Pineapple-Glazed Southwest Chicken Tacos

2x the delicious portions!


Allergens: Milk, Sesame, Wheat, Soy

Total: 45 min • Prep: 10 min

Servings:
Ingredients
  • Sour Cream

    6 tablespoon

  • Chicken Thighs

    20 ounce

  • Onion

    1 unit

  • Blue Corn Tortilla Chips

    3 ounce

  • Long Green Pepper

    1 unit

  • Fresh Red Salsa

    4 ounce

  • Lime

    2 units

  • Flour Tortillas

    12 units

  • Tex-Mex Paste

    2 units

  • Southwest Spice Blend

    1 tablespoon

  • Cilantro

    ¼ ounce

  • Mexican Cheese Blend

    1 cup

  • Pineapple

    8 ounce

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Black Pepper

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Sugar

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Cooking Oil

    2 teaspoon (tsp)

Cooking steps
1
  • Wash and dry produce.

  • Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion; mince a few slices until you have 2 TBSP (4 TBSP for 8 servings). Halve, core, and thinly slice green pepper into strips. Drain pineapple, reserving juice in a small bowl. Roughly chop cilantro. Quarter limes.

2
  • Pat chicken* dry with paper towels. Season all over with Southwest Spice Blend, salt, and pepper.

  • Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Add chicken and sliced onion; cook until chicken is browned and onion begins to soften, 3-4 minutes (the chicken will finish cooking in the next step).

3
  • To pot with chicken and onion, add Tex-Mex pastereserved pineapple juice, ⅓ cup water, and 1 tsp sugar (¾ cup water and 2 tsp sugar for 8 servings). Stir to combine. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium low and cover. Simmer until chicken is tender, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes.

  • Once chicken has simmered 15 minutes, stir in green pepper; cook, uncovered, until green pepper is tender, chicken is cooked through, and sauce has thickened, 8-10 minutes.

  • Turn off heat; using two forks, carefully shred chicken. Stir to thoroughly coat everything in sauce.

4
  • While chicken cooks, roughly chop drained pineapple.

  • In a second small bowl, combine pineapple, minced onion, cilantro, and a squeeze of lime juice; season with salt and pepper.

  • Set aside until ready to serve.

5
  • Wrap tortillas in damp paper towels and microwave until warm and pliable, 30-60 seconds.

6
  • Divide tortillas between plates; using a slotted spoon, fill with chicken mixture. Top with Mexican cheese blend, pineapple pico, and sour cream.

  • Serve with tortilla chips, salsa, and remaining lime wedges on the side.