Cinco De Mayo Chicken Tacos
INGREDIENTS:
- 2lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
Pico:
- 4 plum tomatoes
- ½ white onion
- 1 large poblano pepper
- 3 limes (one for juice, two for wedges for serving)
- ½ bunch of cilantro
Marinade:
- 1 cup greek yogurt
- ½ tsp oregano
- ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp chili powder
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
STEPS:
- Mix chicken and all marinade ingredients together in a plastic baggie. Massage it thoroughly to make sure everything is well mixed and incorporated with all the chicken being covered. Refrigerate overnight.
- Day of, dice up all veg for pico and season with salt to taste.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees
- Sear chicken thighs on both sides over medium high heat using oil. Roughly 3-4 minutes each side
- Transfer chicken to an oven safe dish or pan, roast another 10-12 minutes or until the internal temp reaches 165
- Lightly pan fry corn tortillas in the same pan used to sear the chicken, add a tiny bit more oil if needed.
- Chop up chicken, serve onto warm tortillas with pico. Add lime wedges for garnish.
- Wait for the inevitable chorus of applause from those lucky enough to have eaten your food!
