Fried Chicken Tacos?
Aby Sue Moran
25 minutes
Quick and Easy Fried Chicken Tacos are a family favorite for taco night!
Published: 01/22/2024
30-minute fried chicken tacos are a weeknight wonder, these crispy chicken tacos with pickled onions, red cabbage and cilantro lime crema are ready in 30 minutes!
Cook Time: 25 minutes ? Total Time: 25 minutes
Source: https://theviewfromgreatisland.com/fried-chicken-tacos/
Serves 8 tacos 1x
Equipment:
baking sheet
cast iron skillet or comal for heating the tortillas
12 ounce package frozen (uncooked) breaded chicken tenders
olive oil
salt
1/4 small red cabbage, finely shredded
8 corn tortillas, use 16 tortillas if you prefer to double them
salsa of your choice
Pickled Onion:?
1 small red onion, peeled and minced
1 lime, juiced
Lome Cilantro Creme Sauce:?
1/3 cup sour cream
1/3 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1 lime, juiced
handful of cilantro* finely chopped
1 pinch salt
Preheat oven to 375F.
Arrange your tenders on a baking sheet. This is optional but I like to lightly brush with olive oil and season with salt. Bake for 25 minutes until golden and crisp and registers 165F inside.
Mix the minced onion with the lime juice, give it a stir and set aside.
Whisk the crema ingredients together and taste to adjust anything to your liking. Set aside.
When ready to assemble your tacos, heat a cast iron skillet or comal over medium high heat for several minutes until quite hot. Working with one at a time, heat the corn tortillas until lightly charred on one side, then flip and heat the other side. This won't take long, so watch them carefully. Pile them on a plate and cover with a cloth to keep warm.
Assemble the tacos with a layer of cabbage first, then a fried chicken tender, topped with cilantro lime sauce, and a shower of pickled onions. Finish with cilantro leaves.
Serve asap with salsa of your choice.
Notes:?
*If you don’t love cilantro, substitute some chili powder or chipotle chili powder for a little spicy heat in your crema. Add to taste.
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NUTRITION:
Serving: 1 taco · Calories: 236 kcal · Carbohydrates: 17 g · Protein: 3 g · Fat: 13 g · Saturated Fat: 2 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 5 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g · Trans Fat: 0.02 g · Cholesterol: 26 mg · Sodium: 95 mg · Potassium: 156 mg · Fiber: 3 g · Sugar: 3 g · Vitamin A: 289 IU · Vitamin C: 16 mg · Calcium: 60 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
