Fiesta Chicken Tacos with mango and Jimaca Salad
Add fresh fruits and vegetables to spicy chicken tacos for an inspired Mexican meal
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup (3-inch) julience-cut peeled jicama
- 1/2 cup sliced peeled ripe mango
- 1/4 cup presliced red onion
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 + 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Dash of black pepper
Tacos:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
- 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into thin strips
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon ground chipotle chile pepper
- 1 cup presliced red bell pepper
- 1 cup presliced red onion
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 8 (6-inch) corn torlillas
- 1 cup mixed salad greens
Instruction
- To prepare salad, combine first 8 ingredients.
- To prepare tacos, heat 2 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Sprinkle chichken evenly with chili powder, cumin and chipotle pepper. Add chicken mixture to pan; saute 3 minutes. Remove from pan.
- Heat remaining 1 teaspoon oil in pain. Add bell pepper and 1 cup onion; cook 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Return chicken mixture to pan; cook 2 minutes or until chicken is done. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt.
- Heat tortillas according to package directions. Arrange 2 tablespoon mixed greens, about 1/3 cup chicken mixture, and about 2 tablespoons salad in each torilla; fold over
Note:
Try this with a side of chipotle refritos.
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