These are some of our favorite recipes, mostly from Cooking Light, but we tend to edit portions and ingredients
that suit our taste buds (e.g. when a recipe calls for 1 minced garlic clove, we use about 4 :) ).
Other recipes are passed down from family and friends.
Enjoy!

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Ancho Chicken Tacos with Cilantro Slaw and Avocado Cream

Yum yum yum! The avocado cream and slaw really make these tacos awesome ~ they'd be great additions to fish tacos too!


Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 tacos)
Total:

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1/4-inch strips
  • 3/4 teaspoon ancho chile powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • Cooking spray 
  • 1/8 teaspoon grated lime rind 
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, divided 
  • 1/4 cup fat free sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons 1% low-fat milk 
  • 1 ripe peeled avocado, diced 
  • 2 cups packaged angel hair slaw
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro 
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil 
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 8 (6-inch) corn tortillas

Preparation

  1. Heat a large skillet over high heat. Sprinkle chicken evenly with chile powder, garlic salt, and cumin. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken to pan; cook 4 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove chicken from pan.
  2. Combine rind, 1 tablespoon juice, and next 3 ingredients (through avocado) in a small bowl; mash with fork until only small chunks remain.
  3. Combine remaining 1 tablespoon juice, slaw, onions, cilantro, oil, and salt, tossing to coat.
  4. Heat tortillas according to directions. Divide chicken mixture evenly among tortillas. Top each tortilla with about 2 tablespoons avocado mixture and 1/4 cup slaw mixture.

Nutritional Information:

  • Calories: 319
  • Fat: 11.6g
  • Saturated fat: 2.3g
  • Monounsaturated fat: 5.5g
  • Polyunsaturated fat: 2.4g
  • Protein: 30g
  • Carbohydrate: 25.3g
  • Fiber: 5.1g
  • Cholesterol: 72mg
  • Iron: 1.3mg
  • Sodium: 385mg
  • Calcium: 80mg

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