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Mexican Street Corn Chicken Tacos

Inspired from one of our favorite side dishes these Mexican Street Corn Chicken Tacos have flavorfully spiced chicken, corn salad, & a creamy avocado sauce, all wrapped up in a homemade corn tortilla!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 10 tacos
Calories: 305 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

Chicken
  • 1 1/2 lbs boneless chicken sliced into strips
  • 1 batch homemade taco seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
Corn Salad
  • 2 ears corn
  • 2 roma tomatoes 1/3-1/2 cup
  • 1/2 cup red onion, diced
  • 1 tablespoon jalapeno, minced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon mayonnaise or sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
Avocado Cream
  • 2 avocados
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
  • 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro lightly packed
  • pinch salt
  • pinch cumin
Tacos
  • 10 corn or flour tortillas
  • 1 - 1 1/2 cups cotija cheese crumbled

Instructions

Avocado Cream Sauce
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  1. Add all ingredients for avocado cream sauce to a food processor and blend until creamy. Set aside.
Corn Salad
  1. Grill corn. If grilling full corn, preheat grill (or grill pan) to high and heat for 10 minutes. Add corn and cook, turning often, until charred all over, about 10 minutes. See recipe notes for how to cook after removing corn from cobs.
  2. Remove corn from cobs and add diced tomatoes, onion, jalapeno, mayonnaise (or sour cream), lime juice, and salt to a bowl and mix well.
Chicken
  1. Mix taco seasoning (cumin, paprika, onion powder, chili powder, cayenne, and salt) in a small bowl.
  2. Heat oil in cast iron or skillet over medium. Add strips of chicken to pan.
  3. Cook for about 4 minutes on one side and then sprinkle on taco seasoning over all of the chicken. Give it all a good mix so all of the chicken is coated, and then finish cooking for another 3-4 minutes or until the internal temperature (of the biggest piece) reaches 165 degrees.
Assemble Tacos
  1. With a taco sized corn or flour tortilla, add strips of chicken, top with the corn salad, a drizzle of avocado cream, and top with crumbled cotija cheese.
  2. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Substitutions
  • Substitutions
  • Taco Seasoning: Use your favorite, our Homemade Taco Seasoning is our absolute favorite!
  • Corn: Use full cobs or frozen or canned. Thaw or drain corn. Cooking corn off of the cob:  Remove corn from husks (or use thawed or drained corn) and heat 1 (additional) tablespoon of olive oil in a sauté pan on medium high and add corn. Cook until slightly charred, approximately 7-10 minutes
  • Remove corn from husks (or use thawed or drained corn) and heat 1 (additional) tablespoon of olive oil in a sauté pan on medium high and add corn. Cook until slightly charred, approximately 7-10 minutes
  • Chicken: Use breasts or thighs, sliced or cubed. Or use beef or even tofu! 
  • Cilantro:  Use dried for fresh by using 1 teaspoon dried for every 1 tablespoon fresh.  
  • Cotija Cheese: Use an unseasoned feta or Parmesan.
  • Mayonnaise:  Use mayo or sour cream for the corn salad.
  • Cooking the Chicken
  • If you don't want to cut the chicken into strip or cubes and cook, you could marinate the whole breasts, instead.  Do this by adding all of the taco seasoning plus an (additional) 2-3  tablespoons of olive oil to a bowl. Dredge chicken in it and add to a plastic ziplock bag. Marinate for at least 30 minutes and then grill or cook in a pan until the chicken's internal temp reaches 165 degrees. Slice for tacos. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 305kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 16g (5%) Protein 22g (44%) Fat 17g (26%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 80mg (27%) Sodium 760mg (32%) Potassium 483mg (14%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 529IU (11%) Vitamin C 7mg (8%) Calcium 226mg (23%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10tacos

Amount Per Serving

Calories 305

% Daily Value*

Calories 305kcal 15%
Carbohydrates 16g 5%
Protein 22g 44%
Fat 17g 26%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 80mg 27%
Sodium 760mg 32%
Potassium 483mg 10%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 529IU 11%
Vitamin C 7mg 8%
Calcium 226mg 23%
Iron 1mg 6%

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