Tacos-Chicken 'BBQ'

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Spicy BBQ chicken tacos. Mexican style with a California flavor.

  • 4
  • 10 mins
  • 25 mins

Ingredients

  • 10 + corn tortillas
  • 6 (1 lb or 16oz.) bone-in, skinless chicken thighs
  • 1.5 cups (12.5oz.) spicy BBQ sauce
  • half 1 red onion, thinly sliced for garnish
  • 2 cups (370 grams) diced tomato, about 2 vine ripe tomatoes
  • 2 cups (370 grams) diced English cucumber, about 3/4 cucumber
  • 5 cup (92.5 grams) rough chopped cilantro, another small chopped amount for garnish
  • 1 lime, juice
  • 5 cup (4oz.) olive oil
  • salt & pepper, for salsa and chicken, to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions

Chicken

Preheat propane grill to medium heat

Cut excess fat from defrosted chicken

Lightly salt and pepper chicken thighs, lightly drizzle with olive oil

Toss thighs in bowl to cover in seasoning

Place on preheated grill for about 6 minutes on each side or until juicy and tender

Remove and reserve to cool down a bit

In a medium sauce pan over medium-low heat, pour BBQ sauce to warm

Pull apart cooked chicken off the bone and into bit size pieces, put into warming BBQ sauce

Put temperature on low to keep chicken and sauce warm

Salsa

Place diced tomato, diced cucumber, olive oil, lime juice and chopped cilantro in a medium bowl; salt & pepper to taste

Toss until combined

Assembly

Warm tortillas on a flat grill top over medium heat

Place BBQ chicken on warm tortilla and top with salsa

Garnish is red onion and extra cilantro

Enjoy!