Grilled Chicken Tacos

August 13th, 2014

Who doesn’t love taco night? Our protein packed restaurant style grilled chicken tacos with a home made Pico- is very easy to make. Something the entire family can enjoy!

 

 

Ingredients: 

• 2 chicken breast (cut in half the long way)
• Olive oil
• Sea Salt
• 1 tablespoon Chilli Powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 Organic tomato
• 1/2  green bell pepper
• 1/2 red bell pepper
• 1/2 yellow bell pepper
• 1/2  red onion
• 1 bundle cilantro
• 1 lime
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 Serrano pepper
• 1 fresh jalapeño Chile pepper
• Scallions
• 1 Avocado
• Whole wheat wrap (low calorie wrap/tortilla of your choice)
• Cheddar Cheese

 

Cooking Instructions:

For Pico de Gallo:

1. Dice Organic tomato
2. Finely chop green bell pepper, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, red onion, green onion, and fresh minced garlic. 
3. 2 tablespoons of chopped cilantro
4. Finely chop ½ jalapeño & ½ of the Serrano pepper
5. Slice fresh lime & squeeze  lime juice onto ingredients. (use both halves)
6. Sprinkle sea salt to taste
7.  In a medium bowl, mix all ingredients. 

 

For Chicken Breast:

**For best results, marinade chicken over night.**

 

1. Clean and slice chicken breast-place in bowl.

 

2. Add olive oil, 1 tablespoon of chili powder, 1 teaspoon cumin, slice lime in ½ & squeeze one ½ onto the chicken breast.

 

3. Cover bowl, and allow chicken breast to marinade 1-2 hours in the fridge.

 

4. Allow chicken breast to sit out 30 minutes or until it’s room temperature before cooking.

 

5. Turn on grill pan to Med-High heat, coat pan with olive oil.

 

6. Remove chicken breast from marinade, pat dry and place chicken breast on the grill.

 

7. Grill for 6-8 minutes each side until done.

 

8. Remove from pan. And slice to your liking.

 

9. Warm whole wheat tortilla (by oven)

       10. Fill tortilla with chicken breast, top with fresh pico de gallo, sliced avocado, and cheddar cheese.

       11. Plate & Enjoy!

 

 

 

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