Chicken Tacos with Pickled Onions and Feta
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Recipe type: Main Dish
Cuisine: Mexican
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Serves: 4
 
pickled red onions and feta give these chicken tacos a unique twist!
Ingredients
  • ½ cup fresh orange juice (about 1 orange)
  • ⅓ cup fresh lime juice (about 2 limes)
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 medium red onion, thinly vertically sliced
  • 1½ pounds skinless, boneless chicken thighs, trimmed and cut into thin strips
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 8 (6-inch) corn tortillas
  • 1 avocado, peeled and diced
  • ½ cup crumbled Feta cheese (or can use Mexican Cotija)
  • ⅓ cup chopped cilantro
  • Lime wedges
Instructions
  1. Combine first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring until sugar dissolves. Place onion in a small saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil; drain and plunge onion in ice water. Drain onion; add to juice mixture in the bowl. Chill until ready to serve.
  2. Heat a oil in a large cast-iron skillet over high heat. Sprinkle chicken with oregano, cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper; toss to coat. Add chicken to pan; cook ~5 minutes or until browned and done, stirring occasionally.
  3. Heat tortillas according to package directions. Divide chicken evenly among tortillas. Drain onion; divide evenly among tortillas. Top each tortilla with 2 tablespoons avocado and 1 tablespoon cheese, chopped cilantro. Serve with lime wedges, if desired.
Notes
Recipe from Cooking Light, with slight modifications
Recipe by Nutritious Eats at https://www.nutritiouseats.com/chicken-tacos-pickled-onions-feta/