Basic Soft Chicken Tacos

Submitted by Charishma_Ramchandani

"From this week's Thursday magazine's "SlimLines" column on the weekly task of how to lose weight and get fit!"

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 600 g boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch strips
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt
• pepper
• 12 medium flour tortillas
• 1 1⁄2 limes
• salsa, as required
• guacamole, as required
• diced tomato, as required
• shredded lettuce, as required

directions

1. Brush the olive oil all over the chicken strips.
2. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper.
3. Place a skillet or grill pan over high heat.
4. Lightly coat with oil.
5. Cook the chicken about 2-4 minutes per side, until cooked through and place on a cooking board to rest for 5 minutes.
6. Cut the limes in half, pierce the juice side with a fork and twist to release the juices over the cooked chicken.
7. Cut the chicken into thin slices across the grain and then cut each slice into bite-sized pieces.
8. Warm the flour tortillas by first dipping them in water and then placing them in a dry pan over low heat.
9. Use tongs to lift out.
10. Wrap in a towel to keep warm.
11. Assemble the tacos at the table with salsa, guacamole, diced tomatoes and shredded lettuce.

Reviews

[JSkizzle]

These were delicious! I used hot salsa for an extra kick. I really liked the lime taste. I followed the recipe exactly as posted. I wouldn't change a thing. I had some sour cream on the side for dipping. I served them with Spanish rice.