Spicy Chicken Tacos With Corn, Feta, and Avocado Recipe

Updated January 15, 2020

Chicken tacos is corn, feta, and avocado. . Yasmin Fahr

These 20-minute tacos make for a great family-style dinner or a quick weeknight meal. Finishing the chicken thighs in a flavorful braising liquid filled with spicy chipotles in adobo yields tender, moist meat that's topped with a raw corn-and-feta salad and creamy slices of avocado.

Why this recipe works:

Searing the meat first renders fat that creates a flavorful base for the sauce.
The addition of the broth makes it easy to scrape up the tasty brown bits on the bottom of the pan and creates a flavorful liquid for finishing the chicken.
A simple raw corn and feta garnish with avocado helps balance the heat from the chipotles in adobo.

One-Pot Wonders: 20-Minute Spicy Chicken Tacos With Corn, Feta, and Avocado

Recipe Details

Spicy Chicken Tacos With Corn, Feta, and Avocado Recipe

Active 20 mins

Total 20 mins

Serves 4 servings

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 red onion, thinly sliced
1 jalapeño, stemmed, seeded, and roughly chopped
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon dried oregano
2 chipotles in adobo, plus 1 tablespoon of sauce
1 cup chicken stock or low-sodium broth
2 ears corn, kernels sliced off
1/2 cup crumbled feta, preferably Bulgarian
2 tablespoons fresh juice from 2 limes
8 corn tortillas, warmed
1/2 cup picked cilantro leaves
2 ripe avocados, pitted and sliced
Lime wedges and thinly sliced scallions, for serving

Directions

Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a Dutch oven or 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until lightly smoking. Add chicken and cook until browned on both sides, about 6 minutes total. Transfer chicken to a plate.
In the same pot over medium heat, add onion and jalapeño and cook, stirring frequently, until softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in cumin and oregano until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add chipotles and their sauce, stirring to combine, and cook for 1 minute. Add broth and nestle the chicken back in the pot. Adjust heat to maintain a gentle simmer and cook until the chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Using a slotted spoon, transfer chicken to a clean plate. Allow cooking liquid to reduce slightly.
Meanwhile, shred chicken with 2 forks. Return chicken and any accumulated juices to the pot and cook until warmed through, about 3 minutes.
In a small bowl, combine corn with feta, seasoning with 1 tablespoon of lime juice and pepper.
Stir remaining 1 tablespoon lime juice into chicken, then spoon onto the tortillas. Serve with the corn salsa, cilantro, avocado, lime wedges, and scallions.

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One-Pot Wonders: 20-Minute Spicy Chicken Tacos With Corn, Feta, and Avocado

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
704	Calories
33g	Fat
59g	Carbs
53g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories	704
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 33g	42%
Saturated Fat 9g	46%
Cholesterol 224mg	75%
Sodium 871mg	38%
Total Carbohydrate 59g	21%
Dietary Fiber 10g	36%
Total Sugars 11g
Protein 53g
Vitamin C 45mg	223%
Calcium 229mg	18%
Iron 5mg	28%
Potassium 1217mg	26%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.