Stir-Fried Chicken and Chili Tacos

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Ingredients

  • 2 red bell peppers (about 12 oz. total)
  • 2 fresh anaheim chilies (California or New Mexico
  • about 8 oz. total)
  • 4 -5 fresh jalapeno chilies (3 to 4 oz. total)
  • 1 13 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 tablespoon salad oil
  • 1 onion
  • thinly sliced (about 8 oz.)
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • minced
  • 1 tablespoon cumin seed
  • 12 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice
  • salt and pepper
  • 12 warm corn tortillas (6 or 7 in. round) or 12 low-fat flour tortillas (6 or 7 in. round)
  • lime wedge
  • salsa
  • plain nonfat yogurt

Instructions

  1. Stem and seed bell peppers and Anaheim and jalapeno chilies.
  2. Cut bell peppers and chilies into thin slivers about 3 inches long.
  3. Cut chicken crosswise into thin slices about 3 inches long.
  4. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a 10 to 12 inch frying pan over high heat, add chicken and stir-fry until chicken is opaque throughout, 4 to 5 minutes.
  5. Remove chicken from pan.
  6. Return pan to high heat.
  7. Add remaining oil and onion, garlic and cumin; stir-fry 1 minute.
  8. Add bell peppers and chilies and stir-fry until they begin to wilt, about 2 minutes.
  9. Return cooked chicken to pan and stir in cilantro, lime juice and salt and pepper to taste.
  10. Pour chicken mixture into a bowl.
  11. To assemble each taco, fill a tortilla with chicken mixture.
  12. Squeeze a lime wedge over the filling and add salsa and yogurt to taste.
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