
- 2 cups Sweet and Spicy Coleslaw
- 1 Avocado, sliced
- 1/4 cup chopped Cilantro, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a sheet pan with foil for easier clean up.
- Mix together the melted butter and taco seasoning. Brush on the frozen fillets quickly. Bake for 25 minutes.
- Whisk together the sour cream, lime juice, honey, milk, and salt.
- Fill 4 bowls with 1/2 cup cauliflower rice, 1/2 cup coleslaw, 1 fish fillet, and some avocado slices. Drizzle with the honey lime crema and sprinkle with cilantro.
Notes
*To make this recipe even more low carb, omit the pineapple in the cauliflower rice.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 429Total Fat: 18gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 123mgSodium: 560mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 8gSugar: 10gProtein: 46g
Hi! Does the fish have to be frozen? Using cod but it’s thawed.
You can use thawed fish, the baking time would just be shorter. Follow the directions on the back of the packaging for best results. I hope you enjoy the taco bowls.
This was delicious! I used Tilapia instead of cod but other then that I made the recipe how it was written 🙂
We loved these tacos…and we normally do not like fish. They were that good! Thank you for this recipe!
what is the carb count? honey is not low carb and neither is milk or avocado and pineapple. It looks amazing, but may not be low carb enough for us trying to obtain/maintain keto.
While there is no strict definition of a low-carb diet, anything under 100–150 grams per day is generally considered low-carb. We are not trying to lose weight, but trying to eat a moderately low carb diet, so this is one of our favorite “lower carb” dinners. It’s easy to modify to make even lower if you need to. The drizzle of crema is optional. And you can leave out the pineapple and avocado if you want.
I realize now after I thawed the cod that the recipe calls for them to be frozen. Have you cooked from fresh vs. frozen?
You can cook them either way. The thawed ones will just cook for less time. I just followed the package directions for cooking them frozen. The package should also give directions for cooking them thawed. I hope you enjoy the recipe!
Made these tonight for dinner and they are a hit with my family. So tasty & easy to make. Instead of cod I used mahi mahi and it is just as tasty.
Thanks for the yummy recipe!
I made this tonight! I already had salmon so I just used that instead and it was amazing! My 7 year old is very picky and even he ate it! I added a little cilantro to the crema and it was so good! Also my kids don’t eat slaw so I gave them a little pico de Gallo. So yummy! We will be eating this again! : )
Would Talapia work for this recipe. I have it on hand so thought I might use it than buy more yet. Looks amazing.
I haven’t tried it with a different fish, but I think it would be fine. The only thing will be that tilapia will flake apart easier than cod. But it will still taste good. I hope you enjoy the recipe.
Honestly this was a waste of food it was just bleh nothing interesting all the flavors ran together and made slop 2/10
I am so sorry you didn’t enjoy this meal. It is one of our favorite healthy meals to make for dinner. And quite honestly, it gets more rave reviews than ones like yours. Do you eat fish tacos on a tortilla? The flavors are all together there as well.
This meal was absolutely delicious!! Wonderful sweet and spicy combo, filling it super fresh. This is going to become a summer staple in my house for sure. Thank you for a great recipe!
We needed something quick for dinner when our plans fell through. I happened to have almost everything in this recipe so we’d threw it together…it was simple and delicious! We made sweet and spiced pepper-slaw rather than coles slaw as we had 2 colored peppers but no cabbage and even that was a great big hit! Thanks for such a delicious meal!
That’s awesome. I am so happy you and your family enjoyed these taco bowls. Thank you for sharing.
When making the sauce for the tacos I didn’t see how much you used of each ingredient?
If you scroll down a little further to the recipe card, it has the measurements and then in step 3 it tells you to whisk them together. I hope that helps and that you enjoy the taco bowls!
What a great meal for dinner! Light, but flavorful and filling! Can’t wait to make this!
Such a great recipe! Thank you for sharing!
This looks like such a great dinner recipe!
These are delicious! I love fish tacos, especially because they are low carb.
I can eat a beef or chicken taco but fish tacos are my favorite. Your tacos look so good with the sauce drizzled on top!