Street Corn Smash Chicken Tacos

Street Corn Smash Chicken Tacos

from kennascooks.com
Quick and easy
35 min

Steet corn smash chicken tacos feature ground chicken smashed on a corn tortilla and fried until crispy, topped with a zesty street corn slaw.

Ingredients

  • 1 cupfrozen corn
  • ½ cupsour cream
  • ½ cupmayo
  • 3garlic cloves
  • 1jalapeno
  • 1juice of lime
  • 1zest of lime
  • 1 tsppaprika
  • 1 tspchili powder
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 10corn tortillas
  • 450 gground chicken
  • 1 tspgarlic powder
  • 1 tsponion powder
  • 1 tsppaprika
  • 1 tspsalt & pepper
  • cotija cheese (for garnish)
  • cilantro (for garnish)

Directions

  1. 1

    Start by getting your prep out of the way: mince your garlic, mince the jalapeno, zest your lime, crumble the cotija cheese, and mince the cilantro.

  2. 2

    Next fry your corn in a pan of medium high heat with a drizzle of oil until slightly charred. Remove from the pan into a bowl.

  3. 3

    Add sour cream, mayo, garlic, jalapeno, zest and juice of the lime, paprika, chili powder, and salt & pepper to the bowl. Give it a mix and set the street corn slaw aside.

  4. 4

    Next mix the ground chicken with the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, and salt & pepper. Spread a thin layer of chicken over the corn tortilla, fry in a pan on medium heat for a few minutes on each side. Remove once chicken has a nice sear and is cooked through.

  5. 5

    Add a couple spoonful's of the corn slaw to the chicken taco, some crumbled cotija cheese, fresh cilantro, and more lime juice if desired. Enjoy!