Lime Chicken Soft Tacos recipe

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Ingredients

1 ½ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast meat - cubed
⅛ cup red wine vinegar
½ lime, juiced
1 teaspoon white sugar
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 green onions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
10 (6 inch) flour tortillas
1 tomato, diced
¼ cup shredded lettuce
¼ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
¼ cup salsa

Nutrition Info

204.2 calories
carbohydrate: 18.9 g
cholesterol: 36.7 mg
fat: 6.8 g
fiber: 1.4 g
protein: 16.2 g
saturatedFat: 2.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 433.5 mg
sugar: 1.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Saute chicken in a medium saucepan over medium high heat for about 20 minutes. Add vinegar, lime juice, sugar, salt, pepper, green onion, garlic and oregano. Simmer for an extra 10 minutes.

  2. Heat an iron skillet over medium heat. Place a tortilla in the pan, warm, and turn over to heat the other side. Repeat with remaining tortillas. Serve lime chicken mixture in warm tortillas topped with tomato, lettuce, cheese and salsa.

Recipe Yield

10 servings

Recipe Note

I was given this recipe by my mom when I went away to college, and it has become all of my friends' favorite!

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