Grilled Chicken Tacos with Pumpkin Seed Sauce

Name: Grilled Chicken Tacos with Pumpkin Seed Sauce
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 avocado, sliced; 79 milliliters chopped cilantro; 8 corn tortillas, warmed; 1 large clove garlic, peeled and sliced; 1 jalapeño pepper, stemmed and roughly chopped; 1 teaspoon lime juice; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 85 grams hulled untoasted pumpkin seeds; 1 leave romaine lettuce, torn into pieces; 680 grams boneless skinless chicken breast; 3 tomatillos; 0 white onion, peeled and sliced

The recipe Grilled Chicken Tacos with Pumpkin Seed Sauce could satisfy your Mexican craving in approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes. This recipe covers 36% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This main course has 552 calories, 47g of protein, and 27g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. It will be a hit at your The Fourth Of July event. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. If you have onion, romaine lettuce, jalapeño pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Heat a heavy sauté pan over medium high heat.

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Frying Pan

Add pumpkin seeds. When you hear first pumpkin seed pop, begin to stir the seeds, toasting just until all seeds have popped from flat to round.

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Pumpkin Seeds

Seeds

Pop

Let seeds cool. Set aside 2 tablespoons for garnish.

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Seeds

Place garlic and onion in a food processor. Blend until roughly chopped.

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Garlic

Onion

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Food Processor

Add pumpkin seeds and blend until roughly chopped.

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Pumpkin Seeds

Add tomatillos, romaine, jalapeño, and cilantro to food processor and pulse until mixture is a lightly chunky purée.

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Tomatillos

Cilantro

Romaine

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Food Processor

Heat oil in a medium sauce pot over medium high heat.

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Sauce

Cooking Oil

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Pot

Add pumpkin seed sauce and stir to combine. Simmer for 10 minutes.

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Pumpkin Seeds

Sauce

Add one cup water. Simmer sauce for another 20 minutes, until reduced and darkened in color. Stir in lime juice. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

Lime Juice

Sauce

Water

Heat a grill pan over medium high heat. Rub chicken breasts with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill until just cooked through, about 5 minutes per side.

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Chicken Breast

Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Grill Pan

Grill

Let chicken rest for 5 minutes then slice on the diagonal.

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Whole Chicken

Top each tortilla with slices of grilled chicken. Top with pumpkin seed sauce.

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Grilled Chicken

Pumpkin Seeds

Tortilla

Sauce

Garnish with toasted pumpkin seeds and slices of avocado.

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Pumpkin Seeds

Avocado

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Servings:

avocado, sliced 79milliliters

chopped cilantro 8

corn tortillas, warmed 1large clove

garlic, peeled and sliced 1

jalapeño pepper, stemmed and roughly chopped 1teaspoon

lime juice 1Tbsp

olive oil 85grams

hulled untoasted pumpkin seeds 1leave

romaine lettuce, torn into pieces 680grams

boneless skinless chicken breast 3

tomatillos 0

white onion, peeled and sliced

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Mexican works really well with Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. One wine you could try is Jimmy John's Vin De Sandwich Pinot Noir. It has 4.7 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 30 dollars.