Spicy Chicken Street Tacos
Servings 4
Equipment
- Large cast iron skillet
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ lbs chicken breasts
- Cajun seasoning to taste (homemade or store-bought) (Click the link for the recipe)
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp avocado or vegetable oil divided
Taco Fixings:
- Street taco tortillas (flour or corn)
- Poblano cream sauce Click the link for the recipe
- Iceberg lettuce finely sliced
- Avocado sliced thinly
- Onion cilantro, & lime relish (Click the link for the recipe)
- Tomatoes diced
- Cotija cheese crumbled
- Jalapeno thinly sliced
- Fresh cilantro chopped
- Salsa Click the link for the recipe
- Lime wedges
Instructions
- Prepare the poblano cream sauce, onion, cilantro, & lime relish, and salsa, if using; set aside to allow flavors time to mingle.
- Prepare the chicken by cutting the thin portion of the bottom couple of inches of the chicken breast off. Cut each remaining portion of the chicken breast in half lengthwise. Each breast should give you three similar sized pieces.
- Season both sides of the chicken pieces evenly with Cajun seasoning, sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.
- Cook the chicken by heating 1 tablespoon of oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Once hot, add the chicken in batches so you don't overcrowd the pan, and cook for 4-5 minutes then flip and cook for another 3-4 minutes, or until cooked through. Remove the chicken to a cutting board and cover loosely with a foil tent.
- Wipe out the skillet and add the remaining tablespoon of oil. Once hot, add the remaining pieces of chicken and cook for 4-5 minutes then flip and cook for another 3-4 minutes, or until cooked through. Remove the chicken to a cutting board and allow it to rest for 5 minutes before cutting all the meat into small bite-sized pieces.
- Heat the tortillas, by very lightly charring the mini flour tortillas over a gas flame for several seconds on each side (if possible), or in the microwave for a few seconds until pliable.
- To serve the tacos, slather the warmed tortilla with some poblano cream sauce, top with lettuce, spicy chicken, avocado slices, onion & cilantro relish, tomatoes, cotija cheese, jalapeno slices, and fresh cilantro.
- Serve with salsa and lots of lime wedges. Enjoy!