Description
Super easy, summery, pineapple-y chicken tacos with extra creamy pineapple guacamole. Make the chicken ahead and use it in bowls, salads, burritos, or whatever your heart desires!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (2 large spears) fresh pineapple, diced
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/2 medium red onion
- 1 jalapeño pepper
- juice of 1 lime
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 2 tbs. tomato paste
- 2 tsp. cumin
- 1 tsp. oregano
- 1 tsp. smoked paprika
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1.5 lbs (2 large) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 large hass avocados
- 1 tbs. low fat greek yogurt
- 1 small plum tomato, diced
- 1 tbs. chopped cilantro
- salt & pepper to season
To Serve:
- Tortillas of your choice
- Chopped cilantro
- Pico de gallo
- Crumbled cotija cheese
- Hot sauce
- Lime wedges
Instructions
For the chicken:
- In a food processor or blender, combine half of the pineapple, half of the onion (1/4 onion total), half of the jalapeño, and half of the lime juice with the garlic, chicken broth, tomato paste, spices, and salt. Purée until smooth.
- Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pan with a lid (keep uncovered for now).
- Pound chicken to tenderize, and season with salt and pepper on both sides.
- Brown chicken breasts until golden brown, about 5-6 minutes per side.
- Pour the puréed sauce over the chicken, reduce the heat to low, and cover. Cook for about 20 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. (TIP: You can use this time while you wait to make the guacamole. See below.)
- Remove the chicken from the sauce and transfer to a cutting board. Raise the heat to medium-high and let the sauce come to a boil. While the sauce reduces, shred the chicken using a fork.
- When the sauce is reduced by about half, return the shredded chicken to the pot and toss to combine.
For the guacamole:
- Dice remaining pineapple and mince remaining onion and jalapeño.
- Mash avocados.
- Mix in yogurt and remaining lime juice, then add salt to taste.
- Mix in tomato, cilantro, onion, and jalapeño.
Notes
Even with the jalapeño in the sauce, the chicken is very mild. To increase the heat, use a whole jalapeño (or more!), or use a spicier variety of pepper.