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Pulled Chicken Tacos with Pineapple Salsa

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

Ingredients

The chicken

  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 4 small or 3 large bone-in skin-on chicken breasts
  • 1 16 ounce can tomato sauce
  • cup chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper

The pineapple salsa

  • 1 cup pineapple, finely diced
  • ½ cup red bell pepper, finely diced
  • 2 tablespoons red onion, finely minced
  • 1 lime juice
  • ½ cup cilantro leaves, finely chopped
  • to taste salt

The cilantro sauce

  • 1 cup sour cream
  • ½ cup fresh cilantro leaves, roughly chopped
  • 2 teaspoons lime juice
  • 1 ½ teaspoons honey
  • ¼ cup prepared green salsa
  • to taste salt and pepper

For assembly

  • 1 cup finely shredded purple cabbage
  • 16 Sol de Oro Taco Truck Style Mini Corn Tortillas
  • optional lime wedges and cilantro leaves

Instructions

  1. Prepare the chicken by mixing tomato sauce, chicken broth, and spices in a bowl.
  2. Heat olive oil in a pan and cook seasoned chicken until golden brown on both sides.
  3. Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken, bring to a boil, cover, and simmer until cooked through.
  4. Remove skin and bones, shred the chicken, and mix with remaining sauce.
  5. For the pineapple salsa, combine all salsa ingredients in a bowl and refrigerate.
  6. For the cilantro sauce, blend all sauce ingredients in a food processor until smooth.
  7. To assemble, stack tortillas, add cabbage, chicken, cilantro sauce, and pineapple salsa.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
8 tacos
Calories
255
Total fat
16g
Total carbohydrates
14g
Total protein
13g
Sodium
309mg
Cholesterol
57mg

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