Easy Mexican Chorizo Tacos

Easy Mexican Chorizo Tacos might be a good recipe to expand your main course repertoire. One serving contains 1120 calories, 43g of protein, and 66g of fat. This gluten free recipe serves 4 and costs $4.73 per serving. This recipe from Serious Eats has 12 fans. A few people really liked this Mexican dish. Head to the store and pick up mexican crema, cilantro leaves, chorizo, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 63%. Sunny's Easy Chorizo and Bean Tacos, Chorizo Breakfast Tacos, and Chorizo Soft Tacos are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

1 avocado, sliced

1 chipotle chili in adobo sauce, minced (about 1 tablespoon)

1 1/2 pounds fresh Mexican chorizo (see note above)

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves and fine stems

24 warm corn tortillas

2 limes, cut into 12 wedges each

1 cup Mexican crema or sour cream

1 poblano pepper, finely diced (about 1 cup)

1/2 cup crumbled queso fresco

12 radishes, scrubbed clean

2 teaspoons vegetable oil

1 large white onion, finely diced (about 1 1/2 cups), divided

Equipment:

frying pan

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Procedures 1 Heat vegetable oil in a large cast iron or stainless steel skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add half of onions and all of poblano and cook, stirring, until softened and starting to color, about 6 minutes. Add chorizo and cook, stirring and breaking up meat with a spoon, until completely cooked through and starting to crisp and char in bits, about 15 minutes total. Stir in chipotle chilies and remove from heat. 2 Transfer chorizo to a warm serving bowl, draining excess oil if desired. Combine remaining onion with cilantro. Serve chorizo immediately with warm tortillas, salsa, cilantro and onions, crema, queso fresco, radishes, avocado, and lime wedges

 

Step by step:


1. Heat vegetable oil in a large cast iron or stainless steel skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering.

2. Add half of onions and all of poblano and cook, stirring, until softened and starting to color, about 6 minutes.

3. Add chorizo and cook, stirring and breaking up meat with a spoon, until completely cooked through and starting to crisp and char in bits, about 15 minutes total. Stir in chipotle chilies and remove from heat.

4. Transfer chorizo to a warm serving bowl, draining excess oil if desired.

5. Combine remaining onion with cilantro.

6. Serve chorizo immediately with warm tortillas, salsa, cilantro and onions, crema, queso fresco, radishes, avocado, and lime wedges


Nutrition Information:

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1120k Calories
43g Protein
66g Total Fat
90g Carbs
15% Health Score
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Calories
1120k
56%

Fat
66g
102%

  Saturated Fat
20g
129%

Carbohydrates
90g
30%

  Sugar
8g
9%

Cholesterol
148mg
49%

Sodium
2523mg
110%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
43g
86%

Fiber
16g
66%

Vitamin C
51mg
62%

Phosphorus
608mg
61%

Manganese
0.72mg
36%

Magnesium
143mg
36%

Calcium
345mg
35%

Iron
6mg
34%

Vitamin B6
0.66mg
33%

Vitamin A
1483IU
30%

Potassium
773mg
22%

Copper
0.42mg
21%

Zinc
2mg
20%

Selenium
13µg
19%

Vitamin B3
3mg
18%

Folate
71µg
18%

Vitamin K
17µg
17%

Vitamin B1
0.25mg
17%

Vitamin B2
0.23mg
14%

Vitamin E
1mg
12%

Vitamin B5
1mg
11%

Vitamin B12
0.26µg
4%

Vitamin D
0.41µg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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