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Chicken Tacos

Mediterranean-inspired chicken tacos featuring sweet golden raisins and tangy feta cheese. A unique take on traditional tacos.
Recipe by By Lela McGee Harvey
Close up of three corn tortilla tacos filled generously with chicken, cilantro, and red onions displayed on a blue platter.
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Cost per servingPer serving$1.69
Makes6 servings
Total timeTotal30 minutes
Prep 10 minutes Cook 20 minutes
Prep 10 minutes Cook 20 minutes
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Equipment

  • Indoor or outdoor grill
  • Meat thermometer

Ingredients

Makes 6 servings. Check items off as you go.
  • 1 tablespoon cane sugar or light brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 pound boneless chicken breast
  • Canola oil for drizzling
  • 1 cup carrots shredded
  • ½ cup cilantro chopped
  • ½ cup radish thinly sliced
  • ½ cup golden raisins
  • ¼ cup red onions thinly sliced
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil
  • ½ cup nonfat Greek yogurt
  • 2 ounces reduced-fat feta cheese crumbled
  • Twelve 4-6-inch corn tortillas

Directions

  1. Whisk together cane sugar, paprika, cinnamon, pepper, cumin, and salt in a small bowl.
  2. Add chicken to bowl and coat with sugar mixture. Drizzle chicken with canola oil.
  3. Grill chicken for 5-10 minutes on each side or until internal temperature reaches 165 F. Let stand 5 minutes. Dice chicken once cooled.
  4. While chicken cools, whisk together olive oil and lemon juice in a large bowl. Add carrots, cilantro, radish, raisins, and red onions. Stir to combine.
  5. Heat tortillas according to package instructions.
  6. Assemble tacos by placing chicken in tortilla and topping with carrot mixture, Greek yogurt and feta cheese.

Nutrition per serving

1 serving is 2 tacos
  • Sodium400mg
  • Calories330
  • Carbohydrates40g
  • Fiber5g
  • Fat9g
  • Protein24g
Serving: 2 tacosCalories: 330calCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 24gFat: 9gSodium: 400mgFiber: 5g
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Cost per serving is an estimate based on average Michigan grocery prices and may vary.
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