
Cilantro Lime Chicken Tacos
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3.8
15 reviews
Good
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
4 -6 servings
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Mexican

Cilantro Lime Chicken Tacos
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These Cilantro Lime Chicken Tacos are easy and full of flavor. You'll want to make these for your friends and family.
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Ingredients
- 12 12 soft taco flour tortillas
- ½ ½ head romaine lettuce finely shredded crosswise
- 4 4 plum tomatoes cored, seeded, and cut into ½-inch dice (about 1 cup)
- 1/3 1/3 cup finely chopped yellow bell pepper or any color
- 1 1 cup crumbled garlic feta
- fresh cilantro sprigs for garnish
Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette:
- 3 3 Tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
- 2 2 Tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 1 Tablespoon honey
- 1 1 small clove garlic minced
- 1 1 teaspoon minced chipotle chile in adobo sauce see Note
- pinch kosher salt
- 1/3 1/3 cup canola oil
- ½ ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
Chicken Taco Filling:
- 2 2 Tablespoons canola oil
- 1 1 lb ground chicken don't use all breast meat or it will be too dry
- 1 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 2 Tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
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Instructions
- In a bowl, add the lettuce, tomatoes, bell pepper and feta. Set aside.
- For the vinaigrette: Place all of the ingredients in the blender and process until smooth.
- For the filling: In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat and add the chicken. Cook until done. Add the salt, pepper, garlic, lime juice, cilantro, and soy sauce and cook an additional minute.
- To assemble: Fill each tortilla with chicken and top with some dressing. Add some of the lettuce mixture on top. Enjoy.
Notes
- The remainder of the chipotle peppers in adobe sauce can be frozen to use in another recipe.
- Source: from Laura, a reader of this blog. The only changes I made were to add a little less salt to the meat and a little less oil to the dressing.
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