Description
A delicious and easy recipe for chicken street tacos, featuring marinated chicken, fresh toppings, and warm corn tortillas.
Ingredients
- 🍗 Chicken breast – 500 grams (about 1 pound), boneless and skinless.
- 🌽 Corn tortillas – 8 small.
- 🧅 Onion – 1 medium, finely chopped.
- 🌿 Cilantro – 1/2 cup, chopped.
- 🍋 Lime – 2, juiced (plus extra wedges for serving).
- 🥑 Avocado – 1, sliced.
- 🍅 Salsa – 1 cup (your choice of mild or spicy).
- 🧂 Salt – to taste.
- 🧄 Garlic powder – 1 teaspoon (optional).
- 🛢️ Olive oil – 1 tablespoon (for cooking).
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken with lime juice, salt, and garlic powder for at least 30 minutes.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet and cook the marinated chicken for 6-7 minutes on each side until fully cooked.
- Prepare toppings by chopping onion, cilantro, and slicing avocado.
- Warm corn tortillas in a skillet for about 30 seconds on each side.
- Assemble the tacos with chicken, onions, cilantro, and avocado, then serve with lime juice.
Notes
- Feel free to customize toppings to your liking.
- Marinating the chicken longer enhances flavor.
- Use a meat thermometer to ensure chicken is cooked to 165°F (75°C).
- Warm tortillas for better texture and flavor.
- Serve with lime wedges for added brightness.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes (plus marinating time)
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tacos
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: chicken street tacos, Mexican recipe, easy tacos, street food