Mexican Street Corn Chicken Tacos
These amazing Mexican Street Corn Chicken Tacos are the best chicken tacos you’ll have ever had.
Serving6 servings
Ingredients
Chicken
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, (about 1.5 pounds), cooked and shredded (or sliced)
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1½ teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
Mexican Street Corn
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 16 ounces frozen corn, 1 bag
- 3 Tablespoons mayonnaise, (I used light)
- 4 ounces crumbled Cotija cheese, (could also use Feta cheese)
- 2 Tablespoons lime juice, (fresh is best)
- 1 Tablespoon jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
- ⅓ cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
- 2 Tablespoons red onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- salt and pepper, to taste
Tacos
- 6 corn or flour tortillas
- 2 avocados, sliced
- Cotija Cheese, optional topping
- fresh cilantro, optional topping
Instructions
- In a skillet pan over medium heat, heat oil. Add cooked and shredded chicken, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Stir and cook until completely heated through and all the chicken is coated in seasonings. Remove from heat, cover with aluminum foil to keep warm, and set aside while you prepare the corn.
- In another skillet (or you can use the same skillet you heated the chicken in), heat oil over medium heat.
- Add frozen corn and let cook until corn starts to char, stirring occasionally (it took about 7-8 minutes before my corn was lightly charred).
- While the corn is cooking, mix together mayonnaise, cheese, lime juice, jalapeno, cilantro, red onion, garlic, chili powder, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. When corn is done, gently fold it in with other ingredients.
- Lay tortilla out on a plate. Top with 1/2 cup chicken, some Mexican street corn, sliced avocados, cotija cheese, and fresh cilantro.
Notes
You can also buy frozen street corn from Costco and use that in place of making it from scratch.
If you are short on time, use a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store.
Nutrition
Calories: 476 kcal · Carbohydrates: 42 g · Protein: 21 g · Fat: 27 g · Saturated Fat: 6 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 4 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 14 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 54 mg · Sodium: 775 mg · Potassium: 860 mg · Fiber: 8 g · Sugar: 2 g · Vitamin A: 495 IU · Vitamin C: 18 mg · Calcium: 162 mg · Iron: 3 mg