Mexican Street Corn Chicken Tacos
Mexican Street Corn Chicken Tacos! It's when esquites or street corn salad meets chicken tacos! These chipotle chicken tacos are loaded up with a simple roasted corn salad and topped with chipotle mayo!
Servings: 6
Calories: 682kcal
Ingredients
Chicken:
- 1 ½ pounds boneless chicken breasts, tenders, or thighs
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 teaspoon chipotle chili powder or more to taste!
- 1 ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Street Corn Tacos:
- 1 ½ cups roasted corn
- ½ cup chopped scallions
- ¼ cup cilantro chopped
- ¼ cup Cotija cheese crumbled
- 1 jalapeno pepper chopped
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 10 flour tortillas
- 1 avocado sliced
Sauce:
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup mayo
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1-2 tablespoons adobo sauce see notes
Instructions
- CHICKEN: Combine the lime juice, oil, chipotle powder, garlic, ground cumin, salt in a bowl. Add the chicken and toss using a rubber spatula so that the chicken is coated in the marinade. Allow the chicken to marinate for 30 minutes at room temperature or cover it and let it sit in the refrigerator for up to 8 hours. Lightly spray a nonstick skillet with cooking spray and cook the chicken over medium-high heat 6-10 minutes, flipping halfway through until it cooks through.
- STREET CORN: Combine the corn, scallions, cilantro, cotija cheese, jalapeno, and lime juice in a bowl. Season with a big pinch of salt and pepper. Taste and adjust as needed; set aside.
- SAUCE: whisk together the sour cream, mayo, lime juice, and 1 tablespoon of adobo sauce in a bowl. Taste and add additional adobo sauce and salt as desired.
- TACOS: Warm the tortillas, add chicken, a slice of avocado, street corn, and top with chipotle sauce. Serve with lime wedges if desired.
Notes
- adobo sauce is the liquid stuff that chipotle peppers come packed in, when you buy the cans!
Nutrition
Serving: 2 tacos | Calories: 682kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 45g | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 5g
