# Chipotle chicken Mexican street tacos

Flavorful and easy-to-prepare Mexican street tacos with a spicy salsa and fresh toppings.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 6 chicken thighs
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon dry parsley flakes
- 1.5 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 2 tablespoons chipotle pepper sauce
- 1 lime
- 0.5 orange
- 0.5 onion
- 1 handful cilantro
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 jalapeños
- 1 piece onion
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1 handful cilantro
- 1 avocado
- to taste salt
- 0.5 cup water
- 2 tablespoons oil
- tortillas
- 0.5 onion

## Instructions

1. Add chicken thighs to a large bowl.
2. Season with salt, black pepper, smoked paprika, parsley flakes, cumin, chili powder and chipotle pepper sauce.
3. Add the juice of one lime and half an orange.
4. Add five crushed garlic cloves and half a sliced onion.
5. Add a handful of cilantro and a drizzle of olive oil, and mix it all together.
6. Let the flavors marinate in the fridge overnight, or at least for an hour.
7. For the green salsa, fry some jalapeños, onion, and garlic until roasted.
8. Blend the fried ingredients with some cilantro, one avocado, some water, and salt to taste.
9. Blend until creamy and smooth.
10. Fry the chicken thighs on each side for seven minutes until they have grill marks and the inside is fully cooked.
11. Let the chicken rest for ten minutes and then chop it up into small pieces.
12. In the same pan that I cooked the chicken, fry the tortillas.
13. Thinly slice half an onion and fry it until caramelized.
14. Chop the other half of the onion into small pieces.
15. Assemble your tacos.
16. Top the tortillas with the chicken.
17. Add the chopped onion and cilantro.
18. Add the salsa.
19. Squeeze some lime.

## Equipment

- large bowl
- knife
- cutting board
- frying pan
- blender

## Tips

- Marinate the chicken thighs with everything listed, let it sit in the fridge overnight or at least for 1 hour.
- For the salsa fry the jalapeños, onion and garlic in 1 tablespoon of oil until toasted and blend with the remaining ingredients until creamy and smooth.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNd6DhY6a/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/1f4caeea-92d5-4521-b91d-847d5a2feab7
- Extracted: 2025-05-06

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