Mike's Smothered Soft Chicken Tacos
- 4 large Boneless Chicken Breasts
- 1 can 7 oz Green Chiles
- 2/3 cup Chicken Broth
- 1 tsp Each: Garlic Powder - Onion Powder - Ground Cumin
- 2 tsp Dried Cilantro
- 1/3 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/4 tsp Mexican Oregano
- 1/2 tsp Salt or to taste
- 4 cup Fresh Lettuce chopped
- 1 small Purple Onion diced
- 2 Fresh Tomatoes diced
- 2 White Onions diced
- 1 cup Fresh Cilantro
- 1 packages 6" Flour Tortillas
- 1 packages Shreaded Mexican 3 Cheese
- Boil your chicken breasts in water for 35 - 40 minutes.
- Check for doneness by sticking a knife through the thickest part of your thickest breast.
- Its fluid must run clear.
- If not, boil longer.
- Dice and chop all vegetables and place in fridge to chill.
- Make your Mike's Easy Chile Verde Sauce but with chicken breasts instead of pork.
- You'll need 3 to 4 additional breasts for this sauce depending upon their size.
- Shread all chicken breasts and divide in half.
- Half for your Verde Sauce and half for your Tacos.
- Reserve your homemade chicken broth.
- You'll use it for both your Verde and your shredded taco chicken breasts.
- In a large pan, add all seasonings and broth in the Shreaded Chicken category and bring to a high heat.
- Cover and allow chicken to steam in the broth and seasonings for about 5 minutes.
- Uncover and allow broth to boil down completely.
- Place shredded chicken in an air tight bowl to keep moist.
- Assemble your Tacos by warming up your flour tortillas.
- Place chicken on the middle inside with lettuce and tomatoes.
- Fold tortilla over veggies and chicken and top tortilla with your Chile Verde Sauce.
- Garnish top with chilled onions, fresh cilantro and Mexican 3 Cheese.
- Serve immediately with an ice cold Mexican beer.
- Enjoy!
chicken breasts, green chiles, chicken broth, garlic, cilantro, black pepper, oregano, salt, fresh lettuce chopped, purple onion, tomatoes, white onions, fresh cilantro, flour tortillas, cheese
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/344608-mikes-smothered-soft-chicken-tacos (may not work)