Honey Chipotle Chicken Tacos Recipes

SLOW COOKER CHIPOTLE-HONEY CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• Combine the chicken, honey, onion and garlic powders, cumin, salt and chipotle chiles and adobo sauce in a 5- to 8-quart slow cooker. Stir well. Cook for at least 3 hours and up to 5 hours on low. If it's more convenient, you can let the slow cooker switch to warm after 5 hours. The dish will hold on warm for about another 3 hours before the chicken starts to become quite dry.
• Using two forks, coarsely shred the chicken in the sauce. Stir in the black beans and lime juice. Cover and let the beans warm through, about 5 minutes. Taste and add more salt or lime juice if necessary. Serve in tortillas with pickled onion and avocado.

SLOW COOKER HONEY CHIPOTLE CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• Serve: Set out a stack of tortillas and all the toppings. Assemble and serve the tacos from the slow cooker. Leftover chicken will keep refrigerated for up to 5 days or frozen for up to 3 months.

HONEY-CHIPOTLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Blend honey, garlic, and chipotle peppers in adobo sauce together in a food processor until smooth.
• Place chicken breasts in the bottom of a slow cooker and mix in honey-chipotle sauce.
• Cook in the slow cooker on Low for 5 hours.
• Transfer chicken to a bowl and shred using 2 forks. Return chicken to the slow cooker and stir in black beans.
• Continue to cook on Low until cooked through, about 30 minutes more.

PRESSURE COOKER CHIPOTLE-HONEY CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• Combine the chicken, chipotles and adobo sauce, honey, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and cumin in an electric pressure cooker. Stir well. Cover and set steam valve to sealed position. Cook on high pressure for 13 minutes. Let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes; then release the remaining pressure manually. Open the lid.
• Remove the chicken to a bowl or cutting board using tongs. Shred the chicken with two forks. If you'd like to reduce the sauce, set to sauté and simmer, 5 minutes. Add the chicken back into the pot.
• Stir in the black beans and a squeeze of lime juice, set to sauté and let the beans warm through, 2 to 3 minutes. Taste and add more salt or lime juice if necessary. Serve in tortillas with pickled onions and avocado.

HONEY CHIPOTLE CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 450 degrees F, and spray a large baking sheet with a non-stick spray. Set aside.
• In one shallow bowl, sift together the flour, salt, black pepper, and cayenne. In another shallow bowl, add the eggs. In a third shallow bowl, add the panko bread crumbs.
• Taking each chicken strip, dredge in the flour and then shake to get rid of any excess. Place in the egg and douse to coat. Let any excess drip off. Then transfer the chicken strips to the bread crumbs, evenly coat and press down so that it adheres.
• Place the chicken strips on the prepared baking sheet, and drizzle the melted butter on top. Bake at 450 degrees F for 10 minutes on each side or until the chicken has cooked through and is crispy. Remove from oven.
• While the chicken is baking, prepare your sauce. In a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine the honey, brown sugar, garlic, ketchup, pureed chipotles, hot sauce, apple cider vinegar, onion powder, and a dash of salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, whisking throughout. In a small bowl, whisk together the corn starch and water until the corn starch has dissolved. Add it to the saucepan, continuing to whisk until the sauce has thickened, about 3-4 minutes. Reduce the heat to low.
• Submerge each chicken strip in the sauce, and place on a plate to the side.
• heat tortillas and assemble tacos. top with cabbage and lime, drizzle with ranch.

BASIC CHIPOTLE CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• Place chicken in a resealable plastic bag; add chipotle peppers in adobo sauce and 1/2 of the beer. Squeeze out excess air and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator, at least 1 hour.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; pour chicken and marinade into the hot oil. Cook and stir, adding the remaining beer, until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 20 to 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Shred chicken in the skillet using 2 forks and serve in corn tortillas.