Saucy Chicken Tacos

⏱️ 25 min 👥 8 servings 📊 Medium
Mexican main course
Saucy Chicken Tacos
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Tender pieces of chicken cooked in a spicy sauce filled in taco shells

📝 Ingredients

  • 500 gram chicken breasts or thighs (4 breasts)
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp chilli powder
  • 1&1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 3/4 cup chicken broth
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 8 taco shells
  • onion
  • tomato
  • jalapeno
  • coriander
  • lettuce
  • sour cream

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1Mix one tablespoon oil, paprika, oregano, cumin, chilli powder, salt, onion powder and garlic powder together.
  2. 2Cut the chicken breasts into halves vertically so you have 8 fillets. Mix the marinade into the chicken. Heat the other tablespoon oil in a pan and brown the chicken on either side, about a minute on each side. It's totally fine if not fully cooked as it will cook further in the sauce
  3. 3In the same pan add the tomato paste, sugar and chicken broth. Simmer for about 2 minutes until it reduces just a little
  4. 4Shred or chop the chicken breasts and add it to the sauce. Cook for a minute or until breasts are fully cooked. Do not over cook
  5. 5Fill the taco shells with the chicken and top with the tomato, onion, jalapeno, avocado, coriander, lettuce and sour cream

About the Chef & Original Recipe

This recipe was published by Lorraine on tamarindnthyme.com. Visit the original source for step-by-step photos, chef notes and additional details.