Description
These Chili Lime Chicken Tacos with Grilled Pineapple Salsa are a burst of flavors in every bite. Tangy, spicy chicken paired with sweet and smoky pineapple salsa, all topped with a creamy avocado crema – these tacos are a fiesta for your taste buds!
Ingredients
Scale
All Purpose Chili Lime Chicken:
- 1 Recipe All Purpose Chili Lime Chicken
Grilled Pineapple Salsa:
- 1 Recipe Grilled Pineapple Salsa
Tacos:
- 6–8 corn tortillas or 4 flour tortillas
- 1/2 cup Monterrey or Pepper Jack cheese, more or less (optional)
- 1 medium avocado
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon lime juice, plus more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
- 1/4 tsp EACH ground cumin, garlic powder
Instructions
- Prepare Chili Lime Chicken: Follow the recipe for All Purpose Chili Lime Chicken.
- Prepare Grilled Pineapple Salsa: Follow the recipe for Grilled Pineapple Salsa.
- Avocado Crema: Blend avocado, sour cream, mayonnaise, lime juice, salt, cumin, and garlic powder until smooth. Adjust lime juice and salt to taste. Refrigerate if not using immediately.
- Assemble Tacos: Melt cheese on tortillas, then top with Chili Lime Chicken, Pineapple Salsa, and Avocado Crema.
Notes
- You can customize these tacos with additional toppings like cilantro, diced tomatoes, or hot sauce.
- For a vegetarian option, substitute the chicken with grilled tofu or veggies.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Grilling, Mixing
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 taco
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
Keywords: Chili Lime Chicken Tacos, Grilled Pineapple Salsa, Mexican Tacos, Taco recipe, Avocado Crema
