Tacos have always been one of my all time favorites. I mean, who doesn’t love tacos?!? This past week my brother, Andrew, texted me mid-week saying he was coming home for the night from college with his friend Ryan. I always try to make it a point to see him when he comes home since it is rare. My hours at work have been slowing down a bit, so I had some extra time to cook. The first thought that came to mind was tacos, so that is what I decided to go with!
I am still temped each night by my leftover Valentine’s Day candy, so I have been trying to eat really healthy outside of that, along with running a few extra miles in the morning before work. With that in mind, I wanted to make these tacos extra healthy and guilt-free! I ate one with a shell but had a few more using lettuce as the wrap.
One of the things I dislike most about restaurants is that entrees are usually loaded with sodium to create flavor. Even something like chicken tacos sound healthy but in reality has tons of sodium added to them. Store bought packets are no better so I made my own seasoning below to eliminate sodium over load and it was awesome… and super easy!
I am still temped each night by my leftover Valentine’s Day candy, so I have been trying to eat really healthy outside of that, along with running a few extra miles in the morning before work. With that in mind, I wanted to make these tacos extra healthy and guilt-free! I ate one with a shell but had a few more using lettuce as the wrap.
One of the things I dislike most about restaurants is that entrees are usually loaded with sodium to create flavor. Even something like chicken tacos sound healthy but in reality has tons of sodium added to them. Store bought packets are no better so I made my own seasoning below to eliminate sodium over load and it was awesome… and super easy!
Healthy Chicken Tacos
2016-05-04 18:30:26
Serves 6
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. chicken breasts
- Mission brand gluten-free corn taco shells
- Iceberg lettuce whole leaves (if desired in place of taco shells)
- 3 medium size tomatoes
- 1/4 C chopped red onion
- 2 Tbs chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/2 head iceberg chopped
- 1 C Mexican shredded cheese
- 2 avocados
- garlic powder
- 1 Tbs fresh lime juice
- sea salt
- black pepper
- olive oil
Instructions
- To start, make the guacamole, salsa, and chicken separately. First, I prepared the salsa. In a bowl, toss tomatoes, onions, and one tablespoon of the fresh cilantro. Set aside. Prepare one cup of shredded lettuce in another bowl and set aside. In another bowl, set aside one cup of Mexican shredded cheese. For the guacamole, mash two avocados and mix with garlic powder, cilantro, lime juice, sea salt, and black pepper. Lastly I prepared the chicken. Wash the chicken breast and place into a skillet with light olive oil and cook until cooked through. Once chicken is throughly cooked, slice the chicken into thin slices and put back into the skillet. Add the homemade taco seasoning (in the second recipe card below).
Notes
- I purchased the Mission and gluten-free corn tortillas or you may choose to go with a 100% whole wheat wraps. I also had some whole lettuce leaves ready. I served everything on the table as shown below and we all made our own!
Alyssa Grieco http://alyssagrieco.com/
Homemade Taco Seasoning
2016-05-04 18:23:59
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (if you do not like spicy food you may want to eliminate the cayenne pepper)
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
Instructions
- Mix all of the above in a bowl and then add this mixture into the skillet. Be sure to mix all of the chicken and seasoning up well. If it seems to need a little liquid, add water one teaspoon at a time but not too much. It should be more of a dry-rub type of seasoning.
Alyssa Grieco http://alyssagrieco.com/
Everyone loved these and they were such quick weeknight dinner… and healthy too! Enjoy 🙂
