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Thai Chicken Tacos

URL: https://www.dinneratthezoo.com/thai-chicken-tacos/

Ingredients

The chicken taco

  • 4 pieces boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 ½ cups coconut milk
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic
  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
  • 1 cup shredded red cabbage
  • ½ cup shredded carrots
  • ½ cup thinly sliced cucumber
  • ½ cup cilantro leaves
  • 8 small flour tortillas
  • to taste salt and pepper
  • for garnish lime wedges

The peanut sauce

  • ½ cup smooth peanut butter
  • ¼ cup coconut milk
  • 2 teaspoons lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons water

Instructions

  1. Combine marinade ingredients in a bag, add chicken, and marinate for 1 to 8 hours.
  2. Cook marinated chicken on a grill or skillet for 5-6 minutes per side until done, then cut into cubes.
  3. Blend peanut sauce ingredients in a food processor until smooth, adding salt and pepper to taste.
  4. Warm tortillas in the microwave, then assemble tacos with cabbage, carrots, cucumber, chicken, peanut sauce, and cilantro.
  5. Serve immediately with lime wedges if desired.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
4 servings (8 tacos)
Calories
362
Total fat
19g
Total carbohydrates
28g
Total protein
20g
Sodium
905mg
Cholesterol
36mg

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