Chipotle Chicken Tacos
These savory chicken tacos feature tender chicken simmered in a smoky chipotle-tomato sauce, perfect for a flavorful weeknight meal.
Ingredients
- •4-6 Chicken breast
- •1 Yellow onion
- •3 Garlic cloves
- •½ cup Chicken broth
- •3-4 Chipotle chiles with sauce
- •10 oz Tomato sauce
- •½ t Cumin
- •1 t Oregano
- • Salt
- • Pepper
- •3 Limes
- • Cilantro
- • Onion
- • Cojita cheese
- • Tortillas
- • Oil
- • Taco seasoning packet
Instructions
- 1
Add oil to a Dutch oven and place over medium heat. Slice the yellow onion and add it to the Dutch oven.
- 2
Stir the onions in the Dutch oven until they have softened.
- 3
Transfer the softened onions, garlic cloves, chicken broth, and chipotle chiles with sauce to a blender.
- 4
Blend the mixture until it is completely smooth.
- 5
Place the chicken breasts into the Dutch oven, then pour the blended chipotle mixture over the chicken.
- 6
Pour the tomato sauce over the chicken and stir everything to combine.
- 7
Add the cumin, oregano, salt, and pepper to the Dutch oven, or use a taco seasoning packet as an alternative.
- 8
Stir the ingredients once more, then cover the Dutch oven with a lid.
- 9
Simmer the chicken mixture on low heat for approximately one hour, or until the chicken is very tender and shreds easily.
- 10
Squeeze the juice from one lime into the cooked chicken mixture.
- 11
Assemble your tacos using the prepared chicken and desired toppings such as cilantro, fresh onion, and Cojita cheese. Serve and enjoy.
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