Smoky Adobo Chicken Tacos: Mango Slaw & Lime Crema

Smoky Adobo Chicken Tacos: Mango Slaw & Lime Crema

#Spicy #Mexican #Quick #High Protein

🥘 Ingredients

  • avocado
    1 piece
  • chicken breasts
    2 pieces
  • chipotles in adobo
    1 can
  • cilantro
    1 bunch
  • flour tortillas
    4 pieces
  • lime
    1 piece
  • mango
    1 piece
  • olive oil
    1 tbsp
  • pepper
    1 tsp
  • red onion
    1 piece
  • salt
    1 tsp
  • sour cream
    2 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

  • small bowl
  • medium bowl
  • large pan
  • aluminum foil
  • small bowl
  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 400°F. Finely chop cilantro . Zest and halve lime . Halve, peel, and finely chop half of red onion . Peel mango , cut around the flat seed into ¼-inch slices, then cut slices into thick matchstick strips.
    cilantro: 1 bunch, lime: 1 piece, red onion: 1 piece, mango: 1 piece
  2. 2
    In a small bowl , combine sour cream , lime zest, and a squeeze of lime juice. Season with salt and pepper . Set aside.
    sour cream: 2 tbsp, salt: 1 tsp, pepper: 1 tsp
  3. 3
    In a medium bowl , toss together mango strips, remaining red onion, cilantro, juice of remaining lime half, and a pinch of salt and pepper.
  4. 4
    Butterfly chicken breasts by carefully slicing into the breast parallel to your hand without cutting all the way through. Open like a book and season both sides with salt and pepper.
    chicken breasts: 2 pieces
  5. 5
    Rub both sides of chicken with 1 tbsp adobo sauce from chipotles in adobo . Set aside.
    chipotles in adobo: 1 can
  6. 6
    Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook ⏱️ 5 minutes to ⏱️ 7 minutes per side until slightly charred and cooked through.
    olive oil: 1 tbsp
  7. 7
    While chicken cooks, wrap flour tortillas in aluminum foil and bake in oven ⏱️ 5 minutes to warm. Alternatively, wrap in damp paper towel and microwave ⏱️ 30 seconds . Halve, pit, and scoop avocado into a small bowl . Mash with a fork and season with salt and pepper.
    flour tortillas: 4 pieces, avocado: 1 piece
  8. 8
    Thinly slice cooked chicken. Spread mashed avocado onto tortillas and top with chicken, mango slaw, and lime crema.
  9. 9
    Serve tacos with remaining mango slaw on the side.