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Pollo Asado Tacos

Three pollo asado tacos with onion and cilantro in a taco holder, with salsa, chips and a lime wedge on the table

Boneless chicken thighs marinated overnight in our carne asada chile-citrus marinade, then charred on a cast iron skillet or grill and tucked into warm tortillas.

Servings

2–3

Prep

10 min

Cook

15 min

Total

25 min + overnight marinating

Cuisine

Mexican

Course

Mains

Ingredients

For the chicken

For serving

  • Warm corn or flour tortillas
  • Diced onion, cilantro and lime wedges

Instructions

  1. Make the carne asada marinade.
  2. Coat the chicken thighs in the marinade, seal them in a zip-top bag and refrigerate overnight.
  3. Cook on a hot cast iron skillet or grill until charred and cooked through.
  4. Slice and serve in warm tortillas with onion, cilantro and lime.

Notes & substitutions

The marinade is the same one we use for our carne asada, adapted from J. Kenji López-Alt.

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