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A white plate with three shredded chicken tacos topped with cheese in flour tortillas and a lime wedge next to the tacos.

Chipotle Chicken Tacos

Yield: 6 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes
Total Time: 33 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced, or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons minced canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, plus more to taste, if desired
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • ¾ cup chopped fresh cilantro, divided
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (1 1/2 to 2 pounds)
  • 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
  • Salt and pepper
  • 12 (6-inch) flour tortillas

Instructions 

  • Melt the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and chipotle and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
  • Stir in the orange juice, Worcestershire sauce and 1/2 cup chopped cilantro and bring the mixture to a boil.
  • Add the chicken and simmer, covered, over medium-low heat for 12-13 minutes, flipping the chicken halfway through cooking. Cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted at the thickest part of the chicken registers 165 degrees F.
  • Transfer the chicken to a plate and tent with foil.
  • Increase the heat to medium-high and cook the mixture left in the skillet until the liquid is reduced to about 1/4 cup, 4 to 5 minutes.
  • Off the heat, whisk in the yellow mustard. Using 2 forks, shred the chicken into bite-sized pieces and return to the skillet. Add the remaining 1/4 cup chopped cilantro to the skillet and toss until well combined. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper, if needed.
  • Serve the chicken with tortillas topped with lettuce, cheese, tomato, sour cream, and avocado.

Notes

Tortillas: to warm the tortillas, wrap them in foil and heat in a 350-degree oven for 15 minutes.
Chipotle Chiles: reduce the chipotle chiles to one teaspoon if you want to dial the heat level down a notch. In a pinch, you could sub 1-2 teaspoons chipotle chili powder for the chipotle chiles but the flavor won’t be quite the same.