Corn tortillas are loaded with flavorful shredded chicken, a charred corn salsa, and topped with a hearty drizzle of avocado cilantro lime sauce and crumbled cotija cheese. They're Mexican street corn turned into tacos!
3cupsshredded cooked chicken, about 1 pound chicken breasts - see notes below
¼cupfreshly squeezed lime juice
Zest of one lime
Salt and pepper
Toppings
Cotija cheese
Lime wedges
8-10corn tortillas
Instructions
Avocado cilantro lime sauce
Place all ingredients in a food processor or blender and pulse until smooth.
If it's too thick, add water a teaspoon at a time and pulse again to combine. Repeat until desired consistency is achieved. Set aside.
Avocado corn salsa
In a large saucepan, heat 1 Tablespoon olive oil over medium high heat.
Add corn kernels and stir occasionally, until starting to brown (5-10 minutes).
Add chili powder, salt and pepper and stir to coat and combine. Transfer to medium bowl and wipe out pan (you'll use it for the chicken prep).
Add avocado, scallions, cilantro and lime juice to bowl and toss or stir to combine. Salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
Shredded chicken
In a large saucepan, heat 1 Tablespoon olive oil over medium heat.
Add onion and saute until softened. Add garlic, cumin, chili powder, paprika and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Add remaining 2 Tablespoons olive oil and shredded chicken and stir to coat. Add lime juice and lime zest, and stir to combine. Salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to medium bowl and cover.
Assembly
Heat tortillas in your preferred method. I like to place them stacked in a small warmed saucepan, cover and heat for 5-10 seconds. Then I flip the stack over, cover, and heat for another 5-10 seconds. Transfer to tortilla warmer or covered bowl until serving.
To assemble, top each tortilla with chicken, salsa, sauce, crumbled cotija cheese and serve with a lime wedge to squeeze on top. Enjoy!
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Notes
Shredded chicken: You can use a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken and shred it, but my preferred method is to bake 1 pound of chicken breasts and season it myself - see this post with detailed instructions and step by step photos on how to make your own shredded chicken.