Best Chicken Tacos With Chipotle Recipes

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(THE BEST!) EASY CHIPOTLE CHICKEN TACOS RECIPE



(The Best!) Easy Chipotle Chicken Tacos Recipe image

This is an adaptation of the Chipotle-Garlic Grilled Chicken recipe in my book, The Food Processor Family Cookbook (Sonoma Press 2016). Canned chipotle peppers and garlic get pureed into a simple but deeply flavorful marinade for chicken (it's delicious on skirt steak!). The spicy chicken is awesome on its own, but we love to shred it and pile it into tortillas with Napa cabbage, avocado slices and a garlicky, mint-spiked lime crema. The recipe makes a big batch of crema, but we end up slathering it over everything on our plates. If you have the time, marinate the chicken in the morning or even the day before for maximum flavor.

Provided by Nicki Sizemore

Categories     Main Course

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 16

5 garlic cloves, peeled
1 7-ounce can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 ½ - 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
1 cup sour cream
1 small garlic clove, grated
Zest of 1 lime
Juice of ½ lime
1 tablespoon thinly sliced scallions
1 tablespoon chopped mint or cilantro, or a mix of the two
Oil for grill
Warm tortillas
2 cups thinly sliced Napa cabbage, for serving
Avocado slices, for serving
Crumbled Cotija or feta cheese, for serving (optional)
Hot sauce, for serving (optional)

Steps:

  • Put the garlic cloves in a mini food processor, and process until finely chopped. Add the chipotle peppers with their sauce and season with salt and pepper. Process until smooth, stopping and scraping down the sides occasionally.
  • Season the chicken with salt and pepper, and transfer to a bowl. Add the chipotle marinade, and toss to coat. Let sit at room temperature for 15-45 minutes, or cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
  • Mix together the sour cream, grated garlic, lime zest, lime juice, scallions, and mint or cilantro. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium-high. If the chicken was refrigerated, let it come to room temperature.
  • Remove the chicken from the marinade, leaving some of the marinade sticking to the meat. Oil the grill grates, then grill the chicken on both sides until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest 5-10 minutes. Using two forks, coarsely shred the chicken.
  • Pile the chicken into warmed corn or flour tortillas and top with napa cabbage, avocado slices and the lime crema. If you'd like, sprinkle with a bit of crumbled Cotija or feta cheese. Serve with hot sauce and the remaining crema at the table.

SLOW COOKER CHIPOTLE-HONEY CHICKEN TACOS



Slow Cooker Chipotle-Honey Chicken Tacos image

These may be the easiest tacos you ever make, but you'd never know it. The recipe hinges on just two ingredients: canned chipotles and honey, which slowly caramelize together for a glossy and incredibly tasty sauce. You may hesitate because there's so little liquid in the slow cooker with the chicken, but don't worry. That's how it's supposed to be. It allows the sauce to get a little sticky, which is exactly what you want. (Get the pressure cooker version of this recipe here.)

Provided by Sarah DiGregorio

Categories     dinner, weekday, tacos, main course

Time 5h

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
3 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 to 4 chipotles from a can of chipotles in adobo, finely chopped, plus 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
Juice of 1 lime
Warmed tortillas, for serving
Pickled onion, for serving (see Tip)
Sliced or cubed avocado, for serving

Steps:

  • Combine the chicken, honey, onion and garlic powders, cumin, salt and chipotle chiles and adobo sauce in a 5- to 8-quart slow cooker. Stir well. Cook for at least 3 hours and up to 5 hours on low. If it's more convenient, you can let the slow cooker switch to warm after 5 hours. The dish will hold on warm for about another 3 hours before the chicken starts to become quite dry.
  • Using two forks, coarsely shred the chicken in the sauce. Stir in the black beans and lime juice. Cover and let the beans warm through, about 5 minutes. Taste and add more salt or lime juice if necessary. Serve in tortillas with pickled onion and avocado.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 376, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 37 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 9 grams, Protein 41 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 1167 milligrams, Sugar 16 grams, TransFat 0 grams

BASIC CHIPOTLE CHICKEN TACOS



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This is very basic. My husband isn't a fan of veggies in things, so if you add onions and peppers even better! It can get very spicy so this isn't a dish for bland food lovers - even the 'mild' ways to cook it have a bite.

Provided by Omi Longmire

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Mexican

Time 1h35m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 (7 ounce) can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle dark beer, divided
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 (10 ounce) package corn tortillas, or as needed

Steps:

  • Place chicken in a resealable plastic bag; add chipotle peppers in adobo sauce and 1/2 of the beer. Squeeze out excess air and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator, at least 1 hour.
  • Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; pour chicken and marinade into the hot oil. Cook and stir, adding the remaining beer, until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 20 to 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
  • Shred chicken in the skillet using 2 forks and serve in corn tortillas.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 392.1 calories, Carbohydrate 25.2 g, Cholesterol 117.2 mg, Fat 8.7 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 47 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 265.5 mg, Sugar 0.4 g

CHIPOTLE CHICKEN TACOS WITH RADISH SALAD



Chipotle Chicken Tacos with Radish Salad image

Smoky, spicy chipotles in adobo add a pleasant bit of spice to these chicken tacos, while a crunchy radish salad will add a bright, textural element.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Meat & Poultry     Chicken     Chicken Breast Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 tablespoons finely chopped chipotles in adobo
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 chicken cutlets
1 bunch sliced radishes and chopped radish greens
4 sliced scallion greens
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
8 toasted flour tortillas
Smashed avocado

Steps:

  • Stir together chipotles with cumin and salt. Add chicken and toss to coat. In another bowl, toss together sliced radishes and scallion greens. Dress with olive oil and lime juice; season. Grill chicken, then slice and serve on tortillas, topped with avocado and radish salad. Garnish with radish greens.

CHIPOTLE CHICKEN TACOS WITH PINEAPPLE SALSA



Chipotle chicken tacos with pineapple salsa image

A spicy, smoky chicken filling in soft tortillas, this moreish, low-calorie dinner is on the table in just 20 minutes

Provided by Jennifer Joyce

Categories     Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Supper

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 13

500g skinless boneless chicken thighs
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 medium onion , chopped
2 tsp sweet smoked paprika
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tbsp cider vinegar
1 tbsp chipotle paste
200ml passata
2 tbsp soft brown sugar
½ small pineapple , cored, peeled and chopped
½ small pack coriander , chopped
corn or flour tortillas
hot sauce (I like Tabasco Chipotle), to serve

Steps:

  • In a food processor, roughly blitz the chicken thighs into chunky mince. Alternatively, chop into bite-sized pieces.
  • Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add half the onion and the chicken mince. Season well and cook for about 5 mins on a high heat to brown, breaking up the meat with a spoon. Add the spices, vinegar, chipotle paste, passata and sugar. Cook for another 5 mins, then remove from the heat.
  • In a small bowl, mix the remaining onion, the pineapple and coriander. Serve the chicken and the pineapple salsa with warm tortillas and hot sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 392 calories, Fat 13 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 37 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 21 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 30 grams protein, Sodium 0.6 milligram of sodium

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