Air Fryer Chicken Street Tacos
A tasty and healthy option if you are craving some street tacos…
Ingredients
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ¼ cup fresh orange juice
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp white vinegar
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp red chili powder
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- as required salt and ground black pepper
- 2 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- Non-Stick Cooking Spray
- 12 (4-inch corn tortillas warmed
- 2 cups Mexican cheese shredded
- ¼ medium onion diced
- 2 tbsp fresh cilantro chopped
Instructions
- For chicken: in a large baking dish, bowl, add all ingredients except for chicken strips and mix well.
- Add the chicken strips and coat with mixture generously.
- Cover and refrigerate to marinate for 2 hours.
- Grease the Air Fryer Basket with cooking spray and then slide inside.
- Adjust the temperature of Air Fryer to 360 °F to preheat for 5 minutes.
- After preheating, arrange the chicken thighs into the greased Air Fryer Basket in a single layer.
- Slide the basket into Air Fryer and set the time for 12 minutes.
- While cooking, flip the chicken thighs once halfway through.
- After cooking time is finished, remove the chicken thighs from Air Fryer and transfer into a bowl.
- With 2 forks, shred the meat.
- Divide chicken mixture over each tortilla and serve with the topping of cheese, onion and cilantro.
Nutrition
Calories: 495kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 42gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 179mgSodium: 438mgPotassium: 581mgFiber: 5gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 823IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 328mgIron: 3mg
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