Description
Chicken, corn tortillas, summer squash and spice make an easy weeknight meal.
Ingredients
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- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 6 corn tortillas
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized cubes
- 3/4 teaspoon coarse kosher salt, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, divided
- 1 1/2 pounds yellow summer squash, cut into half moons (2 medium)
- 1/2 cup chopped scallions
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon chopped oregano
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped cilantro, divided
- 4 ounces shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Brush 1 tablespoon oil over the tortillas (both sides) cut in half then cut into strips. Spread out on a large baking sheet and bake, stirring once until browned and crispy, about 12 minutes. Set aside. Turn oven onto broil.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Swirl the oil in the bottom of the pan to coat. Add the chicken, spreading out over the surface of the pan. Sprinkle with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Cook stirring once or twice until browned and just cooked through, 5 to 8 minutes. Lift chicken out of the pan and transfer to a plate. Cover with foil to keep warm.
- Return the skillet to medium-high heat and add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add the squash, scallions, cumin, chili powder and the remaining ¼ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring often until the squash is starting to soften and the spices are browning and fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Add broth, lime juice and oregano and stir to combine. Add the cooked chicken and any accumulated juices to the skillet and bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat and stir ¼ cup cilantro and about half of the tortillas.
- Top with the remaining tortillas, and cheddar. Broil until the cheese is melted. Top with the remaining ¼ cilantro and serve immediately.
Notes
Make it vegetarian:
There’s no reason why you wouldn’t be able to make this without chicken! You can either substitute for a different vegetable, or you could use a meat-alternative such as plant based chicken. If you want another vegetable-like ingredient with protein, black beans would work well.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 1/2 cups
- Calories: 468
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 514 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 37 g