Spicy Chicken Tacos

Prep Time:  20 minutes   |    Cook Time:  33 minutes   |    Total Time:  53 minutes   |    Servings:  6 tacos

Ingredients:

  • 2  Kirkwood  Chicken Breasts
  • 1½ teaspoons  Stonemill  Iodized Salt, divided
  • 1½ teaspoons  Stonemill  Ground Black Pepper, divided
  • 4 10-ounce cans  Casa Mamita  Diced Tomatoes with Green Chiles
  • 1 jalapeño, stem removed
  • 1 tablespoon  Stonemill  Ground Cumin
  • 1 tablespoon  Stonemill  Chili Powder
  • 1½ cups cilantro, chopped and divided
  • 6  Pueblo Lindo  White Corn Tortillas
  • ¼ cup diced red onion
  • 1 lime, cut into wedges

Directions:                                  

  1. Preheat oven to 400°.
  2. Season chicken breasts with ½ teaspoon of salt and ½ teaspoon pepper and place on baking sheet.
  3. Bake chicken for 13 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165°, refrigerate.
  4. In a food processor, combine diced tomatoes, jalapeño, remaining salt and pepper, cumin, chili powder and all but 1 tablespoon of chopped cilantro. Puree until ingredients are combined.
  5. Shred chilled chicken into small pieces. In a large sauté pan, combine 1 cup puree mixture with shredded chicken and simmer on low heat for 20 minutes.
  6. Serve atop warm corn tortillas and top with red onion, remaining puree and remaining 1 tablespoon cilantro. Garnish with lime wedges.

Recipe Courtesy of Chef Kevin, ALDI Test Kitchen