Chipotle Ground Chicken Tacos
Tender ground chicken cooked with chipotle chili powder, ground cumin, and green chiles in a flour tortilla, all topped with a Tomato Salsa and Cilantro Crema.
Ingredients
For the Chipotle Ground Chicken Tacos:
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 cup minced onions
- ¼ cup tomato sauce
- 1 tbsp. chipotle chili powder
- 1 tbsp. minced garlic
- ½ tsp. kosher salt
- ½ tsp. ground cumin
- 1 pound Bell and Evans Air Chilled Ground Chicken
- ½ tsp. kosher salt
- 7 ounces drained chopped canned green chilies
- 8 small flour tortillas
- 1 avocado, sliced
For the Tomato Salsa:
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 cup diced plum tomatoes
- 1 minced jalapeno
- ¼ cup red onion, diced
- 2 tbsp. lime juice
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ¼ tsp. kosher salt
- ¼ tsp. black pepper
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
For the Cilantro Crema:
- ¼ cup cilantro
- ½ cup each mayonnaise and sour cream
- ½ tsp. chili powder
- 2 tbsp. each lime juice and lime zest
- 1 sliced scallion
- 2 cloves minced garlic
Instructions
For the Tacos:
- Begin by cooking the chicken: In a large skillet, heat the oil on low heat. Cook the onion until it is soft, about ten minutes. Stir in the tomato sauce, chili powder, garlic and cumin and cook one minute. Add the ground chicken and salt. Break up the chicken and cook for about ten minutes or until the meat is no longer pink and cooked through. Stir in the green chiles and cover to keep warm.
- While the chicken simmers make the salsa and the crema. In a skillet, on medium heat, toast each tortilla on both sides. Fill each tortilla with the chicken, some salsa, the crema, and the avocado.
For the Tomato Salsa:
- Simply mix together all the ingredients.
For Cilantro Crema:
- Place all the ingredients in a bowl and stir together.
Nutrition
Calories: 420kcal
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