Chicken Tacos with Creamy Cilantro Lime Sauce

Nov 22, 2019 | Food Recipes

Chicken Tacos with Creamy Cilantro Lime Sauce

Spicy grilled chicken & avocado tacos finished with a creamy cilantro lime sauce. These tasty tacos are packed with flavour and take under 30 minutes to make!

Take your fave chicken tacos to the next level with this fresh cilantro cream sauce. Cilantro is a herb that is used often in Mexican cuisine. These tacos are a more traditional take compared to Taco Bell.

The chicken and avocado make a delicious combo. The real STAR of the show is the fresh-picked, flavour-filled, cilantro lime sauce. It’s creamy, zesty and really makes this dish next level. If you love spicy, this pairs perfectly with some Valentina Hot Sauce!

Instructions

Chicken

Chop chicken breasts into small thin pieces. In a medium bowl mix together olive oil, garlic, chili, cajun, and salt. Toss chicken to coat completely. Cover and refrigerate for 10 minutes up to 24 hours.

Heat frying pan on high for 1 minute. Add the olive oil and chicken. Cook chicken over medium heat until charred and cooked through, 10-15 minutes.

Cilantro Lime Sauce

Add the sour cream, cilantro, garlic, lime juice and salt & pepper to blender or food processor. Blend until creamy. (30 seconds to a minute)

Assemble

Add shredded lettuce on bottom, add chicken, add avocado and top with cilantro sauce. If you really love cilantro add a few fresh leaves on top.

Ingredients

Chicken

1 pound of chicken breast cut in slices

1 tbsp olive oil

2 clove garlic crushed or minced

1 tbsp chili powder

1/4 teaspoon of cajun seasoning 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Cilantro Lime Sauce

1/2 cup sour cream

1/4 cup cilantro

1 tbsp garlic

1 teaspoon lime juice

salt and pepper to taste

Additional Ingredients

2 ripe avocados, sliced

6-8 small corn tortillas

1 cup of ice berg lettuce shredded