Street Corn Smash Chicken Tacos

35 mins
Serves 10
https://kennascooks.com/street-corn-smash-chicken-tacos/

Directions

  1. 1Mince your garlic, mince the jalapeno, zest your lime, crumble the cotija cheese, and mince the cilantro.
  2. 2Fry your corn in a pan of medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil until slightly charred.
  3. 3Remove the corn from the pan into a bowl.
  4. 4Add sour cream, mayo, garlic, jalapeno, zest and juice of the lime, paprika, chili powder, and salt & pepper to the bowl with the corn.
  5. 5Mix the street corn slaw ingredients and set it aside.
  6. 6Mix the ground chicken with the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and salt & pepper.
  7. 7Spread a thin layer of chicken over each corn tortilla.
  8. 8Fry the chicken-covered tortillas in a pan on medium heat for a few minutes on each side.
  9. 9Remove the tacos once the chicken has a nice sear and is cooked through.
  10. 10Add a couple spoonful's of the corn slaw to the chicken taco.
  11. 11Add some crumbled cotija cheese and fresh cilantro.
  12. 12Add more lime juice if desired.
  13. 13Enjoy the tacos.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup frozen corn
  • 0.5 cup sour cream
  • 0.5 cup mayo
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 jalapeno
  • 1 juice of lime
  • 1 zest of lime
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • to taste salt & pepper
  • 10 corn tortillas
  • 450 g ground chicken
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp salt & pepper
  • cotija cheese (for garnish)
  • cilantro (for garnish)