Lettuce Tacos with Pastor Chicken

Name: Lettuce Tacos with Pastor Chicken
Prep time: 115 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: 50 grams achiote, for marinade; 1/4 cups apple cider vinegar, for marinade; 3 guajillo chiles, cleaned, deveined, and seedless, hydrated for marinade; 2 ancho chiles, cleaned, deveined, and seedless, hydrated for marinade; 3 cloves garlic, for marinade; 1/4 white onions, for marinade; 1/2 cups pineapple juice, for marinade; 1 tablespoon coarse salt, for marinade; 1 tablespoon allspice berry, for marinade; 2 cloves, for marinade; 1 tablespoon oregano, for marinade; 1 tomato, grilled, for marinade; 1 tablespoon cumin, for the marinade; 1 chicken breast, boneless and skinless, cut into small cubes; 1 tablespoon olive oil, or flaxseed; Eva® butterhead lettuce; 1/2 pineapples, cut into half moons; 1/2 cups fresh cilantro, chopped; 1/2 cups red onion, finely chopped; árbol chile sauce, for serving; lime, for serving

Eva

Prepare this healthy option of pastor chicken tacos without carbohydrates served in French Lettuce Eva®, accompanied by grilled pineapple, cilantro, and red onion. With a bit of the tree chili sauce from the tacos and a few drops of lime, this taco option is ideal for maintaining a healthier diet without limiting your cravings.

Reviewed by Editorial Team of Kiwilimón

Published: 05-01-2018

Preparation

1h 20 mins

35 mins

Low

For the marinade, blend the achiote, vinegar, chiles, garlic, onion, juice, salt, pepper, cloves, oregano, tomato, and cumin until you obtain a homogeneous mixture. In a bowl, place the chicken and marinate with the pastor marinade for 1 hour in the refrigerator. Heat a skillet over medium heat with the oil and cook the marinated chicken until cooked through. Set aside covered. Heat a grill over high heat, grill the pineapples until golden brown, remove and cut into cubes, set aside. On a board, place French Lettuce Eva® leaves, add the pastor chicken and serve with the grilled pineapple, cilantro, onion, and accompany with a little sauce and limes.