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Chicken Tacos with Fresh Corn Salsa


National Chicken Council

Ingredients:
  • 1 box frozen corn kernels, cooked
  • 1 tomato, diced
  • 2 scallions, chopped
  • 2 jalapeno peppers, minced
  • 2 TBLS cilantro, chopped
  • 4 TBLS lime juice
  • 1 whole chicken, cut-up into parts
  • 1 cup canned enchilada sauce
  • 1 package taco seasoning
  • 8 prepared corn tortillas
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
  • 1/2 tsps salt
  • 1/2 tsps pepper

Directions:
In large bowl, stir together corn kernels, diced tomato, scallions, jalapenos, cilantro, lime juice, salt and pepper to make salsa. Set aside.

Place chicken parts in large saucepan; cover with cold water. On top of stove, bring chicken to a simmer; cook for 20 minutes. Remove chicken from heat; set aside to cool. Drain chicken. Dice chicken, separating from bones. Place chicken on stove in medium saucepan. Add enchilada sauce and taco seasoning to pan. Cook over low heat, stirring, for 15 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375. Wrap tortillas together in foil; warm in oven for 10 minutes.

To serve, wrap tortillas in cloth napkin and place in basket. Place chicken mixture, salsa, sour cream and grated cheese in individual serving bowls. Assemble by topping tortillas as desired.

Serves 4



Serves: 4
Serving Size:
Calories per Serving: 760
% Daily Value*   
   Total Fat 41.3 g
64%   
     Saturated Fat 13.3 g
67%   
   Cholesterol 181 mg
60%   
   Sodium 2,119 mg
88%   
   Potassium 351 g
 
   Calcium 227 g
 
   Total Carbs 49 g
16%   
     Dietary Fiber 5 g
22%   
     Sugars 5 g
 
   Protein 51 g
 
   Sugar Alcohols 0 g
 
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.  Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
  Calories: 2,000 2,500
Total Fat Less than 65g 80g
  Sat Fat Less than 20g 25g
Cholesterol Less than 300mg 300mg
Sodium Less than 2,400mg 2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate   300g 375g
  Dietary Fiber   25g 30g
Nutritional Information From CalorieKing.com
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