Mile High Tacos
Authentic Chicken Tacos with Pineapple
This recipe was not handed down to me, I did not find it on the Food Network and I did not steal it from a restaurant. It's my own recipe I created based on eating tacos all over Denver.
Category
Appetizers and Snacks
Cuisine
Mexican
Main Ingredients
Meat and Poultry
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
20 min
Total Time
50 min
Ingredients
Serves 12
1 lb Chicken
1 large Yellow onion
1 8 oz can Green chiles
1 packet Taco seasoning
1 can Small pineapple chunks
1 pack Soft corn taco tortillas
1 large Sliced avocado
1 cup Chopped cilantro
Directions for Mile High Tacos
1
Chop chicken, fry
Dice up the chicken into 1/2-inch cubes. Throw in pan to fry on stove-top.2
Dice onion, fry
Dice up the onion into fine pieces and add to chicken in pany.3
Add taco seasoning
Once the chicken is cooked, add in the taco seasoning -- no need to add water, like the taco seasoning package will tell you to.4
Add green chiles
Once chicken and onions are fried up, add in the green chiles and mix together.5
Heat up tortillas
On an open flame on the stove-top or in a fry-pan, heat up the tortillas.6
Assemble tacos
Fill taco shell with chicken filling. Sprinkle cilantro on top, along with a handful of pineapple and one slice of avocado. Add hot sauce as you like - green Tobasco is recommended. (You may use two tortillas if you like - can prevent taco from falling apart.)Tip
You may flavor these in any additional way you like -- add jalapenos, use taco sauces or hot sauces (like Tapatio or green Tobasco sauce, which is what I recommend).
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