Chicken Tacos with Avocado Salsa

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Chicken Tacos with Avocado Salsa

35 min · 

These easy chicken tacos are weeknight-ready and packed with flavor — juicy, spiced thighs meet a bright, chunky avocado salsa that comes together in minutes. Warm your tortillas, pile everything high, and dinner is on the table in under 40 minutes.

Ingredients

9 items

  • 500 gchicken thighsthinly sliced
  • 2 tbsptaco seasoning
  • 1 tbspolive oil
  • 8flour tortillas
  • 1avocadodiced
  • 200 gcherry tomatoeshalved
  • 1red onionfinely diced
  • 1limezested
  • 1 bunchfresh corianderroughly chopped

Method

5 steps

  1. Step 1. Season the chicken: Pat the sliced chicken thighs dry with paper towel, then toss in a bowl with the taco seasoning and a generous pinch of salt until evenly coated. Drying the chicken first helps it brown rather than steam.

  2. Step 2. Cook the chicken: Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the chicken in a single layer — work in two batches if needed to avoid crowding — and cook for 4–5 minutes per side until deeply golden and cooked through with no pink remaining. Transfer to a plate, tent loosely with foil, and rest for a few minutes.

  3. Step 3. Make the avocado salsa: While the chicken rests, combine the diced avocado, cherry tomatoes, red onion, lime zest, and a good squeeze of lime juice in a bowl. Fold through the coriander and season with salt to taste. Taste and add more lime juice if you'd like extra brightness.

  4. Step 4. Warm the tortillas: Heat the tortillas one at a time in a dry pan over medium heat for 20–30 seconds per side until soft and lightly charred, or hold them directly over a gas flame with tongs for a few seconds each side for extra char. Stack and wrap in a clean tea towel to keep warm.

  5. Step 5. Assemble and serve: Divide the chicken among the warm tortillas and spoon the avocado salsa generously on top. Serve immediately with any remaining lime wedges on the side.