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Perfect Chicken Tacos

Yield: 4 servings
Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • vegetable oil (divided)
  • 1 teaspoon thyme (chopped)
  • 1 teaspoon lime zest
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 avocado (seeded and cut into 8 slices)
  • 1 tomato (finely diced)
  • 1/2 cup white onion (finely diced)
  • 1 tablespoon cilantro (finely chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 8 soft/hard tortillas

Directions

  1. Preheat a grill pan over high with 1 tablespoon oil.
  2. Stir together thyme, zest, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl. Sprinkle chicken evenly with mixture.
  3. Cook chicken in pan until chicken is golden brown and cooked through, about 8 minutes per side.
  4. Remove chicken from pan and pan from heat. Place avocado slices in pan, and let stand until grill marks appear, about 2 minutes. Cut chicken into 1/2 inch thick slices when cool.
  5. Stir tomato, onion, cilantro, lemon juice, 1 teaspoon vegetable oil and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Let stand at room temp for 15 minutes.
  6. Heat tortillas according to package directions. Fill with chicken, pico de gallo, grilled avocado and cheese.