21 Easy Fish Tacos for Busy Nights and Hungry Families

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Thai-Inspired Fish Tacos with Peanut Slaw

fish tacos in soft shells with cabbage and peanuts

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb white fish
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 2 cups cabbage slaw mix
  • 2 tablespoons peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup
  • Chopped peanuts and cilantro (optional)
  • 8 tortillas

Instructions:

  1. Cook fish with oil and a splash of soy sauce until flaky.
  2. Whisk peanut butter, lime juice, soy sauce, and honey. Toss with slaw.
  3. Fill tortillas with fish, slaw, and a sprinkle of chopped peanuts.

Tip: Warm peanut dressing in the microwave for 10 seconds to make mixing easier.


Dinner doesn’t have to be fancy—or even that well thought out. These fish tacos are proof you can throw a few things together and still end up with something your family will happily eat without side-eyeing you. So go ahead and bookmark this list. It’s like having a cheat sheet for nights when your brain’s done but everyone still expects food.

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21 Easy Fish Tacos for Busy Nights and Hungry Families

Thai-Inspired Fish Tacos with Peanut Slaw

fish tacos in soft shells with cabbage and peanuts

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb white fish
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 2 cups cabbage slaw mix
  • 2 tablespoons peanut butter
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup
  • Chopped peanuts and cilantro (optional)
  • 8 tortillas

Instructions:

  1. Cook fish with oil and a splash of soy sauce until flaky.
  2. Whisk peanut butter, lime juice, soy sauce, and honey. Toss with slaw.
  3. Fill tortillas with fish, slaw, and a sprinkle of chopped peanuts.

Tip: Warm peanut dressing in the microwave for 10 seconds to make mixing easier.


Dinner doesn’t have to be fancy—or even that well thought out. These fish tacos are proof you can throw a few things together and still end up with something your family will happily eat without side-eyeing you. So go ahead and bookmark this list. It’s like having a cheat sheet for nights when your brain’s done but everyone still expects food.