Chicken Tacos with Tangerine-Lime Crema

Quinoa Avocado Salad
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Ingredients

  • 1 tsp ancho chile powder
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp kosher salt, divided
  • ¼ tsp ground pepper
  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed
  • 4-5 Pixie tangerines or clementines, divided, plus wedges for serving
  • 1-2 limes, divided, plus wedges for serving
  • ½ cup reduced-fat sour cream
  • 2 tsp canola oil
  • 2 cups packed thinly sliced red cabbage
  • ¼ cup chopped scallions
  • 2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
  • 8 whole-wheat flour tortillas (6-inch), warmed

Instructions

  1. To prepare chicken: Combine chile powder, cumin, garlic powder, ½ tsp salt and pepper in a small bowl.
  2. Place chicken between sheets of plastic wrap and pound with the smooth side of a meat mallet to an even ½-inch thickness. Sprinkle the chicken with the spice mixture; set aside.
  3. Zest and juice enough tangerines (or clementines) and limes to get 1 tsp zest of each and 1 tsp plus 2 Tbsp juice of each.
  4. To prepare crema: Combine 1 tsp each of the tangerine zest and lime zest, 1 tsp each of the tangerine juice and lime juice, sour cream and ¼ tsp salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
  5. To prepare slaw: Combine the remaining 2 Tbsp each tangerine juice and lime juice, ¼ tsp salt and oil in a medium bowl.
  6. Peel 3 tangerines and halve the segments. Add to the bowl along with cabbage, scallions and cilantro; toss to coat.
  7. Coat a grill pan with cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat or preheat an outdoor grill to medium-high. Grill the reserved chicken until no longer pink in the middle, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
  8. Transfer to a clean cutting board; let rest for 5 minutes, then slice.
  9. To assemble the tacos, drizzle tortillas with a little crema and top with chicken, slaw and a little more crema. Serve with tangerine and lime wedges, if desired.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 3 Tbsp lime juice
  • 2 Tbsp avocado oil
  • ¾ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp ground pepper
  • 3 cups cooked quinoa, cooled
  • 2 medium avocados, chopped
  • 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
  • 1 cup diced cucumber
  • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 scallion, sliced

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Whisk lime juice, oil, garlic powder, salt and pepper in a medium bowl.
  2. Add quinoa, avocados, tomatoes, cucumber, cilantro and scallion; stir gently until combined.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 4 4
Calories
379
414
793
Fat (g) 10 25 35
Sat. Fat (g) 3 3 6
Protein (g) 31 9 40
Carb (g) 54 44 98
Fiber (g) 6 12 18
Sodium (mg) 735 313 1048

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