Chicken Tacos with Roasted Corn Pico
Chicken tacos with a roasted corn pico and creamy avocado jalapeno sauce.
Equipment
- Sauté pan
- Food processor or blender
- Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 8 tortillas taco sized corn or flour
- 1½ pounds chicken boneless and skinless thighs or breasts
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
Chicken Seasoning
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- ½ tablespoon oregano
- ½ tablespoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Creamy Jalapeno Sauce
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 jalapeno
- 1 avocado large or 2 small
- ¼ cup lime juice
- 2 tablespoons cilantro chopped
Corn Pico
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- ¾ cup corn fresh or frozen
- ⅓ cup red onion chopped
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon cilantro chopped
Instructions
Making the pico
- Heat the sauté pan on medium high and add the oil.
- Add the corn to the pan and cook until the corn starts to brown. Remove from the heat and place in a bowl.
- Add the onions, cilantro, and lime juice and set aside.
Cooking the chicken
- Return the pan to stove and heat on medium high heat.
- While the pan is heating if using chicken breasts slice them into half inch thick slices, you do not have to slice chicken thighs, and add them to a mixing bowl. Add all of the spices to the chicken and toss to evenly coat the chicken.
- Add the oil to the pan and then add the chicken. Cook each side for 4-6 minutes depending on the thickness. Remove from the heat.
Making the creamy jalapeno sauce
- In a blender or food processor add all of the ingredients. Start on a lower speed and increase to the highest and blend until smooth.
- Cut the chicken into cubes. Add a layer of chicken on the tortilla followed but the corn pico and top with the jalapeno sauce.
Notes
If you have additional avocado you can chop some and add it to the taco.
For additional heat add a chopped jalapeno pepper to the pico.
If the sauce is too spicy add additional sour cream with some lime juice to help keep it the right consistency.
Nutrition
Serving: 1tacoCalories: 321kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 12gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 362mgPotassium: 347mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 586IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 80mgIron: 2mg
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