Mole Chicken Tacos
Here’s an easy way to level up your Taco Tuesday with some mole chicken tacos! I love ordering mole chicken with rice at Mexican restaurants and this is a little finger food twist to the traditional dish. It’s also super simple to make and can leave you with a lot of left overs for the rest of your busy week. Give it a whirl for your next taco feast and you’ll see for yourself how yummy they are!
Mole Chicken Tacos
Ingredients
Instructions
- Remove cilantro leaves from stems and roughly chop
- Thinly slice red onion and add to a medium bowl. If using habaneros, also thinly slice the pepper, discarding stem
- Add lime juice to bowl with onion and habanero and let marinate for at least 15 minutes (but I like to let it marinate overnight)
- Fill a medium pot with salted water and bring to a boil. Once boiling, add chicken breasts and cook for about 10-15 minutes until no longer pink
- Drain water and place chicken on a large plate. Shred the chicken with two forks
- While chicken cooks, add chicken broth to a large skillet. Bring to a low boil and reduce heat to medium low.
- Drain top layer of oil from mole jar (I usually discard it but you can save it and use some for added richness)
- Add mole paste to skillet and dissolve into broth. Stir occasionally until well incorporated to your desired thickness (I like mine on the thicker side)
- If you like added spice, add a thinly sliced ancho chili with 1-2 tbsp of ancho chili sauce and stir to combine
- Add shredded chicken to mole sauce and stir on low heat for 2-3 minutes
- Heat tortillas on a flat skillet
- Add mole chicken to tortilla, followed by pickled onions, cotija cheese, and cilantro leaves
- Enjoy!
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