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Orange and Cilantro-Marinated Chicken Tacos

Healthy Week: Lunches 8 {Orange and Cilantro-Marinated Chicken Tacos}

Erica
5 from 1 vote
Servings 5

Ingredients
 

Instructions
 

  • In a food processor or blender, combine the orange juice, jalapenos, garlic, cilantro, salt, and pepper. Process until smooth. Transfer to a ziploc bag and add the chicken. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to overnight.
  • To toast the tortillas (this keeps them from falling apart when you're eating), spray a heated nonstick skillet with cooking spray and add a tortilla. Toast lightly on one side. Spray the top side lightly with cooking spray, flip, and toast the other side. Repeat for the rest of the tortillas.
  • Grill the chicken over high heat 10-15 minutes or until done (internal temperature of 165F). Set aside to rest a couple minutes, then pull the meat off the bones and chop. Serve chicken in tortillas with guacamole and cabbage. Yield: 5 servings.

Notes

Notes:
I have a wonderful Guacamole recipe and do prefer to make my own. But guacamole doesn't keep well, so for premaking lunches, I buy the little guac packs. If you look at the ingredient list, they are a clean food.
Also, I had whole wheat orzo and black beans in a light lime vinaigrette with the tacos. Cook 1-1/4 c whole wheat orzo, add 1/3 c black beans and toss in the vinaigrette (1 T country-style Dijon, 2 t extra virgin olive oil, pinch kosher salt, juice and zest of half a lime, and 2 T chopped cilantro). Taste for seasoning (it will need more salt).
The marinade for this recipe was adapted from one published in Fine Cooking magazine.
This is the eight installment in my Healthy Week: Lunches series. I tend to splurge on the weekends and then eat super healthy during the week, so making my lunches and portioning them out in advance helps me stay on track and is a huge time-saver during the busy week. Check out my other Healthy Week Lunches!

Calorie count is purely an estimate calculated using an online application to serve as a guide and not to be taken as accurate nutritional information. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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