Spicy Chicken Tacos

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Ingredients

  • 8 corn tortillas
  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed of fat and cut into thin strips
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
  • 2 teaspoons canola oil, divided
  • 1 large onion, sliced
  • 1 large green bell pepper, seeded and sliced
  • 3 large cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 cup prepared hot salsa, plus more for garnish
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • Sliced scallions, chopped fresh tomatoes and reduced-fat sour cream for garnish

Cooking Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 300°F. Wrap tortillas in foil and bake until heated through, 10 to 15 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, season chicken with salt. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large heavy skillet over high heat until very hot. Add chicken and cook, stirring until browned on all sides, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.

3. Reduce heat to medium and add the remaining 1 teaspoon oil to skillet. Add onion and cook, stirring, until they start to brown around the edges, 3 to 5 minutes. Add bell pepper, garlic, jalapeño and cumin. Cook, stirring, until peppers are bright green but still crisp, 2 to 3 minutes more.

4. Stir in salsa and reserved chicken. Cook, stirring, until chicken is heated through, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cilantro. Spoon into warmed tortillas and garnish with scallions, tomatoes and sour cream.

Nutritional Information per Serving

Calories 303  Carbohydrates 32  Fat 6  Saturated fat 1  
Mono unsaturated fat 2  Protein 31  Cholesterol 66  Fiber 5  Potassium 533  

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This recipe has been added to the following public cookbooks:
KRYSTAL'S COOKBOOK, billys notable cooking, Cooking Avec Robert, MEXICAN RECIPES, Kathy's Kitchen

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