Our all-time favorite Fish Tacos recipe! These are loaded with fresh ingredients and perfectly seasoned plump fish. Don’t skip the best fish taco sauce – a garlic lime crema that you will want it on all your tacos!
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.
This is our go-to recipe for family get togethers and company because it comes together quickly and it always gets rave reviews. These fish tacos are so flavorful and satisfying but you will feel good and light at the end of the meal.
This recipe is party sized and can be scaled down to feed a smaller crowd. It was developed by my brother-in-law, Slavik and it has been adopted by pretty much everyone in our family. I have had so many requests to publish the recipe so here it is! It’s an easy, excellent fish tacos recipe. Thank you Slavik for sharing your awesome fish tacos with us. I’m pretty sure it’s impossible to ever get tired of this recipe. P.S. They just happen to be gluten free fish tacos!
Seriously though, be generous with that fish taco sauce! The sauce recipe was adapted from Kaylee on All Recipes. We simply doubled it because there never seems to be enough of the sauce ;).
Ingredients for Fish Tacos:
We used tilapia but you are welcome to use any white fish. Salmon or shrimp would be amazing as well!
Fish Taco Toppings:
*Cotija cheese is a Mexican cheese that crumbles when you grate it; similar to feta but much milder in flavor and not nearly as salty. It is inexpensive and found in the refrigerated cheese section of the grocery store.
Ingredients for Best Fish Taco Sauce:
For the fish taco sauce, all you need is sour cream, mayo, lime juice, garlic powder and sriracha. The sriracha gives it a little kick of spice so you can add more or less based on your preference. This taco sauce is essentially a lime crema – the perfect blend of tanginess and heat (print the recipe below).
How to Make Fish Tacos:
1. Line a large baking sheet with parchment or silicone liner. In a small dish, stir together seasonings: 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, 1 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp black pepper and evenly sprinkle the seasoning mix over both sides of tilapia.
2. Lightly drizzle fish with olive oil and top each piece with a dot of butter. Baked at 375˚F for 20-25 min. If you want it to get a little browned around the edges, you can broil for 3-5 minutes at the end if desired.
3. Combine all the Taco sauce ingredients: 1/2 cup sour cream, 1/3 cup Mayo, 2 Tbsp lime juice (from 1 medium lime), 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp Sriracha sauce, or to taste in a medium bowl or a large measuring cup and whisk together until well blended. It’s really fun and feels like dining out to serve the sauce in a squeeze bottle like this one.
4. To serve the tacos, toast quickly toast the corn tortillas on a large dry skillet or griddle over medium/high heat.
5. To assemble: start with the fish then add remaining ingredients finishing off with a generous sprinkle of cotija cheese and finally that awesome taco sauce! Serve with a fresh lime wedge to squeeze extra lime juice over tacos.
Mmmm so much sauce! I’m so crazy about this taco sauce. Seriously the best!
⬇ Print-Friendly Fish Tacos Recipe:
Fish Tacos Recipe with Best Fish Taco Sauce!
Ingredients
Fish Taco Ingredients:
Fish Taco Toppings:
- 1/2 small purple cabbage
- 2 medium avocado, sliced
- 2 roma tomatoes, diced (optional)
- 1/2 diced red onion
- 1/2 bunch Cilantro, longer stems removed
- 4 oz 1 cup Cotija cheese, grated
- 1 lime cut into 8 wedges to serve
Fish Taco Sauce Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup Mayo
- 2 Tbsp lime juice, from 1 medium lime
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp Sriracha sauce, or to taste
Instructions
- Line large baking sheet with parchment or silicone liner. In a small dish, combine seasonings: 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, 1 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp black pepper and evenly sprinkle seasoning mix over both sides of tilapia.
- Lightly drizzle fish with olive oil and dot each piece with butter. Bake at 375 for 20-25 min. To brown edges, broil for 3-5 minutes at the end if desired.
- Combine all Taco sauce ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk until well blended.
- To serve the tacos, toast quickly toast the corn tortillas on a large dry skillet or griddle over medium/high heat.
- To assemble: start with pieces of fish then add remaining ingredients finishing with a generous sprinkle of cotija cheese and finally that awesome taco sauce! Serve with a fresh lime wedge to squeeze over tacos.
Nutrition Per Serving
If you make this recipe, I’d love to see pics of your creations on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter! Hashtag them #natashaskitchen
Love Tacos? Don’t miss our most popular taco recipes here (the beef bulgogi and shrimp tacos are completely swoon worthy!)
I’m so tempted to make these again for dinner tonight. I will never stop loving this recipe! I hope you all love it as much as we do.
Natasha Kravchuk
Hi! I'm Natasha Kravchuk. Here you'll find delicious, trusted recipes with easy step-by-step photos and videos. 
and one more thing that makes the tacos PERFECT: Crushed Pineapple!
We have the fish taco sauce in our refrigerator at all times. This sauce is great on regular tacos, taco casseroles, and quesadillas of any kind!!!!!
Yummy….cooked fish in air fryer. The recipe made a lot 😁
These fish tacos are fantastic! So easy to make, too. My husband and I loved them!
That’s just awesome! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review, Emily!
I made this recipe 40 times already for my family and it is always a huge hit! They request it almost every week!!!
I follow the recipe as it is except that I make more toppings like Mexican corn, guac, pico de gallo, green sauce, pickle onion, uff! They devour it with either corn or flour tortillas.
Thank you so much Natasha for sharing this recipe with us.
You’re very welcome, Paola! I’m so glad you’re loving the recipe!
This is the best fish taco recipe! I didn’t have tilapia so I used halibut but other than that didn’t change a thing. Will definitely make this again.
All I can say is.. holy cow is this amazing !!!!! It is so easy to make and the flavors are spot on
it was great the fish was perfect! the sour cream was great! the way of heating the tacos was great! five stars!!!!:)
Made these tonight with Mahi Mahi; they were delicious! This is definitely a keeper.
I’m so glad you love the recipe!
Tilapia??? there are much better and healthier options. google how its raised and you might not want to eat it .
You can substitute with another white meat of your preference.
This was all amazing! Fantastic recipe! I made a black bean and corn salad and had chips with it. Better than eating out!
Wonderful to hear. I’m so glad you loved it. We love these tacos too.
This is my family’s favorite meal. My picky eaters all love it. I make the sauce non-dairy with vegan greek yogurt and veganaise, but other than that – I follow it exactly. The seasonings are also great on cubed tofu – which I cook along with the fish.
That’s so great, Susan! I’m so happy to hear the family loved it.
So delicious! I made everything just like the recipe said! Best tacos I’ve ever eaten! This will be my go to recipe always.
That’s so great to hear, Meena! These are one of my favorites too.
This is a great recipe! Much better than fish tacos that I had in Florida. Everyone loved it!
I think my hubby just fell in love with me all over again with this one 🩷🩷🩷
Aww, that’s the best! Thank you so much for sharing that with me. I’m all smiles
Mine too! He thanked me multiple times for making this. Definitely a fam fav!!
Best recipe and the sauce is simple but adds so much!! It seems to turn out well and is a crowd pleaser without too much work.
This one is definitely a crowd pleaser! I’m so happy you enjoyed these tacos, Anne!
Made this tonight! Had sole so I used that since I had all the other ingredients.. what an AMAZING RECIPE! wish I found it sooner!!!!!
Well, this was the first time I’ve ever eaten a fish taco and it was the first time I’ve ever made them and I am so impressed so excited definitely a keeper and if anybody is skeptical, please give it a shot. Don’t leave out any ingredients. It’s the way that it is.
It really is the best! I’m so happy you loved it, Marcia!
I’m making these tomorrow but I wish that like on some sites, there was the capability to adjust the recipe to change the number of servings with a click…this is for 24 tacos…great for a crowd but I’m making it for family dinner
Hi Irene, I recommend clicking “Jump to recipe” at the top of the post, it will take you to our printable recipe where you’ll have the option to change the number of servings. Hover over the number of servings highlighted in red and slide it to how many servings you would like to make. I hope that helps!
So so so good! We’ve done multiple recipes of fish tacos and I would say these are by far, the best! Will definitely do again!
Best fish tacos we ever had. Thanks for the recipe. All 3 of us were impressed. Will be making again. We used fresh pacific cod. Delicious 😋