Chicken Tacos with Charred Tomatoes

Tonight's dinner is a lot like a street taco with lots of flavor but not too much spice (unless you like spice in which case you can add a jalapeno or 2.) It's one of those rare recipes that is naturally dairy and gluten free and still tastes good! Since plum tomatoes are harder to find in Utah we use grape tomatoes and we use green onions instead of scallions. 5 out of 5 stars.

Recipe from Cooking Light

Ingredients

• 2 plum tomatoes cored
• 8 ounces boneless skinless chicken breast, trimmed of fat
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 2 teaspoons canola oil divided
• 1/2 cup finely chopped white onion
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 1 small jalapeno pepper seeded and minced
• 2 teaspoons lime juice plus lime wedges for garnish
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 scallions chopped
• 6 small corn tortillas heated

Directions

1. Heat a medium skillet over high heat until very hot. Add tomatoes and cook, turning occasionally with tongs, until charred on all sides, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool slightly. Cut the tomatoes in half crosswise; squeeze to discard seeds. Remove cores and chop the remaining pulp and skin.
2. Cut chicken into 1-inch chunks; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add 1 teaspoon oil to the pan and heat over high heat until very hot. Add the chicken and cook, stirring occasionally, until it is browned and no longer pink in the middle, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
3. Reduce the heat to medium and add the remaining 1 teaspoon oil. Add onion and cook, stirring, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add garlic and jalapeno and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add lime juice, the chicken and tomatoes. Cook, stirring, until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in cilantro and scallions. Divide the chicken mixture among tortillas. Serve with lime wedges. Makes 2 servings.

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 297

Fat: 9 g

Cholesterol: 63 mg

Sodium: 415 mg

Carbohydrate: 27 g

Fiber: 2 g

Protein: 27 g