Chicken Tacos

Name: Chicken Tacos
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Mexican, Latin American, American
Ingredients: 1 lb chicken thighs, diced; 1 tsp olive oil; 1 tbsp paprika; 1 tbsp cumin; 1/2 tbsp garlic powder; 1 tsp cayenne; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp pepper; 1 onion, halved; 2 jalapeños, halved; 1 cup cilantro, divided; 2 tsp salt, divided; 2 large avocados; 1 roma tomato, diced; 2 tbsp fresh lime juice; 6 tortillas; 4 cups red cabbage, shredded; 2 tbsp mayo; 1 tbsp fresh lime juice; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp pepper; cilantro for garnish

12 steps

Prep:20minCook:20min

Nothing beats some delicious chicken tacos and these might be the best ones I've made yet. Seasoned and juicy chicken bites over a light slaw with a delicious homemade guacamole! If you have a molcajete, I highly recommend you make your guacamole in it. If you don't have one, it's a great item to have. My friends over a Cemcui in Mexico handcraft each one and they make amazing pieces that can stay out on your counter year round.

Updated at: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:11:21 GMT

Ingredients

6 servings

1 lbchicken thighs

diced

1 tspolive oil

1 Tbsppaprika

1 Tbspcumin

½ Tbspgarlic powder

1 tspcayenne

1 tspsalt

1 tsppepper

Guacamole

1 cupcilantro

2 tspsalt

2 Tbspfresh lime juice

Other Ingredients

6tortillas

4 cupsred cabbage

shredded

2 Tbspmayo

1 Tbspfresh lime juice

1 tspsalt

1 tsppepper

cilantro

for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Place onion and jalapeños on a baking sheet and roast for 15-20 minutes until slightly charred.

onion1

jalapeños2

Step 3

Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees.

Air FryerPreheat

Step 4

In a bowl mix together your diced chicken along with seasonings.

chicken thighs1 lb

olive oil1 tsp

paprika1 Tbsp

cumin1 Tbsp

garlic powder½ Tbsp

cayenne1 tsp

salt1 tsp

pepper1 tsp

Step 5

Arrange on a single try and air fry for 15-20 minutes.

Step 6

Once the onion and jalapeños have some color, remove from the oven and dice fine.

Step 7

Into a bowl or molcajete, add half your diced onions, all your diced jalapeños, half your cilantro and half your salt. Mix into a fine paste.

cilantro1 cup

salt2 tsp

Step 8

Add your avocados and mash. Don't overly mash them as you still want some nice chunks in there.

avocados2

Step 9

Add the remaining diced onions, cilantro, tomatoes, lime juice and salt to taste.

roma tomato1

fresh lime juice2 Tbsp

salt2 tsp

Step 10

Optional: Heat your tortillas to get some nice color.

tortillas6

Step 11

In another bowl, mix together your shredded cabbage, mayo, lime juice, salt and pepper.

mayo2 Tbsp

red cabbage4 cups

fresh lime juice1 Tbsp

salt1 tsp

pepper1 tsp

Step 12

To build your taco, place some cabbage on the bottom of a tortilla, add some pieces of chicken, top with a big spoonful of guacamole and garnish with some fresh cilantro. Enjoy!

cilantro