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Garlic-Chipotle Chicken Tacos

Description
A family recipe for Garlic-Chipotle Chicken Tacos.

Ingredients

  • Serves 4
  • 40 minutes
  • 1 Tbls Chopped fresh garlic
  • 1 Tbls minced chipotle chili, canned in adobo sauce
  • 2 Tbls canola oil, divided
  • 1 pound chicken cutlets
  • 3/4 tsp kosher salt, divided
  • 3/4 tsp black pepper, divided
  • Cooking spray
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 small red bell pepper, quartered
  • 1 small green bell pepper, quartered
  • 1 small vidalia onion, cut into 1/2″ rings
  • 8 6″ corn tortillas
  • 1/2 cup shredded green leaf lettuce
  • Preheat grill to medium-high heat
  • Avocado and Orange Salad

Instructions

  1. Combine garlic, chipotle, and 1 tbls oil; rub evenly over chicken.
  2. Sprinkle with 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp black pepper.
  3. Place on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 3 minutes on each side or until done.
  4. Remove from grill; keep warm.
  5. Combine remaining oil, remaining salt, remaining black pepper, and chili powder in a large bowl.
  6. Add bell peppers and onion; toss gently to coat.
  7. Place vegetables on grill rack; grill 5 minutes on each side or until soft and charred.
  8. Place tortillas on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 30 seconds on each side or until lightly charred.
  9. Thinly slice chicken.
  10. Divide chicken, bell peppers, onion, an lettuce among tortillas.
  11. Combine 1 Tbls minced garlic, 1 tsp olive oil, 1/2 tsp black pepper, and 1/4 tsp kosher salt in a medium bowl.
  12. Peel and section 1 orange; squeeze membranes to extract juice into bowl.
  13. Stir garlic mixture with a whisk.
  14. Add orange sections, 1/2 cup halved grape tomatoes, 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion, and 1 sup sliced avocado to garlic mixture; toss gently.

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