Chicken Street Tacos

Chicken Street Tacos. Flavorful, grilled chicken that has been diced up and loaded onto soft corn tortillas. Add your favorite toppings and enjoy! 

 

Street tacos are a classic! They are typically found in local taco shops, but they are SO easy to make at home. Street tacos are perfect in their simplicity. Soft corn tortillas are layered and filled with grilled meat – chicken, beef, or pork. Top with a simple mixture of diced onion, cilantro and a lime wedge. 

How to make Chicken Street Tacos:

1. Marinate the chicken. Let the chicken marinate for 2-4 hours. This gives great flavor and helps to tenderize the meat. Due to the amount of lime juice in the marinade, it’s not recommended to marinate for longer than 4 hours.
2. Grill the chicken. Can be cooked on a stovetop or on a grill. Cook the chicken for about 5 minutes each side until the internal temperature reaches 165℉.
3. Dice up chicken and load onto tacos. 
4. Add your toppings. Some ideas are listed below. 

Tips for making the BEST Grilled Chicken Street Tacos:

• Type of chicken: chicken thighs have a combination of light and dark meat and cook up more juicy and tender than chicken breasts. Boneless skinless chicken thighs can typically be found at the market making them easy to use. 
• Marinate: letting the chicken marinate the full time ensures that the meat will be flavorful and tender. 
• Grill: the best flavor is going to be from grilling the chicken, this adds a smokiness and a bit of charring to the chicken. 
• Heat the Corn tortillas. Warming up the tortillas helps to soften them and makes it to where they won’t crack and split when filled up. Heat on a comal, directly over the flame of a gas grill, or on a heat safe plate in a microwave. 

Toppings for Street Tacos:

• Diced onion & cilantro: this is a common combination that will be added at most taco shops. 
• Lime juice: a wedge of lime to squeeze over the top of the tacos before enjoying.
• Fresh salsa: pico de Gallo is a wonderfully easy, fresh topping with tomatoes to add. 
• Guacamole
• Sour cream

What to serve with these grilled chicken tacos:

• Cilantro Lime Rice
• Mexican Rice
• Refried Beans
• Charro Beans
• Grilled Mexican Street Corn (Elotes)
• Elotes en Vaso (Mexican Street Corn Cups)