Cilantro Lime Chicken Tacos

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3.8

15 reviews
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  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Total Time

    30 mins

  • Servings

    4 -6 servings

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Mexican

Cilantro Lime Chicken Tacos

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

Servings
  • 12 flour tortillas soft taco
  • ½ romaine lettuce finely shredded crosswise, head
  • 4 plum tomatoes cored, seeded, and cut into ½-inch dice (about 1 cup)
  • 1/3 /3 cup yellow bell pepper or any color, finely chopped
  • 1 cup feta cheese crumbled, garlic
  • cilantro fresh sprigs for garnish

Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette:

  • 3 Tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
  • 2 Tablespoons lime juice fresh
  • 1 Tablespoon honey
  • 1 garlic minced, small clove
  • 1 teaspoon chipotle chile see Note, minced, in adobo sauce
  • pinch kosher salt
  • 1/3 /3 cup canola oil
  • ½ cup cilantro chopped, fresh

Chicken Taco Filling:

  • 2 Tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 lb ground chicken don't use all breast meat or it will be too dry
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • ½ cup cilantro chopped, fresh
  • 2 Tablespoons lime juice fresh
  • 1 Tablespoon soy sauce

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, add the lettuce, tomatoes, bell pepper and feta. Set aside.
  2. For the vinaigrette: Place all of the ingredients in the blender and process until smooth.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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