Chipotle Chicken Tacos

Shredded chicken in a chicken broth, tomato, onion, garlic, chipotle sauce. Taco mixture is seasoned with cinnamon, star anise, fresh ground black pepper, and oregano. Chipotle chicken is served in corn tortillas and topped with shredded lettuce, cheese, cilantro and sour cream.
Ingredients -
 
2 tablespoons Canola Oil
1 small White Onion
2 cloves of Garlic, crushed
pinch Fresh Ground Black Pepper
1 teaspoon Dried Oregano
1 cup Chicken Broth
1 (14-½ ounces) can Whole Tomatoes, chopped, reserve juice
1 pound Boneless, Skinless, Chicken Breasts
1 to 2 Chipotle Peppers canned in Adobo Sauce, finely chopped
1 Cinnamon Stick
1 Whole Piece of Star Anise
Salt, to taste

12 Corn Tortillas
1 cup grated Monterrey Jack Cheese
1 cup Romaine Lettuce, cut into fine strips
1 cup Fresh Cilantro, finely shopped
Sour Cream
 
Preparation:
 

1. Heat canola oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add white onion, garlic, fresh ground black pepper, and oregano.

2. Cook until onion is crisp-tender.

3. Add chicken broth, reserved tomato juice, and chicken breasts.

4. Cover saucepan; simmer chicken until no longer pink and cooked through.

5. Remove chicken to plate and allow to cool.

6. Add tomatoes, chipotle peppers, cinnamon stick, and star anise to the saucepan. Cook until liquid has reduced in half.

7. Shred chicken with a fork.

8. Return chicken to the saucepan and heat through.

9. Remove cinnamon and star anise from saucepan.

10. Warm the corn tortillas.

11. Spoon chicken across center of tortilla.

12. Sprinkle Monterrey Jack cheese, shredded lettuce, and cilantro over chicken and top with sour cream.

 
Variations and Recipe Ideas:
 
 
 





Cooking Tip

Chipotle Peppers
If you want your chipotle chicken tacos a bit hotter, add additional chipotles peppers to the sauce.

Cooking Tip

Corn Tortillas
Flour tortillas in a small taco size are fine for this recipe. If you choose to use flour tortillas, add a small amount of oil to a saucepan and brown both sides, being careful not to cook too long or the tortillas lose their flexibility.


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