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Chili Lime Tacos with Mango Salsa {Grilled or Pressure Cooker}
Balanced, flavorful, and enjoyable—this recipe has it all.
Servings: 6 Servings
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Chili Lime Chicken:
- 2-3 2-3 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 ½ 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- ½ ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice from about 2-3 limes
Mango Salsa:
- 1-2 1-2 mangoes peeled, pitted and diced (for about 1-2 cups chopped mango)
- ½ ½ cup small diced red pepper
- ½ ½ cup finely chopped red onion
- 1 1 Jalapeño seeds and membraned removed, finely diced
- ½ ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- ¼ ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
- Pinch of salt and pepper
Avocado Cream Sauce:
- 2 2 avocados pitted and flesh scooped out
- ½ ½ cup sour cream
- 2 2 tablespoon fresh lime juice from about 2 limes
- ¼ ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- handful of fresh cilantro leaves about 1/4 to 1/2 cup
- Milk for consistency
Extras:
- Tortillas for serving OR turn it into a main dish salad with romaine in place of the tortillas
Instructions
- For the chicken, place the chicken in a ziploc bag or in a dish. Combine all the marinade ingredients (chili powder, cumin, paprika, oregano, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper, cayenne and lime juice) and pour over the chicken. Refrigerate for a couple of hours (up to 8 hours). Grill the chicken until cooked through (about 6-7 minutes per side on a grill preheated to medium-high heat). Alternately, the chicken can be pressure cooked at high pressure for 8 minutes; on an InstantPot, add the chicken and marinade ingredients PLUS 1/2 CUP LOW-SODIUM CHICKEN BROTH OR WATER, secure the lid and press manual --> 7 minutes (let the pressure cooker naturally release pressure when finished cooking). Let the chicken rest for 5 or so minutes before slicing into strips or shredding.
- For the mango salsa, combine all the ingredients in a medium bowl and give it a good stir. Refrigerate until ready to serve; can be made a day or so in advance if you have the willpower not to eat it all before you serve it with the tacos.
- For the avocado cream, combine all the ingredients except the milk in a blender and process until smooth. Add milk, a tablespoon at at time, until the sauce is at the right consistency for drizzling (not too thin!).
- To serve, top each tortilla with chicken, mango salsa, and avocado cream. You can also transition this very easily into a main dish salad by swapping out the tortillas for romaine lettuce.
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Notes
- Make Ahead: this recipe is so dreamy because all of the components can be prepped ahead of time. The chicken can sit in the marinade for up to 8 hours (conversely, I've also been pressed for time/lazy before and forgot to marinade and thrown all the chicken/marinade ingredients in the pressure cooker without marinading beforehand). The mango salsa can be prepped a day or so in advance and refrigerated, and the avocado cream can be made a couple hours ahead of time, too (even a couple days ahead of time if you don't mind the color darkening a bit).
- Pressure Cooker: I forgot to mention in the recipe instructions below that if using the pressure cooker (stovetop or electric), you'll need to add a bit of extra liquid. Some people will tell you this isn't necessary but for safety reasons, a pressure cooker needs a certain amount of liquid to operate safely. I've updated the directions below.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 Serving
Calories
383kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
22g
(7%)
Protein
35g
(70%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
107mg
(36%)
Sodium
706mg
(29%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories
% Daily Value*
Serving | 1 Serving | |
Calories | 383kcal | 19% |
Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
Protein | 35g | 70% |
Fat | 18g | 28% |
Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
Cholesterol | 107mg | 36% |
Sodium | 706mg | 29% |
Fiber | 7g | 28% |
Sugar | 12g | 24% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.