Chipotle Pineapple Chicken Tacos
Delicious chipotle pineapple chicken tacos with tender chicken and fresh ingredients, perfect for a quick meal.
Equipment
- oven
- Baking Sheet
- parchment paper
- Mixing Bowl
- forks
Ingredients
Pineapple Chicken Filling
- 1 large chicken breast, boneless, skinless
- 1.5 cups fresh pineapple chunks
- 0.5 red onion
- 2 cloves fresh garlic or 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 0.25 tablespoon chipotle seasoning mild
- 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- taco shells soft or hard shell (homemade is best)
- fresh cilantro optional
Instructions
Preparation
- Line a baking sheet pan with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Dice the onion and cut the pineapple into chunks (you can substitute for frozen pineapple if needed).
- In a small bowl mix together salt, pepper, and chipotle seasoning. Set aside.
Baking
- Place chicken breast on a sheet pan along with onions and pineapple chunks.
- Mince garlic cloves over top of chicken, onions, and pineapple.
- Sprinkle seasoning mix over everything on the sheet pan focusing on the chicken.
- Drizzle honey over everything on the sheet pan.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked.
Assembling Tacos
- Remove from oven, dump chicken off of parchment paper and onto the pan. Shred chicken with 2 forks.
- Grab tortillas and fill them with a generous amount of the baked chipotle pineapple chicken.
- Finish them off with an optional topping of fresh cilantro and a dollop of sour cream if you desire. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1tacoCalories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 27gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 450mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 250IUVitamin C: 25mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 1mg
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