ABK’s Fast and Straightforward South of the Border Taco Platter is enjoyable, it’s festive, and takes Taco Tuesday up a notch from conventional tacos!
Boost your common taco dinner with this straightforward however tasty combination of hen, recent purple pepper, corn, onion and cilantro. Should you’ve obtained leftover floor beef or turkey or cooked hen within the fridge, be at liberty to improvise (and pace issues up a bit) by making use of leftovers. This recipe is certainly simply adaptable to repurpose virtually any kind of beforehand cooked meat or poultry!
The large query with tacos is normally corn or flour? I really like utilizing corn tortillas, however flour will work as properly. Something goes on this recipe. The final time I made our South of the Border Taco Platter, I used an Artisan tortilla with blue corn. It was SO good. They have been small-ish tortillas with a darkish coloration that made the proper backdrop and base for this simple to make dish.
Should you’re questioning in case your youngsters will like purple peppers, assume constructive! Surprisingly, ABK’s recipe for Turkey and Contemporary Veggie Chili is LOADED with onions, peppers and (not so spicy) spices, and is a HUGE hit with youngsters. I’ve acquired a lot of feedback on Instagram from readers who made the turkey and veggie chili and mentioned their youngsters cherished it, and even requested for seconds!
Components wanted to make South of the Border Taco Platter:
- 4 cups of hen (about two massive hen breast halves, one cooked rotisserie hen or 1.5 lbs hen)
- 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup onion
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon floor cumin
- salt and pepper
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 purple pepper
- 1 1/2 cups frozen corn
- 1 recent lime juiced or about 3 tablespoons bottled lime juice
- 2-3 cups grated cheese
- recent cilantro
- bitter cream, guacamole, tomatoes,
- tortillas flour or corn
The right way to make South of the Border Taco Platter:
- Prepare dinner the hen in olive oil over medium warmth. Add chopped onion, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper. Prepare dinner for about 4-5 minutes simply till hen is finished and onion begins to show translucent. Add the minced garlic and let cook dinner for one minute.
- Add chopped purple pepper, frozen corn and juice from lime.
- On a griddle heat the tortillas, sprinkle just a little cheese on high.
- Serve tortillas with filling combination instantly.
- Taco platter could also be served just a few other ways: roll up the submitting within the tortillas, or serve open on a platter, or make a buffet line with the tortillas, filling, salsa, bitter cream, guac, and so forth. Sprinkle generously with chopped cilantro.
What to serve with South of the Border Taco Platter (every of those recipes takes 5-10 minutes to make):
This recipe will be tailored to your loved ones wants. Use a corn tortilla for GF meal, pass over the meat should you’re a vegetarian. I’m satisfied if the children assist cook dinner, they normally love the meal. So allow them to stir and add components to their little hearts content material!
South of the Border Taco Platter initially revealed in 2016, recipe and photographs up to date October 2023
- 4 cups of hen chopped, about two massive hen breast halves, one cooked rotissere hen or 1.5 lbs hen
- 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon floor cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 purple pepper chopped
- 1 1/2 cups frozen corn, not thawed
- 1 recent lime, juiced or about 3 tablespoons bottled lime juice
- 2-3 cups grated cheese
- recent cilantro, chopped about 1/2 of a bunch
- bitter cream, guacamole, tomatoes,
- tortillas, flour or corn
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Prepare dinner the chopped hen in olive oil in a sauté pan over medium warmth. After about 1 minute, add chopped onion, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper. Prepare dinner for about 4-5 minutes simply till hen is finished and onion begins to get smooth. Add the minced garlic and let cook dinner for one minute.
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Add chopped purple pepper, frozen corn and juice from one lime ( I prefer to squeeze the lime juice over the hen). Flip off range.
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On a griddle heat tortillas, sprinkle just a little cheese on high.
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Serve tortillas with filling combination instantly. Chances are you’ll roll up the submitting within the tortillas, or serve open on a platter, or make a buffet line with the tortillas, filling, salsa, bitter cream, guac, and so forth. Sprinkle generously with chopped cilantro.
- If hen is already cooked, omit the step of cooking the hen, and easily cook dinner the onion with spices till finished. Then add the beforehand cooked meat.
- For a meatless meal, change out the hen for a can of black beans, drained and rinsed.
- If you wish to make and assemble the tacos all at one time, assemble and layer the tacos on a platter or cookie sheet and place a sheet of parchment to separate the layers. Refrigerate. When able to eat, take away from fridge and warmth every taco on a paper towel or paper plate for about 20-30 seconds in microwave. High with salsa, bitter cream, guac after heating.
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- 4 cups of hen chopped, about two massive hen breast halves, one cooked rotissere hen or 1.5 lbs hen
- 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon floor cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 purple pepper chopped
- 1 1/2 cups frozen corn, not thawed
- 1 recent lime, juiced or about 3 tablespoons bottled lime juice
- 2-3 cups grated cheese
- recent cilantro, chopped about 1/2 of a bunch
- bitter cream, guacamole, tomatoes,
- tortillas, flour or corn
Forestall your display screen from going darkish
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Prepare dinner the chopped hen in olive oil in a sauté pan over medium warmth. After about 1 minute, add chopped onion, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper. Prepare dinner for about 4-5 minutes simply till hen is finished and onion begins to get smooth. Add the minced garlic and let cook dinner for one minute.
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Add chopped purple pepper, frozen corn and juice from one lime ( I prefer to squeeze the lime juice over the hen). Flip off range.
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On a griddle heat tortillas, sprinkle just a little cheese on high.
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Serve tortillas with filling combination instantly. Chances are you’ll roll up the submitting within the tortillas, or serve open on a platter, or make a buffet line with the tortillas, filling, salsa, bitter cream, guac, and so forth. Sprinkle generously with chopped cilantro.
- If hen is already cooked, omit the step of cooking the hen, and easily cook dinner the onion with spices till finished. Then add the beforehand cooked meat.
- For a meatless meal, change out the hen for a can of black beans, drained and rinsed.
- If you wish to make and assemble the tacos all at one time, assemble and layer the tacos on a platter or cookie sheet and place a sheet of parchment to separate the layers. Refrigerate. When able to eat, take away from fridge and warmth every taco on a paper towel or paper plate for about 20-30 seconds in microwave. High with salsa, bitter cream, guac after heating.
Did you make this recipe?
Make sure you go away a remark and provides this recipe a ranking, letting me understand how you preferred it. I’d like to see a photograph, tag @abountifulkitchen on Instagram!
