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Easy Grilled Chicken Tacos | PiperCooks
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Easy Chicken Tacos

Quick & easy grilled chicken tacos with homemade taco seasoning, corn tortillas, grilled Mexican corn, queso blanco, pickled red onions and cilantro.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Mexican Inspired
Servings: 2
Calories: 448kcal
Author: Jacqueline Piper

Ingredients

For the Chicken:

  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon cooking oil
  • salt and pepper to taste

For the Tacos:

  • 6 corn tortillas
  • Toppings: lettuce corn (elote cut off the cob, plus extra sauce), pickled red onions, queso blanco or other cheese, cilantro, etc.

For the corn

  • 4 ears of corn
  • Lime juice from one or two limes or about 1 tbsp

For the sauce for the corn

  • ¼ cup mayo
  • ½ tablespoon lime juice
  • ¼ teaspoon chipotle chili powder or less for less spicy
  • ¼ teaspoon Tajin Chile Lime Seasoning instead of chipotle chile powder
  • ¼ cup queso blanco crumbled
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • small handful of cilantro chopped

Instructions

For the Chicken:

  • Coat the chicken in oil and then sprinkle with taco seasoning and salt and pepper. Roll around so it's completely and evenly coated. Let sit while you preheat the grill to medium.
  • Squeeze fresh lime juice on the corn.
  • Make the sauce for the corn by mixing all the ingredients in a bowl.
  • Prepare any other toppings.
  • Grill the chicken over medium, for about 9-10 minutes, flipping once until 165°F internally. Grill the corn with the chicken.
  • Let sit 10 minutes, then cut into slices.
  • Slice the corn off the cob and mix it with most of the sauce, saving some to drizzle on the tacos.

For the Tacos:

  • Spread the sauce down the middle of each tortilla. Lay a few slices of the chicken on top, then the corn, pickled red onions and some cilantro. Or use other toppings if you like.
  • Serve immediately.

Notes

Taco Seasoning
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper

Nutrition

Calories: 448kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 52g | Fat: 10g | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 2mg