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several soft tacos filled with chicken and topped with sour cream, white, red and green

Lime Chicken Tacos


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  • Author: A Hedgehog in the Kitchen
  • 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

Scale

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
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