Chicken Tacos with Pineapple Salsa

Description

These chicken tacos with homemade pineapple salsa are quickly assembled once you’ve marinated the chicken. The actual grill time is only about 6 minutes.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup tomatoes, seeded and diced
  • 1 medium red onion, diced, divided
  • 1 cup diced fresh pineapple
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon white sugar
  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch strips
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 8 (7 inch) tortillas, or more as needed
  • 1 cup shredded lettuce
  • 8 dashes Sriracha sauce, or more to taste (Optional)

Instructions

  1. Combine tomatoes
  2. 1/2 cup diced red onion
  3. pineapple
  4. and cilantro in a medium bowl. Add 1 tablespoon lime juice
  5. salt
  6. and sugar; toss to combine. Cover salsa with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
  7. Place the remaining red onion in the bowl of a small food processor. Add juice of one lime and process until finely ground
  8. about 3 minutes.
  9. Place chicken strips into a shallow dish. Slather onion mixture over the chicken
  10. and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
  11. Preheat an outdoor grill to high heat
  12. about 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly oil the grill.
  13. Cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear
  14. 3 to 4 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove to a plate.
  15. Lightly brown the tortillas on the grill for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Drain the salsa.
  16. Thinly slice the chicken
  17. against the grain. Lay tortillas out on plates
  18. top with lettuce
  19. chicken
  20. pineapple salsa
  21. and Sriracha sauce.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins

Servings: 4

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