Description
These easy Chicken Street Tacos are fresh and loaded with seasoned pan seared chicken, Mexican Street Corn Salad, Pickled Onions, and avocado.Â
Ingredients
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Street Taco Chicken:
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, finely diced
- 2 boneless skinless chicken thighs, finely diced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons of Smoky Chipotle Spice Blend
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 1 tablespoon of lime juice
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
Mexican Street Corn
- 2 cups of cooked corn
- 2 tablespoons of mayo
- 2 tablespoons of green onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon finely diced jalapeno (depending on your heat preference)
- 1/4 cup cotija cheese, crumbled
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
Street Tacos:
- 8–10 white corn tortillas
- cooking spray
- 1 avocado, sliced
- Pickled Onions
Instructions
- Make the Street Corn: To a medium bowl add corn, mayo, green onion, cilantro, chili powder, garlic powder, diced jalapeno, cojita cheese and lime juice – using a spoon mix everything together and set aside.
- Season Chicken: To a large bowl add finely diced chicken breast and chicken thighs along with my smoky chipotle spice blend, salt and olive oil. Using a spoon toss everything together until all the chicken is well coated.
- Cook Chicken: Heat a large skillet to medium-high heat, add in avocado oil and seasoned chicken. Cook for 2-3 minutes until there is a nice sear on the chicken and toss. Cook an additional 3-4 minutes stirring throughout. Remove from heat. Finish with lime juice and fresh cilantro.
- Heat Corn Tortillas: Heat a large skillet to medium-high heat. Spray with cooking spray and add in corn tortillas. Heat for 1 minute per side until they are warm. Repeat process.
- Assemble Tacos: To your warm tortillas add chicken, Mexican street corn, sliced avocado and pickled onions. Garnish with more cilantro and cotija cheese.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tacos
- Calories: 491
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 609 mg
- Fat: 34 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 107 mg