Chicken Soft Taco's

Tonight I was craving some Mexican food so I decided to make Chicken Soft Tacos. I think it had to do with the weather getting warmer, I'm not sure. Tonight instead of using packet taco seasoning I would create my own. This is pretty easy to do if you know the basic Mexican ingredients. There are a lot of different ways to do this of course. I came up with this one and I like it.

If you want to make some taco seasoning and jar it you can because its only spices. If you want to make some fresh stuff to use right now like I did tonight then it will be a mix of spice and veg.

I didn't have any oregano left so I couldn't add that in which is a bummer because its a main ingredient in my opinion esp for Mexican food.

So here is what I came up with.

For dried taco seasoning that you can store use the following.

Ingredients for seasoning:

• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon of dried cilantro or corriander (UK)
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

Direction:

In a small bowl, mix together chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, red pepper flakes, oregano, paprika, cumin, salt and pepper. Store in an airtight container.

For making fresh and using now use the following (which I did tonight)

Ingredients For Seasoning:

• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 4 crushed garlic cloves
• 1/2 white onion (diced or chopped)
• Small bunch of cilantro or corriander (UK)
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

2-3 Chicken Breast (cut into small chunks)

Directions:

Same as above except you will be using it with chicken or beef. What I did was use chicken. 2-3 Chicken breast, diced. Warm a deep frying pan with about a tablespoon of sunflower or veg oil. Put in the chicken, cook for about 2-3 mins of medium-high heat. Then add your spice mix and mix. Cook for about another 10 mins on a low heat. You don't want to cook to long on a high heat because you will burn the spice and garlic. 

Serves 3-4

Once done garnish with Diced Tomatoes, Cheese, Sour Cream, Cilantro, Lettuce and my Homemade Salsa (which you can find the recipe for in this blog) 

Enjoy :)