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July 21, 2011 By Kaitlin 14 Comments

Shredded Chicken Tacos with Tomatoes and Grilled Corn

Tacos are one of my favorite “quick dinners.” For the most part, it all comes down to assembly. I tend to make tacos more as a way to clean my fridge of various vegetables (lettuce, tomatoes, corn, avocados, etc.) but this recipe from the August issue of Cooking Light sounded so tasty I couldn’t wait for a fridge-cleaning day, went out, and bought these ingredients.

 

Ingredients:
2 ears shucked corn (or 1 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed)
1 package baby heirloom tomatoes
Salt and pepper, to taste
8 (6-inch) corn tortillas
1/4 rotisserie chicken
1 peeled avocado, cut into 16 slices
8 lime wedges

Preheat your broiler. Place the corn on a pan and broil the corn for 18 minutes, rotating every 6 minutes to allow for an even char. If you are using frozen corn kernels, allow them to thaw. No cooking/broiling needed — you can skip down to combining the kernels with the tomatoes.

 

While the corn is cooking, quarter the tomatoes. Shred your chicken.
 
Cut the kernels from the corn.

 

Place the kernels in a bowl and mix in the tomatoes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

 

Heat the tortillas.  Divide the chicken evenly among the tortillas.

Top each with 1/4 cup of the corn mixture and 2 avocado slices. Serve with lime wedges.

I loved the flavors in this dish. However, I don’t feel like the flavor of the corn had the chance to shine through, so I’d suggest using defrosted corn kernels to speed up the process. The colors of this are so pretty too! Heirloom tomatoes add extra pizazz, but using plain old cherry or grape tomatoes would get the job done.

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Filed Under: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Latin America, Main Dish, Poultry, Quick, Weeknight Meal Tagged With: Avocado, Chicken, Corn, Corn Kernels, Corn Tortillas, Heirloom Tomatoes, Lime, Mexican, Quick, Rotisserie Chicken, Tomato, Tortillas

Comments

  1. Tina @flourtrader says

    July 21, 2011 at 9:58 pm

    I really like this dish because the average taco is just loaded with meat and has a little lettuce and yours is packed with a lot more flavor. Much healthier also. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  2. Michelle O says

    July 21, 2011 at 10:00 pm

    I just found your blog. I love it. These look delish. Buzzed 🙂

    -Michelle

    Reply
  3. Erin says

    July 22, 2011 at 1:35 am

    Pretty taco!!! Great stuff in there, avocado, corn, tomatoes – yum!

    Reply
  4. Ann says

    July 22, 2011 at 3:11 am

    Not only does this sound delicious – it is a feast for the eyes! Beautiful!

    Reply
  5. Eating Deliciously says

    July 22, 2011 at 3:32 pm

    Great way to use up leftover chicken and I love all the veggies. Beautiful and colorful.

    Reply
  6. Kelly @ Eat Yourself Skinny says

    July 22, 2011 at 7:21 pm

    Yummy this looks delicious!! 🙂

    Reply
  7. Nava.K says

    July 23, 2011 at 2:32 pm

    Looks so lovely, Like the combo with avocado, great simple recipe.

    Reply
  8. janet@cupcakestocaviar says

    July 25, 2011 at 5:40 pm

    Yummy sounding taco and I love the fact that it is so easily put together. 🙂

    Reply
  9. Dawnie @ The Coach's Wife's Kitchen says

    August 19, 2011 at 7:11 am

    I love tacos. I am excited to try them like this.

    Reply
  10. Christine's Pantry says

    September 7, 2011 at 8:31 pm

    Looks wonderful. Love tacos.

    Reply
  11. Emily @ Life on Food says

    September 7, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    Grilled corn has been my absolute favorite veggie this year. I cannot get enough of it. Those tomatoes look pretty delicious as well!

    Reply
  12. Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love. says

    September 8, 2011 at 2:05 am

    Hubby and I love making tacos. I love these because of all of the great ingredients you added! Especially that avocado and the corn!

    Reply
  13. Food Jaunts says

    September 8, 2011 at 2:29 am

    We’re totally on the same wavelength. I was staring at that recipe in the magazine debating whether to try it. Glad you did it first and gave some feedback 🙂 Your photos look awesome.

    Reply
  14. Kristin says

    September 8, 2011 at 5:17 am

    I also use tacos for cleaning out the fridge! Looks yummy!

    Reply

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