Description
Zesty, easy, and quick way to make chicken tacos that are delicious and diet-friendly. Other options for toppings would be low-fat sour cream, 2% reduced-fat Mexican cheese blend, and salsa.
Ingredients
- 1 pound thinly sliced chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
- 3 limes, juiced, divided
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin, divided
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder, divided
- 2 teaspoons ground chipotle pepper, divided
- 2 red bell peppers, cut into thin strips
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 jalapeno peppers – stemmed, seeded, and thinly sliced
- 4 multi-grain tortillas, or more to taste
- 1 bunch cilantro, chopped
Instructions
- Combine chicken
- juice of 1 lime
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- and 1 teaspoon chipotle pepper in a bowl; allow to marinate for 10 minutes.
- Saute red bell peppers
- onion
- jalapeno peppers
- juice of 1 lime
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- and 1 teaspoon chipotle pepper in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat until vegetables are tender yet crisp
- about 5 minutes.
- Transfer chicken mixture to a separate non-stick skillet over medium-high heat; saute until chicken is no longer pink in the center
- 5 to 10 minutes.
- Layer tortillas between paper towels on a microwave-safe plate; heat in microwave until warmed
- 10 to 20 seconds.
- Spoon vegetables and chicken onto tortillas; top with cilantro and lime juice.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Servings: 4