One-Pan Tropical Chicken Tacos

One-Pan Tropical Chicken Tacos

#Spicy

🥘 Ingredients

  • Blackening Spice
    1 tbsp
  • Southwest Spice Blend
    1 tbsp
  • bell pepper
    2
  • chicken breast strips
    20 oz
  • cilantro
    1/4 oz
  • flour tortillas
    12 unit
  • hot sauce
    2 tsp
  • lime
    1
  • pepper
  • pineapple
    8 oz
  • salt
  • shallot
    2
  • sour cream
    1/2 c
  • vegetable oil
    4 tsp

🍳 Cookware

  • small bowl
  • large pan
  • paper towels
  1. 1
    Wash and dry all produce. Halve, peel, and thinly slice shallot . Mince a few slices until you have 1 tablespoon. (For 4 servings, thinly slice both shallots and mince until you have 2 tablespoons.) Halve, core, and deseed bell pepper , then thinly slice. Chop cilantro . Zest and halve lime . Drain pineapple over a small bowl , reserving juice. Roughly chop fruit.
    shallot: 2, bell pepper: 2, cilantro: 1/4 oz, lime: 1, pineapple: 8 oz
  2. 2
    In a medium bowl, combine pineapple, 1 tablespoon pineapple juice, minced shallot, cilantro, and lime zest. Squeeze in the juice from the lime halves. Season with a small pinch of salt . Toss to combine and set aside.
    salt
  3. 3
    Heat a drizzle of vegetable oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the sliced shallot, bell pepper, and a large pinch of salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and starting to char, 5-7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper , then transfer to a plate.
    vegetable oil: 4 tsp, pepper
  4. 4
    Pat chicken breast strips dry with paper towels . Heat another large drizzle of oil in the same pan over medium-high heat. Add half the Southwest Spice Blend and half the Blackening Spice (use all of both spices for 4 servings), along with a few large pinches of salt. Cook, tossing occasional, until cooked through, 4-6 minutes.
    chicken breast strips: 20 oz, Southwest Spice Blend: 1 tbsp, Blackening Spice: 1 tbsp
  5. 5
    While chicken cooks, in a small bowl, combine sour cream and hot sauce (to taste). Add water 1 teaspoon at a time until the mixture has a drizzling consistency. Season with salt.
    sour cream: 1/2 c, hot sauce: 2 tsp
  6. 6
    Wrap flour tortillas in damp paper towels. Microwave on high until warm, ⏱️ 30 seconds . Divide tortillas between plates, fill each with chicken and any concentration, with pineapple salsa. Spoon salsa over, as desired, and drizzle with crema, and serve.
    flour tortillas: 12 unit