Island Tacos

bigwolverine's Note:

Flour tortillas stuffed with marinated chicken,teriyaki sauce,jack cheese,pineapple,lettuce, tomatoes & scallions.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4

Yield: 12.0 Tacos

TERIYAKI SAUCE

• 1 ¾ cups water
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup soy sauce
• ½ cup pineapple tidbits
• ¼ cup pineapple juice , from pineapple tidbits
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon onion powder
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger (or dry)

TACO FILLING

• 12 chicken tenderloins
• 12 (7 inch) flour tortillas
• 2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
• 4 cups shredded lettuce
• 1 ½ cups pineapple tidbits
• 2 medium tomatoes , chopped
• ½ cup chopped green onion (green part only)

Directions:

1. Make the teriyaki sauce by whisking cornstarch with water in a medium bowl. Add remaining sauce ingredients and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 7 to 10 minutes. Let cool before you use it for marinating .
2. Set aside 1 cup of the sauce. Use remaining sauce and pour over the chicken tenderloins in a medium bowl. Cover and let marinate 6 hours.
3. Preheat a large skillet over medium low heat. lightly oil skillet and saute chicken in a pan for 8-10 minutes or till cooks through and browned. slice each chicken into 3 or 4 pieces and put in a medium bowl.Microwave the reserved cup of teriyaki sauce for 30-60 seconds and pour sauce over sliced chicken in the bowl.
4. Preheat another skillet over medium heat. Toss a tortilla into the pan for a minute, then flip over and add 2 to 3 tablespoons of shredded cheese across the center. Let tortilla sit in pan until cheese starts melting. Remove tortilla and spoon equivalent of 1 chicken tenderloin into the tortilla. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of teriyaki sauce ( from reserved sauce poured over chicken) over the chicken in each taco.
5. Arrange the rest of the taco with shredded lettuce, 1 or 2 tablespoons of pineapple and tomato, and a few green onion pieces. Repeat the process for the remaining tacos.