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Chipotle Chicken Tacos with Yogurt Sauce

Chipotle Chicken Tacos with Yogurt Sauce make a fabulous easy dinner that's light on calories and heavy on flavor!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 446 kcal
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

Chicken
  • 2 large or 4 small boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Tacos
  • 4 corn tortillas
  • 1 cup Pico de Gallo
  • 2 cups thinly sliced cabbage
Chipotle Yogurt Sauce
  • 1 5-ounce container plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon sauce from a can of chipotle peppers *
  • Juice from 1/2 Lime about 1 1/2 teaspoons juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • pepper to taste

Instructions

Chicken
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  1. In a medium bowl, combine thighs, oil, and spices. Toss to coat. Set aside. Heat a medium frying pan over medium to medium high heat. Once hot, grease with cooking spray and add chicken thighs. Cook until well browned, 2 to 5 minutes. Flip and cook until an instant read thermometer inserted into the center of the thighs reads 160°F, 2 to 5 minutes. (If thighs are large, they may require a longer cooking time.)
  2. Transfer thighs to a plate. And allow to rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
Sauce
  1. Combine sauce ingredients and stir together.
Assemble
  1. Assemble tacos, top with pico de gallo and sauce, and enjoy.

Notes

  • A note on serving size: I usually find that 1 chicken thigh/2 tacos is plenty, but if feeding big eaters, 2 thighs/person is a safer bet.
  • Serving size is 2 tacos/person, but sauce and pico de gallo will stretch to make up to 8 tacos.
  • *If you have chipotle powder, you can substitute powder for the sauce. Start with 1/8 teaspoon powder and add more to taste.
  • Leftover chipotle peppers can be frozen in a cling wrap-lined ice cube tray or peppers alone on a sheet of parchment paper and then stored together in a plastic bag in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Nutrition Information

Calories 446kcal (22%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 446

% Daily Value*

Calories 446kcal 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.