Chicken Carne Asada Tacos with Pickled Onions

Chicken Carne Asada Tacos with Pickled Onions
Chicken Carne Asada Tacos with Pickled Onions is a gluten free main course. This recipe makes 4 servings with 453 calories, 39g of protein, and 17g of fat each. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes. If you have cumin seeds, orange juice, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the lime juice you could follow this main course with the Lime Angel Food Cake with Lime Glaze and Pistachios as a dessert. Carne Asada Tacos, Carne Asada Tacos, and Carne Asada Tacos are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

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Combine first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring until sugar dissolves.
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Place onion in a small saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil; drain and plunge onion in ice water.
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Drain onion; add to juice mixture. Chill until ready to serve.
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Heat a large cast-iron skillet over high heat.
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Sprinkle chicken with oregano, cumin, salt, and pepper; toss to coat. Coat pan with cooking spray.
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Add chicken to pan; cook 4 minutes or until browned and done, stirring occasionally.
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Heat tortillas according to package directions. Divide chicken evenly among tortillas.
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Drain onion; divide evenly among tortillas. Top each tortilla with 2 tablespoons avocado and 1 tablespoon cheese; fold over.
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Serve with lime wedges, if desired.
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DifficultyMedium
Ready In30 m.
Servings4
Health Score24
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