Chicken Tacos With Cilantro Slaw And Avocado Cream - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/4-inch strips
    1 1/2 teaspoons dried ancho chile powder (to taste) or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried chipotle powder (to taste)
    1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
    1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
    salt
    cooking spray or vegetable oil
    1/8 teaspoon grated lime zest
    2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, divided
    1/4 cup sour cream
    2 tablespoons milk
    1/2 ripe peeled avocado, diced
    2 cups packaged angel hair Coleslaw
    1/2 teaspoon honey (optional)
    1/2 cup thinly sliced green onion
    1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
    1 tablespoon canola oil
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    8 (6 inch) corn tortillas
    Cotija cheese, shredded (optional)
Preparation
    Heat a large skillet over high heat. Sprinkle chicken evenly with chile powder, garlic, cumin and salt. Coat pan with cooking spray or vegetable oil. Add chicken to pan; cook about 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove chicken from pan.
    Combine zest, 1 tablespoon juice and next 3 ingredients (through avocado) in a food processor; process until smooth.
    Combine remaining 1 tablespoon juice, 1/2 teaspoon honey, coleslaw, green onions, cilantro, oil and salt, tossing to coat.
    Heat tortillas according to directions. Divide chicken mixture evenly among tortillas. Top each tortilla with about 1 tablespoon avocado mixture, 1/4 cup slaw mixture and shredded cojita cheese.

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