Charred Chicken Taco Salad
Smoky charred chicken mingles with charred jalapeños, cotija cheese, and lime crema atop a generous bed of crisp lettuce for a fresh weeknight feast.
Ingredients (serves 4)
- 1.5 lb chicken breast
- 8 cups lettuce
- 3 jalapeños
- 1 red onion
- 1 cup cotija cheese
- 1 lime
- 0.5 cup sour cream
- 1 avocado
- 1 cup cilantro
- 2 tbsp olive oil
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Save this recipeInstructions
- 1
Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in a cast-iron skillet over high heat until smoking.
- 2
Sear chicken 5 minutes per side until charred and internal temperature reaches 165°F. Transfer to a cutting board to rest 5 minutes.
- 3
Char jalapeños in the same skillet, turning occasionally, for 4 minutes until blistered. Thinly slice red onion.
- 4
Mix sour cream with lime juice and a pinch of salt to make crema.
- 5
Slice rested chicken. Arrange lettuce on plates and top with chicken, charred jalapeños, red onion, avocado slices, and cilantro.
- 6
Sprinkle cotija cheese over each salad. Drizzle with lime crema and serve with lime wedges.
