Raise your hand if you think that tacos are life! If you do, these lime chicken tacos will blow your mind. Chicken, garlic, ginger, cumin, paprika and lime come together in these delicious Mexican chicken tacos. If you love Mexican food, make these Molletes Mexicanos next!
Take a look at these Mexican street tacos, don’t they make you want to hop on a plane to Mexico?
To make these lime chicken tacos, you will need :
- Chicken breasts
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Jalapeños sauce
- Cumin (powdered)
- Smoked paprika
- Fresh lime
- Olive oil
These real Mexican tacos are melt in your mouth good. They are easy to make and are about to become your favorite dinner recipe!
Tips to make these Mexican chicken tacos
- We know you can purchase soft tacos, but we highly recommend you make your own. They’re quick and simple and so much more delicious. Don’t skip this step and you will never buy tacos at the supermarket again!
- Make sure the frying pan is very hot before making the first taco.
- Use a high quality frying pan.
Make these cilantro lime chicken tacos recipe your own
- Swap out lime for lemon and make lime chicken tacos.
- You can switch the white flour for whole wheat flour if you want to make whole wheat tacos.
- Swap out the chicken for cod fish to make cod fish tacos.
- Swap out the chicken for salmon to make grilled spicy blackened salmon tacos.
Chicken soft taco recipe wine pairing
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You may be asking yourself “wine with tacos?”. I hear you. Although Hugo loves beer and beer pairs beautifully with tacos, a nice floral white wine Chardonnay would also pair beautifully with these lime chicken tacos.
We highly recommend a dry white wine to enjoy with your lime chicken tacos, such as this Jean-Max Roger Pouilly Fumé Cuvée Les Alouettes 2015.
These lime chicken tacos will make you feel like you’re having dinner in Mexico in no time!
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Lime Chicken Tacos
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: Makes 8 tacos 1x
Description
Lime chicken tacos are a delicious combination of chicken, garlic, ginger, cumin, smoked paprika and fresh lime. So good!
Ingredients
For the chicken :
2/3 pound of chicken breasts
2 garlic cloves (minced)
2 tbsp of olive oil
1 inch of ginger (grated)
1 tbsp of hot jalapeños sauce
1 tsp of cumin powder
1 tsp of smoked paprika
Juice of half a lime
Salt and black pepper
Olive oil
For the tacos :
2 cups of flour
1 tsp of salt
7 tbsp of olive oil
1/2 cup of lukewarm water
For the cream :
1/2 cup of sour cream
2 tbsp of lime juice
2 pinch of salt
A handful of fresh cilantro (minced)
Toppings :
1 ripe avocado
6 cherry tomatoes
1 small red onion
1/2 cup of manchego cheese (grated)
1 cup of arugula
1/2 cup of fresh cilantro (chopped)
Instructions
Prepare the chicken :
Cut the chicken into large chunks.
Using a large bowl, add the chicken, garlic, olive oil, ginger, hot jalapeños sauce, cumin, paprika, lime, a pinch of salt and black pepper ground. Mix and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Prepare the tacos mixture :
Meanwhile, prepare the tacos.
Put the flour and salt into the bowl of your stand mixer. Mix using the hook attachment.
Add the olive oil and keep mixing.
Add the water and keep mixing until a ball of dough forms.
Continue to mix for another 10 minutes.
Put aside.
Prepare the cream :
Mix the cream with the lime juice, salt and cilantro. Put aside.
Prepare the tacos :
Cut the dough into 8 smaller parts and roll into small balls of dough.
Roll out each ball of dough on floured surface.
Heat a frying pan on medium heat.
Heat each taco for 30 seconds on each side.
Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a frying pan on medium heat.
Add the chicken with the marinade.
Cook for 8 minutes.
Assemble :
Cut the avocado into chunks.
Cut the tomatoes into 4 pieces.
Slice the onion thinly.
Prepare each taco by adding arugula, chicken, avocado, tomato, sliced onion, a tablespoon of cheese, a tablespoon of cilantro cream and a teaspoon of cilantro.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: Mexican
