**Savor the tantalizing flavors of Chipotle Chicken Meatball Tacos, a harmonious blend of smoky chipotle, tender chicken, and an array of zesty spices. Dive into the delectable combination of chipotle-spiced chicken meatballs, nestled in warm tortillas, and topped with a vibrant assortment of fresh pico de gallo, creamy avocado slices, and tangy sour cream. Embark on a culinary journey with three distinct recipes: the classic Chipotle Chicken Meatball Tacos, the Chipotle Chicken Meatball Lettuce Wraps for a low-carb option, and the Chipotle Chicken Meatball Meal Prep Bowls for a convenient and nutritious meal. Get ready to tantalize your taste buds with this flavorful and versatile dish that promises a fiesta of flavors in every bite.**
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(THE BEST!) EASY CHIPOTLE CHICKEN TACOS RECIPE
This is an adaptation of the Chipotle-Garlic Grilled Chicken recipe in my book, The Food Processor Family Cookbook (Sonoma Press 2016). Canned chipotle peppers and garlic get pureed into a simple but deeply flavorful marinade for chicken (it's delicious on skirt steak!). The spicy chicken is awesome on its own, but we love to shred it and pile it into tortillas with Napa cabbage, avocado slices and a garlicky, mint-spiked lime crema. The recipe makes a big batch of crema, but we end up slathering it over everything on our plates. If you have the time, marinate the chicken in the morning or even the day before for maximum flavor.
Provided by Nicki Sizemore
Categories Main Course
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Put the garlic cloves in a mini food processor, and process until finely chopped. Add the chipotle peppers with their sauce and season with salt and pepper. Process until smooth, stopping and scraping down the sides occasionally.
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper, and transfer to a bowl. Add the chipotle marinade, and toss to coat. Let sit at room temperature for 15-45 minutes, or cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
- Mix together the sour cream, grated garlic, lime zest, lime juice, scallions, and mint or cilantro. Season with salt and pepper.
- Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium-high. If the chicken was refrigerated, let it come to room temperature.
- Remove the chicken from the marinade, leaving some of the marinade sticking to the meat. Oil the grill grates, then grill the chicken on both sides until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest 5-10 minutes. Using two forks, coarsely shred the chicken.
- Pile the chicken into warmed corn or flour tortillas and top with napa cabbage, avocado slices and the lime crema. If you'd like, sprinkle with a bit of crumbled Cotija or feta cheese. Serve with hot sauce and the remaining crema at the table.
SLOW COOKER CHIPOTLE-HONEY CHICKEN TACOS
These may be the easiest tacos you ever make, but you'd never know it. The recipe hinges on just two ingredients: canned chipotles and honey, which slowly caramelize together for a glossy and incredibly tasty sauce. You may hesitate because there's so little liquid in the slow cooker with the chicken, but don't worry. That's how it's supposed to be. It allows the sauce to get a little sticky, which is exactly what you want. (Get the pressure cooker version of this recipe here.)
Provided by Sarah DiGregorio
Categories dinner, weekday, tacos, main course
Time 5h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Combine the chicken, honey, onion and garlic powders, cumin, salt and chipotle chiles and adobo sauce in a 5- to 8-quart slow cooker. Stir well. Cook for at least 3 hours and up to 5 hours on low. If it's more convenient, you can let the slow cooker switch to warm after 5 hours. The dish will hold on warm for about another 3 hours before the chicken starts to become quite dry.
- Using two forks, coarsely shred the chicken in the sauce. Stir in the black beans and lime juice. Cover and let the beans warm through, about 5 minutes. Taste and add more salt or lime juice if necessary. Serve in tortillas with pickled onion and avocado.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 376, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 37 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 9 grams, Protein 41 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 1167 milligrams, Sugar 16 grams, TransFat 0 grams
TACO MEATBALLS
Provided by Damaris Phillips
Categories main-dish
Time 35m
Yield 30 to 34 meatballs
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 rimmed baking sheet with parchment.
- In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the beef, chili powder, cumin, salt, egg, tomato paste and tortilla chips and mix on low speed until thoroughly combined. Stir in the cheese with a rubber spatula. Using a 1-ounce portion scoop, form the meatballs. Scoop onto the prepared baking sheets and bake until golden brown and cooked through, 18 to 20 minutes.
CHICKEN TACOS WITH CHIPOTLE
For good tacos, you need fresh, hot tortillas and a zesty filling. Canned chipotle chiles will do the trick with their smoky heat; it's an easy way to get flavor fast. Look for small cans with "chipotle chiles in adobo" on the label. And Mexican groceries generally have better-quality tortillas than the ones you find in supermarkets; it's worth seeking those out and heating them gently over steam, or by toasting them in a dry cast-iron pan. You can also use this recipe with precooked chicken, which makes this already quite simple recipe as easy as falling out of bed.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories tacos, main course
Time 1h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- Put chicken thighs in a saucepan and cover with 3 cups water. Add scallions, bay leaf, thyme, peppercorns, allspice, cloves and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt. Simmer for 30 minutes, then remove chicken and cool. Shred chicken with your fingers, discarding chicken skin and bone. Strain broth and reserve. You should have about 2 cups shredded chicken.
- Put olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add diced yellow onion, season with salt and cook until softened and a bit browned, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cumin and cook for 1 minute more. Add chopped chipotle chile and adobo sauce and stir to combine. Add shredded chicken, salt lightly and stir to coat. Add chicken broth and simmer for 2 or 3 minutes, until sauce has thickened somewhat. Keep warm.
- Heat the tortillas over steam or by your favorite method, keeping them soft and pliable.
- Build the tacos quickly: Put a spoonful of the saucy chicken in the center of each tortilla. Top with a teaspoon of chopped white onion, a few slivers of serrano chile, some radish and avocado slices, a teaspoon of queso fresco and a teaspoon of crème fraîche. Add a few cilantro springs and a small pinch of oregano. Serve immediately with lime wedges on the side.
CHIPOTLE CHICKEN
Great Mexican dish! Spiciness can be altered by adding or subtracting to amount of chipotle pepper seeds.
Provided by Bethany Gorski
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes Broiled
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Combine chopped chile peppers with 2 tablespoons sour cream. Mix together and spread mixture over chicken breasts. Sprinkle lightly with salt to taste, cover and marinate in refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
- Place marinated chicken in an ungreased 9x13 inch baking dish and broil for about 5 minutes (rack should be about 6 inches from the top.) Pour 1 cup sour cream around edges of chicken and turn over chicken breasts. Broil for an additional 5 minutes. Sour cream should be lightly brown on the edges. Move breasts into a separate dish and cover to keep warm. Set aside.
- Pour leftover broiled sour cream into a medium saucepan over high heat. Add spinach, broth and salt to taste. Boil for about 1 minute until all melted and mixed together. Pour mixture over chicken breasts and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 308 calories, Carbohydrate 8.5 g, Cholesterol 96.9 mg, Fat 16.1 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 31.3 g, SaturatedFat 8.9 g, Sodium 387.6 mg, Sugar 0.4 g
CHICKEN CHIPOTLE MEATBALLS
I found this recipe in Ladies Home Journal. You can serve these with rice and salsa verde, in a tortilla with taco fixings, on nachos, rolled in enchiladas (my favorite), dipped in spicy cheese sauce or added to tortilla soup.
Provided by CookingONTheSide
Categories Chicken
Time 1h
Yield 4 dozen, 48 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients; mix well.
- Roll meatballs and freeze or cook.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 33.8, Fat 0.9, SaturatedFat 0.2, Cholesterol 21, Sodium 92.9, Carbohydrate 1.6, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 0.4, Protein 4.6
CHIPOTLE CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE TACOS
Chipotle chicken paired with frozen vegetables make these tacos a quick and easy dinner solution!
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 40m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cook vegetable medley as directed on box; pour into 2-quart saucepan. Stir in chipotle chile and adobo sauce. Stir in chicken. Cook over medium heat 1 to 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until hot.
- Spoon filling onto tortillas; fold in half over filling. Sprinkle cheese and cilantro over filling. Serve with lime wedges.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 260, Carbohydrate 33 g, Cholesterol 35 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 1 g, Protein 16 g, SaturatedFat 2 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 700 mg, Sugar 2 g, TransFat 1 g
CHIPOTLE RANCH CHICKEN TACOS
Chop, chop...or not. These tacos are easy on the cook with ready-to-use produce, pico, dressing and cheese. Thinly slice the radishes and hot peppers, and your fiesta is ready. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Combine the chicken, corn and pico de gallo in a small microwave-safe dish. Cover and cook on high for 1-2 minutes or until heated through., Spoon chicken mixture into taco shells. Top with remaining ingredients.
Nutrition Facts :
Tips:
- To enhance the flavor of your meatballs, use a combination of ground chicken and ground pork. The pork adds a bit of richness and depth of flavor that complements the chicken well.
- Don't overmix the meatball mixture. Overmixing can make the meatballs tough.
- Use a large skillet to cook the meatballs. This will help them brown evenly and prevent them from steaming.
- Make sure the meatballs are cooked through before adding them to the tacos. You can check this by cutting one of the meatballs in half and making sure that the center is no longer pink.
- For a more flavorful taco, use homemade chipotle sauce. You can find a recipe for chipotle sauce in the article.
- Serve the tacos with your favorite toppings, such as shredded cabbage, diced tomatoes, sour cream, and guacamole.
Conclusion:
These chipotle chicken meatballs tacos are a delicious and easy-to-make meal that is perfect for any occasion. The meatballs are juicy and flavorful, and the chipotle sauce adds a nice smoky heat. The tacos are also very versatile, and you can add your favorite toppings to them to create a unique and delicious meal.
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