Chicken Carne Asada Tacos with Pickled Onions
From pleclare 14 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 4
Yummy chicken tacos with a citrus kick and pickled onions. From Cooking Light.
Ingredients
- 1/2 c fresh orange juice(about 1 orange shopping list
- 1/3 c fresh lime juice (about 2 limes) shopping list
- 1 tsp sugar shopping list
- 1 tsp cumin seed shopping list
- 1 med. red onion,thinly vertically sliced shopping list
- 1-1/2 lbs skinless,boneless chicken thighs,trimmed and cut in strips shopping list
- 1 tsp dried oregano shopping list
- 1 tsp dried cumin shopping list
- 3/4 tsp salt 3/4 tsp pepper shopping list
- cooking spray shopping list
- 8 (6") corn tortillas shopping list
- 1 c diced peeled avocado (about 1 avocado) shopping list
- 1/2 c (2 oz) crumbled Cojita cheese-or Parmesan shopping list
- lime wedges shopping list
How to make it
- Combine first 4 ingredients in med bowl,stirring till sugar dissolves. Place onion in small saucepan;cover with water. Bring to boil;drain and plunge onion in ice water. Drain onion;add to juice mixture.
- Heat large cast iron skillet over high heat. Sprinkle chicken with oregano,cumin,salt and pepper;toss to coat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken to pan;cook 4 mins or till browned and done;'stirring occasionally.
- Heat tortillas according to directions. Divide chicken evenly among tortillas. Drain onion;divide evenly among tortillas. Top each tortilla with 2 Tbs avocado and 1 Tbs cheese;fold over. Serve with lime wedges.
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Mmmmmm good i want some right now lol sounds really good thanks pleclare !!!
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