Serve 6 Taco Bowls
Ingredients
- 6 flour tortillas (10-13-in. size)
- 1 1/2 cup salad oil
- 1 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
- 1 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/3 cup minced shallot (or spring onions)
- 1 3/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried hot chili flakes
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin powder
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 6 cooked boned and skinned chicken breast halves
- 1 red onion
- 2 cans black beans (15 oz each), rinsed and drained
- 1 red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and chopped
- 3 qt finely shredded iceberg lettuce
- 1 firm-ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, and thinly sliced
- Fresh cilantro sprigs
- Sour cream
- Salt
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Remove tortillas from refrigerator and let stand at room temperature for 10-15 minutes.
- Lightly spray tortilla pans with nonstick cooking spray.
- Carefully place one tortilla into each pan. Bake 6-8 minutes or until light golden brown.
- Let shells cool for 5 minutes inside pans. Remove shells from pan and continue cooling.
- Mean time, to make salad dressing, mix oil, orange juice, lime juice, shallot, sugar, chopped cilantro, chili flakes, cumin, and garlic.
- Cut onion crosswise into 1/2 inch thick slices, and place in a bowl with 1/3 cup dressing with bean and red pepper.
- Slice chicken for tacos and drain dressing from onion ,bean and red pepper.
- Fill baked shells with lettuce and top with onion, bean, red pepper, then lay chicken and onion on top.
- Garnish salads with avocado slices and cilantro sprigs.
- Accompany with remaining orange dressing, sour cream, and salt to add to taste.
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