Chicken Taco Recipe
This easy chicken taco recipe is a delicious and homemade option for enjoying a Mexican feast. The flavorful chicken tinga filling, fresh garnishes, and zesty lime make these tacos a crowd-pleasing meal.
Ingredients
- Olive oil
- Sweet onion
- Garlic
- Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- Dried oregano
- Ground cumin
- Crushed fire-roasted tomatoes
- Chicken stock
- Kosher salt
- Shredded cooked chicken
Instructions
- Sauté onions and garlic in olive oil until they become translucent and fragrant.Olive oil, Garlic, Sweet onion
- Add chipotle peppers, oregano, cumin, crushed tomatoes, chicken stock, and salt to the pan.Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, Dried oregano, Ground cumin, Crushed fire-roasted tomatoes, Chicken stock, Kosher salt
- Mix the ingredients well to create a flavorful sauce.
- Transfer the sauce to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Return the smooth sauce to the pan and add the shredded cooked chicken.Shredded cooked chicken
- Stir the chicken in the sauce over medium heat, allowing it to absorb the flavors for a few minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare the garnishes by slicing avocados, chopping cilantro, and dicing red onion.
- Warm up corn tortillas in a dry skillet or on a griddle until they become soft and pliable.
- Assemble the tacos by filling each tortilla with the chicken tinga mixture and topping it with sliced avocado, chopped cilantro, and diced red onion.
- Finish off with a squeeze of lime for an extra zesty kick.