Chipotle Chicken & Rajas Tacos - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    18 ounces boneless skinless chicken, thinly sliced
    2 teaspoons ground cumin
    1 teaspoon dried chipotle powder
    2 teaspoons fine sea salt
    2 tablespoons vegetable oil
    6 -8 corn tortillas or 6 -8 flour tortillas, warmed
    Rajas
    1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
    1 yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
    2 tablespoons vegetable oil
    2 garlic cloves, crushed
    1 teaspoon dried oregano
    fine sea salt
    To Serve
    sour cream
    fresh ground black pepper
    hot sauce
Preparation
    Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0.
    Prepare the rajas--put the peppers in a large roasting pan.
    Add the oil, garlic, oregano, and salt; toss well.
    Spread evenly in the pan and roast in oven for 20-30 minutes until the peppers begin to char.
    Remove from the oven and set aside until needed; do not turn off the oven.
    Put the chicken in a roasting pan; add the cumin, chili powder, salt, and oil; toss well.
    Spread in an even layer and roast for 15-20 minutes until browned and cooked through.
    To serve--put a generous helping of sliced chicken in the middle of each tortilla.
    Top with rajas, a spoonful of sour cream and a good grinding of black pepper.
    Serve immediately with sour cream and hot sauce on the side.

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