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Cinco de Mayo Adobe Chicken Tacos

Cinco de Mayo Adobe Chicken Tacos

Celebrate this Cinco de Mayo with Adobe Chicken Tacos! Chicken Thighs rubbed with Mexican spices, browned, and braised in crushed tomatoes, vinegar, peppers, and onions. The perfect kick-off to the festivities! 

 

Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp Olive oil — SGC #065312
  • 1 tbsp Ancho chile powder — SGC #393788
  • 1 tbsp Mexican oregano, dried — SGC #170761
  • 1 lbs Chicken thighs — SGC #219546
  • 1 cup Green bell peppers, diced — SGC #192419
  • 1 cup Yellow bell peppers, diced — SGC #193277
  • 1/2 cup Yellow onion — SGC #191966
  • 1 cup sour cream — SGC #193046
  • 1 cups Low-sodium chicken stock — SGC #090464
  • 3 cups crushed tomatoes — SGC #080051
  • 1 tbsp Red wine vinegar — SGC #125417
  • 1 tbsp Paprika — SGC #170811
  • 1 tbsp Cayenne pepper — SGC #171389
  • 20 ea Corn tortillas (6 inch) — SGC #212703
  • 20 ea Lime wedges, fresh — SGC #192625
  • 3 cups Coleslaw — SGC #191239

 

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
  2. Heat olive oil in large pot over medium-high flame.
  3. In a bowl, mix ancho chile powder and Mexican oregano; rub on chicken thighs. Brown seasoned chicken thighs on each side for 2 minutes; remove from pot. Add bell peppers and onion to pot. Add the chicken stock, crushed tomatoes, red wine vinegar, paprika and cayenne; simmer for 3 minutes. Return chicken thighs to pot; cover and place in oven for 30-45 minutes or until chicken reaches 165 degrees. When finished cooking, shred chicken and leave in cooking juices.
  4. For coleslaw, mix 1 cup of reduced fat sour cream with 2 tsp red wine vinegar and toss with 3 cups of coleslaw vegetables. Let sit in refrigerator for 1 hour.
  5. To serve, place shredded chicken in the center of the corn tortillas, top with coleslaw, fold over and hold it closed with a fresh lime wedge.