Spicy Chicken-Pineapple Tacos
Prep: 15 min., Chill: 4 hr., Cook: 10 min.
Yield: Makes 6 tacos
Ingredients
- 1 pound skinned and boned chicken thighs, chopped
- 1 (8-oz.) can pineapple tidbits in juice, drained
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon Mexican-style chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 6 (8-inch) soft taco-size corn or flour tortillas, warmed
- Toppings: chopped radishes, fresh cilantro leaves, crumbled queso fresco, chopped onions, chopped jalapeño
Preparation
1. Combine chicken and next 9 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic freezer bag. Seal and chill 4 to 24 hours.
2. Cook chicken mixture in hot oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring often, 10 minutes or until chicken is done. Serve mixture with warm tortillas and desired toppings.
Note: For testing purposes only, we used McCormick Gourmet Collection Mexican-Style Chili Powder.
Note: Nutritional analysis is per taco with flour tortilla and 1/2 cup chicken mixture (not including toppings).
Nutritional Information
- Calories:
- 230
- Fat:
- 10.4g (sat 2.3g,mono 3.5g,poly 1g)
- Protein:
- 15.5g
- Carbohydrate:
- 17.7g
- Fiber:
- 0.8g
- Cholesterol:
- 50mg
- Iron:
- 1.8mg
- Sodium:
- 564mg
- Calcium:
- 62mg





