Description
Flavorful chili-lime chicken tacos topped with sweet-smoky grilled pineapple salsa and creamy avocado crema, perfect for a vibrant, handheld feast.
Ingredients
1 recipe All Purpose Chili Lime Chicken (see recipe card)
1 recipe Grilled Pineapple Salsa (see recipe card)
6–8 corn tortillas or 4 flour tortillas
½ cup Monterey or Pepper Jack cheese (optional)
1 medium avocado
½ cup sour cream
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon lime juice, plus more to taste
½ teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
¼ teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Prepare chicken and pineapple salsa according to their recipes; keep warm.
- Make avocado crema: blend avocado, sour cream, mayonnaise, 1 tbsp lime juice, ½ tsp salt, cumin, and garlic powder until smooth; taste and adjust; cover and chill up to 4 hrs.
- Warm tortillas in a dry skillet or microwave; if using cheese, sprinkle on tortillas and briefly melt.
- Divide sliced or shredded chili-lime chicken among tortillas.
- Top each with a generous scoop of grilled pineapple salsa.
- Drizzle with avocado crema, garnish with extra lime zest or cilantro if desired, and serve immediately.
Notes
- Marinate chicken 4–8 hrs ahead for deeper flavor.
- Press plastic wrap onto crema surface to prevent browning; use within 4 hrs.
- Store chicken and salsa separately up to 3 days in the fridge.
- Reheat chicken in a skillet with a splash of water to keep it moist.
- For extra crunch, top with pickled red onions or crushed tortilla chips.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Grilling & Assembly
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tacos
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
