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Buffalo Chicken Tacos

"These tacos are filled with chicken, peppers, onion and fresh cilantro, and they're served with celery and carrot sticks and a side of blue cheese for dipping."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (3)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 8 Mission® Life Balance® Whole Wheat Tortillas
  • 1 cup Mission® Guacamole Flavored Dip
  • 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast
  • 3 tablespoons cayenne pepper hot sauce
  • Non-stick cooking spray to coat
  • 1 green bell pepper, cut into thin strips
  • 1/2 red onion, cut into thin strips
  • 1/2 cup cilantro leaves
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  • Garnish:
  • 12 baby carrots, rinsed
  • 12 celery sticks
  • 1 cup prepared blue cheese dressing

Directions

  1. Pre-heat charcoal or indoor grill to medium-high heat.
  2. Place cleaned chicken breasts into a gallon size zipper storage bag, add hot sauce and toss; close and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  3. After 30 minutes remove chicken from refrigerator. Spray each side of the marinated chicken with non-stick cooking spray; place on pre-heated grill and cook for 8 minutes per side or until cooked through. Place cooked chicken onto your work surface and allow to cool for a few minutes. Slice each chicken breast into thin strips cutting across the breast.
  4. Warm Mission® Tortillas. Evenly spread 1 tablespoon of Mission® Guacamole Flavored Dip edge to edge.
  5. Lay 5-6 slices of chicken across the middle of each tortilla, top chicken with 5 strips of green bell pepper, red onion and a tablespoon of cilantro leaves.
  6. Starting at the bottom roll tortilla forward to form a cylinder, repeat process for remaining tortillas.
  7. Serve a portion of tacos (two tacos) with 3 baby carrots, 3 celery sticks and a 1/4 cup of blue cheese dressing in a small ramekin.

Footnotes

  • Hints:
  • These colorful tacos contain a number of nutrients that can help to maintain good health including heart healthy lean protein, omega fatty acids and vitamin A.
  • Reduce the fat content of this recipe by lightening the avocado topping with low fat or fat free ranch dressing.
  • Use the pre-roasted whole chickens, and shred the meat for ease of preparation.
  • Use your favorite microwaveable chicken nuggets and toss these in hot sauce for ease of preparation.
  • For another time saving idea; but pre cut celery sticks.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 403 | Total Fat: 23.5g | Cholesterol: 38mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2011 by tylerp   view full review
I really liked the recipe but used a buffalo wing sauce instead of hot sauce. It helped give a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 28, 2011 by pz6093   view full review
Yummy but I always lightly saute my green & red peppers and onions with a little seasoning...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 26, 2011 by Emily   view full review
Very good! I also used Franks Buffalo hot sauce, sauteed the veggies and put the blue cheese...

 

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