Taco Night

Every Friday night we have tacos for dinner. I make my homemade salsa and rotate what type of meat we have. I have done the traditional ground sirloin with taco seasoning, shredded pork tenderloin, shredded beef and shredded chicken, as well as fish tacos. Tonight we are having shredded chicken tacos with hard shell corn tortillas. My garnishes are fresh limes to squeeze over the chicken, chopped cilantro, shredded cheese, sliced avocados, sour cream and the homemade salsa. Both recipes are from All Recipes.com.

Shredded Chicken Tacos

Ingredients

2 (8 ounce) cans Tomato Sauce

2 teaspoons White Distilled Vinegar

2 teaspoons Minced Garlic

3 1/2 teaspoons ancho chili powder

1 teaspoon Ground Cumin

2 teaspoons Oregano Leaf

1/2 teaspoon sugar

2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil

2 pounds chicken breasts

Adobo Seasoning (recipe below)

Hard or soft corn tortillas

Preparation

1. In medium bowl, mix together tomato sauce, vinegar, garlic, chili powder, cumin, oregano, and sugar. Season with Adobo; set aside.

2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken with Adobo. Cook chicken, turning once, until golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes. Add reserved tomato sauce mixture to pan; bring to a boil (be careful, the tomato sauce can splatter). Lower heat to medium low. Simmer, covered, until cooked through, flipping once, about 20 minutes.

3. Transfer chicken to cutting board; reserve sauce in pan. Remove. Using two forks, shred chicken breasts. Transfer chicken to skillet with sauce, mixing to combine; continue to cook until sauce reduces and blends into chicken, and mixture begins to caramelize, about 10 minutes more.

4. Spoon into warmed corn tortillas and garnish.

Serves 4

Adobo Seasoning

2 tablespoons salt

1 tablespoon paprika

2 teaspoons ground black pepper

1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder

1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon chili powder

When I make this recipe I only cook 2 chicken breasts and I cut the sauce recipe in half.

TGIF!