Fiesta Chicken Tacos with Mango & Jicama Salad

By sheilaolim

These Mexican inspired tacos are made with fresh fruits and vegetables for a family taco night everyone looks forward too!

Ingredients

• SALAD:
• 3/4 cup jicama (3-inch) julienne-cut peeled
• 1/2 cup ripe mango, peeled and sliced
• 1/4 cup red onion, sliced
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Dash black pepper
• TACOS:
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
• 1 pound chicken breast, skinless, boneless, cut into thin strips
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/8 teaspoon ground chipotle chile pepper
• 1 cup red bell pepper, sliced
• 1 cup red onion, sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 (6-inch) corn tortillas
• 1 cup mixed salad greens

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 30mins

Preparation

Step 1

To prepare salad, combine first 8 ingredients, gently toss.

To prepare tacos, heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken evenly with chili powder, cumin, and chipotle pepper. Add chicken mixture to pan; sauté 3 minutes. Remove from pan.

Heat remaining 1 teaspoon oil in pan. Add bell pepper and 1 cup onion; cook 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Return chicken mixture to pan; cook 2 minutes or until chicken is done. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt.

Heat tortillas according to package directions. Arrange 2 tablespoons mixed greens, about 1/3 cup chicken mixture, and about 2 tablespoons salad in each tortilla; fold over.

Nutritional Information
Calories:320
Fat:6.4g (sat 1.1g,mono 3.2g,poly 1.3g)
Protein:30.4g
Carbohydrate:36.1g
Fiber:5.8g
Cholesterol:66mg
Iron:2.2mg
Sodium:471mg
Calcium:129mg ican meal.