Soft Tacos With Spicy Chicken

Name: Soft Tacos With Spicy Chicken
Prep time: 37 min
Cook time: 37 min
Total time: 37 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 3 chicken breast halves, skinned; 2 canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, seeded and finely chopped; 12 soft corn tortillas; 237 milliliters dark beer, preferably Mexican; 59 milliliters chopped fresh cilantro; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano; 1 finely chopped red onion; 355 milliliters salsa; 0 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters white wine vinegar

Soft Tacos With Spicy Chicken might be just the Mexican recipe you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 259 calories, 16g of protein, and 8g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. Only Head to the store and pick up bay leaf, cilantro, chicken breast halves, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. It works well as a rather inexpensive main course.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 30

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Oven

Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. In a small bowl, combine the bay leaf, oregano, chipotle chiles (or another mildly hot fresh chile, seeded and finely chopped), onion, and vinegar. Allow to marinate for at least an hour or overnight.

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Chicken Breast

Chipotle Chiles

Salt And Pepper

Bay Leaves

Oregano

Vinegar

Chili Pepper

Onion

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Bowl

Heat olive oil in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Saut chicken for about 10 minutes, or until brown. Turn the chicken and cook for another 20 minutes or until tender and cooked through.

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Olive Oil

Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan

Splash in 3/4 cup beer, a little at a time. As the chicken cooks, add more beer as needed to keep chicken from drying out. Test for doneness by making an incision with a knife; no pinkness means the chicken is done. (Or test with a meat thermometer; internal temperature should be 170.)

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Meat

Beer

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Knife

Remove chicken from skillet and allow to cool slightly.

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Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan

When the chicken is nearly done, wrap 6 tortillas at a time in aluminum foil.

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Wrap

Whole Chicken

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Aluminum Foil

Place on a baking sheet and bake in a 300 oven for about 5 minutes or until warm. Repeat with remaining tortillas. Line a basket with a napkin, and place warmed tortillas in basket.

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Tortilla

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Deglaze the pan with remaining 1/4 cup of beer. Cook for 2 minutes. Pull the chicken off the bone into bite-size strips. Toss with the pan juices and scatter the chopped cilantro over the top.

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Cilantro

Whole Chicken

Beer

Bone

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Frying Pan

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Servings:

bay leaf 0teaspoons

freshly ground black pepper 3

chicken breast halves, skinned 2

canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, seeded and finely chopped 12

soft corn tortillas 237milliliters

dark beer, preferably Mexican 59milliliters

chopped fresh cilantro 2Tbsps

olive oil 1teaspoons

chopped fresh oregano 1

finely chopped red onion 355milliliters

salsa 0teaspoons

salt 59milliliters

white wine vinegar

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 Ken Wright Cellars Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. It has 4.3 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 32 dollars.

Ken Wright Cellars Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

#33 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2020The Ken Wright Cellars Willamette Valley Pinot Noir is a representation of many of the single vineyard Pinot Noir sites in one bottle. Ripe rainier cherry, red plum and blackberry are nestled between notes of rose petal, cedar and turned earth. The wine is vibrant and lively on the palate with a generous finish.