Garlic Lime Chicken Street Tacos
Try this fresh and flavorful recipe for Garlic Lime Chicken Street Tacos. I cook garlic lime chicken in a skillet and add simple taco toppings like Organic Homemade Salsa With Fresh Tomatoes, avocado, cilantro and sour cream for an easy breezy taco night that is sure to be a hit!
If you love organic tacos as much as I do, make sure to check out BBQ Chicken Tacos, Garlic Lime Chicken Taco Salad with Avocado Dressing, Chili Lime Ahi Fish Tacos, Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Street Tacos, or Sweet Chili Chicken Soft Tacos.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Recipe Name: Garlic Lime Chicken Street Tacos
- Ready In: 30 minutes
- Makes: 8 servings
- Main Ingredients: chicken thighs, avocado, taco seasoning, tortillas
- Flavor Profile: zesty lime chicken with creamy avocado and onion
- Dietary Info: eggless, no seed oils, gluten free
- Difficulty: Easy!
- Why You’ll Love It: naturally gluten free, easy dinner
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Bold and Flavorful: These Garlic Lime Chicken Tacos offer an irresistible combination of zesty lime and aromatic garlic that enhances the natural flavors of the chicken.
- Minimal Organic Ingredients: Made with organic chicken and fresh ingredients like onion, avocado, and cilantro for a simple yet satisfying meal!
- Quick and Easy: This recipe for Garlic Lime Chicken Tacos is perfect for busy weeknights or casual gatherings. With simple ingredients and an easy cooking process, you can have delicious chicken tacos in no time, without compromising on taste or quality.
Ingredients
- Chicken: In this recipe I use organic boneless skinless chicken thighs, I usually find these at Costco. You could use bone in thighs, but I find the boneless is easier here.
- Garlic: You can use organic garlic cloves or minced garlic, either works.
- Taco Seasoning: I use Organic Homemade Taco Seasoning that way all you need is once spice for maximum flavor!
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil: I use olive oil for flavor, but avocado oil also works too!
- Corn Tortillas: I use organic corn tortillas so these are naturally gluten free, but flour tortillas also work.
- Salsa: Sometimes we make my Organic Homemade Salsa WIth Fresh Tomatoes or sometimes we get green salsa, both are delicious options!
- Sour Cream: This is optional for toppings, but I love the cool contrast a little sour cream on top adds!
*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.
Tips for Garlic Lime Chicken Street Tacos
- While the chicken is cooking, prep the other ingredients such as slicing avocado, dicing the onion, and chopping cilantro.
- A trick to get the perfect amount of sour cream on your tacos is to put it in a piping bag (or a zip bag and cut a hole in the corner), this way you can drizzle it on top and you get sour cream in every bite.
- If you're only making tacos for two, you can still prep the rest of the ingredients because that way you can easily prepare leftovers the next day. I just leave the avocado in the shell, but the onions and cilantro stay good in the fridge for a few days and it makes heating up lunch super easy!
- You can use whatever kind of tortillas you have on hand. This recipe is delicious with corn or flour, and I make it both ways frequently.
How to Make Garlic Lime Chicken Street Tacos
- To make the chicken: Sprinkle the taco seasoning on top of the chicken thighs.
- In a large skillet over medium/high heat, lightly brown the garlic and olive oil.
- Once the garlic starts sizzling, add in chicken. Then, add in the lime slices, squeezing in a little lime juice on top of the chicken.
- Once the chicken is browned on one side, about 5 minutes, flip and cover skillet turn down to medium, cook until internal temperature is 160°F.
- While the chicken is cooking I like to chop the onions, cilantro and avocado for the toppings.
- Remove chicken (leaving lime slices in pan) and chop into bite sized pieces.
- In a skillet over medium heat, warm the tortillas until warm.
- Assemble the tacos by adding chicken, onion, avocado, salsa, sour cream, cilantro and a squeeze of lime!
Recipe FAQ's
Yes, you can use flour or con! I used corn here, but I've also made these with flour.
Yes, you can use breasts, but the thighs have more fat, therefore more flavor. Breasts can dry out easier, which is why I like thighs for this.
These are mild (trust me, I don't do well with spice!). So, adjust accordingly if you want more heat you can add in cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes to the chicken. Or, you can also use a spicier salsa too.
Yes, if you skip the sour cream or just use a dairy free sour cream. I like Forager.
I like to serve these with white onion, avocado, salsa, sour cream, cilantro and lime.
If you have leftovers, store the chicken in a tupperware and the toppings all in separate tupperware for up to 5 days. This way you heat tortillas and assemble tacos easily for leftovers!
Serving Ideas
- Enjoy with chips and 3 Ingredient Mango Guacamole or Bone Broth Queso Dip.
- I love a cool drink like Organic Pink Lemonade, Blood Orange Lemonade or Strawberry Limeade with these.
- End taco night with a cool treat like Homemade Mint Chocolate Chip Fro Yo, Orange Creamsicle Popsicles, or Raspberry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Without Eggs.
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Garlic Lime Chicken Street Tacos
Equipment
- Cast Iron Skillet
- Mixing Bowl
- Cutting Board
- Knife
Ingredients
For the Chicken
- 2 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1 to 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 4 large garlic cloves
- 1 lime (sliced)
For the Tacos
- 8 corn tortillas
- 1 avocado (sliced)
- 1 white onion (diced)
- 1 bushel cilantro (chopped)
- salsa
- sour cream
- lime wedges
Instructions
- To make the chicken: Sprinkle the taco seasoning on top of the chicken thighs.
- In a large skillet over medium/high heat, lightly brown the garlic and olive oil.
- Once the garlic starts sizzling, add in chicken. Then, add in the lime slices, squeezing in a little lime juice on top of the chicken.
- Once the chicken is browned on one side, about 5 minutes, flip and cover skillet turn down to medium, cook until internal temperature is 160°F.
- While the chicken is cooking I like to chop the onions, cilantro and avocado for the toppings.
- Remove chicken (leaving lime slices in pan) and chop into bite sized pieces.
- In a skillet over medium heat, warm the tortillas until warm.
- Assemble the tacos by adding chicken, onion, avocado, salsa, sour cream, cilantro and a squeeze of lime!
Notes
- While the chicken is cooking, prep the other ingredients such as slicing avocado, dicing the onion, and chopping cilantro.
- A trick to get the perfect amount of sour cream on your tacos is to put it in a piping bag (or a zip bag and cut a hole in the corner), this way you can drizzle it on top and you get sour cream in every bite.
- If you're only making tacos for two, you can still prep the rest of the ingredients because that way you can easily prepare leftovers the next day. I just leave the avocado in the shell, but the onions and cilantro stay good in the fridge for a few days and it makes heating up lunch super easy!
- You can use whatever kind of tortillas you have on hand. This recipe is delicious with corn or flour, and I make it both ways frequently.
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