Chicken Tacos with Avocado Salsa Recipe

Chicken tacos with authentic flavor - lime marinated chicken with creamy avocado salsa served on fresh corn tortillas. Customize easily by adding your favorite toppings like pico de gallo, finely shredded lettuce, or crumbled queso fresco. You only need 20 minutes of hands-on prep time and an hour to marinate the chicken.

📝 Ingredients

• 4 small very ripe avocados (or 2 large)
• 1 serrano chile
• 1/2 cup Mexican cream (crema)
• 1/4 medium white onion
• 1 plum tomatoes
• 1 clove garlic
• 10 sprigs cilantro
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 4 chicken breasts (about 1 1/2 lbs.)
• 4 Key limes (Mexican limes)
• 1 tsp. salt
• 12 corn or flour tortillas
• 4 Key limes (Mexican limes for serving as a garnish.)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Chicken ---
2. 2Butterfly the chicken breasts so that the meat is an even thickness. Place chicken in a large mixing bowl and squeeze the juice of the limes over the chicken and then sprinkle with salt. Turn the chicken to coat evenly with lime juice and salt. Refrigerate for 1 hour turning meat once.
3. 3Preheat 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Cook for about 4 minutes until the chicken is nicely browned on one side.
4. 4Turn and cook for another 4 minutes. Check for doneness and cook for 1 or 2 minutes more if needed.
5. 5--- Salsa ---
6. 6Chop the tomatoes and onion into small pieces. Set the tomato aside you will add it too the salsa after all of the other ingredients have been Blended.
7. 7Add all of the ingredients to your blender and blend until smooth. If you are having difficulty blending because the salsa is too thick add 2 tablespoons of water at a time until you are able to get the consistency that you want.
8. 8Pour the salsa into a serving bowl. Gently mix in the chopped tomatoes.
9. 9--- Serving ---
10. 10Slice the chicken into 1/2" strips. Preheat the corn tortillas and cover with a clean dish towel to keep warm. Place 3 chicken strips on each tortilla and top chicken with 1 or 2 tablespoons of avocado salsa. Serve with lime wedges on the side.