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Stewed Chicken Tacos
These slow cooked chicken tacos simmer away in a mixture of beer, dried New Mexican chiles, and other aromatics until super tender and shreddable, for the yummiest tacos.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 176 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 pound frozen skinless boneless chicken breasts
- 3 whole dried New Mexico chiles
- 4 cloves garlic , peeled and smashed
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 bunch of about 15 fresh cilantro stems
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup pale ale beer
- small corn tortillas
- shredded lettuce, avocado, diced tomato, cilantro leaves and cotija cheese for garnish
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a large Dutch oven or large stock pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 1 ½ hours. Remove chicken from broth and set aside. Pull stems from cooked peppers, remove bay leaves from the pot and transfer the broth to a blender in batches to blend the sauce. Add the sauce back to the dutch oven, bring to a boil and cook down to 2 cups of sauce.
- While sauce is cooking, shred chicken with two forks or your fingers. Add 1 cup of sauce and chicken to a bowl and combine, adding more sauce if desired.
- Place small corn tortillas in a toaster oven and toast lightly. While hot, carefully bend the tortillas and place in a rack to cool into a curved taco shell shape. Layer chicken, shredded lettuce, sliced avocado, diced tomato, cilantro leaves and cotija cheese and serve with extra sauce on the side.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
176kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
26g
(52%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
76mg
(25%)
Sodium
1371mg
(57%)
Potassium
514mg
(15%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
202IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
46mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 176
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 176kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 26g | 52% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 76mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 1371mg | 57% |
| Potassium | 514mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 202IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 46mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.