Chicken Tacos with Fresh Corn Salsa
Ingredients
- Fresh Corn Salsa:
- 1 box frozen corn kernels, cooked
- 1 tomato, seeded and diced
- 2 scallions (green onions), chopped
- 2 jalapeño peppers, seeded, deveined and minced 2 Tbs. chopped fresh cilantro
- 4 Tbs. fresh lime juice
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
- Tacos:
- 1 whole chicken, cut-up into parts
- 1 C. canned enchilada sauce
- 1 package taco seasoning
- 8 prepared corn tortillas
- 1 C. sour cream
- 1 C. shredded cheddar cheese
Directions
In large bowl, stir together corn kernels, diced tomato, scallions, jalapenos, cilantro, lime juice, salt and pepper to make salsa. Set aside. Place chicken parts in large saucepan; cover with cold water. On top of stove, bring chicken to a simmer; cook for 20 minutes. Remove chicken from heat; set aside to cool. Drain chicken. Dice chicken, separating from bones. Place chicken on stove in medium saucepan. Add enchilada sauce and taco seasoning to pan. Cook over low heat, stirring, for 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 375*F. Wrap tortillas together in foil; warm in oven for 10 minutes. To serve, wrap tortillas in cloth napkin and place in basket. Place chicken mixture, salsa, sour cream and shredded cheese in individual serving bowls. Assemble by topping tortillas as desired.
Makes 8 servings.
