Instant Pot Beer-Braised Chicken Tacos

Name: Instant Pot Beer-Braised Chicken Tacos
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1½ teaspoons dried oregano; 2 teaspoons paprika; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, (trimmed of excess fat); 2 tablespoons avocado oil, (plus more as needed); 2-3 chipotle pepper in adobo, (minced ); 3 tablespoons tomato paste; 2 (4-ounce) cans mild chopped green chiles; 1 (12-ounce) bottle Modelo Especial; 1 large ripe avocado, (peeled and pitted); 1/4 cup jarred jalapeño slices; 2 tablespoons brine from the jarred jalapeño slices; 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems; 1 garlic clove, (peeled); 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice ((from about 1 lime)); 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt; corn tortillas or lettuce cups; shredded iceberg lettuce; radishes, (thinly sliced and cut into matchsticks); chopped cilantro leaves; cotija cheese; lime wedges

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 12 · 35m total

Servings

Calories

18% of a 2,000 cal day

361KCAL

Protein

31g63% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat19g

24%

Saturated4g

21%

Unsaturated15g

—

Total Carbs14g

Fiber4g

13%

Total Sugars2g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch9g

—

Sodium680mg

30%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Instant Pot beer-braised chicken tacos with chipotle and spices. Served in corn tortillas with avocado, cilantro, and cotija cheese, they're flavorful and convenient.

Ingredients

12 SERVINGS

2 tspkosher salt
1 tspfreshly ground black pepper
1 tspground cumin
1½ tspdried oregano
2 tsppaprika
1 tspgarlic powder
4 lbboneless, skinless chicken thighs — trimmed of excess fat
2 tbspavocado oil
2–3chipotle peppers in adobo — minced
3 tbsptomato paste
8 ozmild chopped green chiles — canned, 2 cans
12 fl ozModelo Especial — 1 bottle
1large ripe avocado — peeled, pitted
¼ cupjarred jalapeño slices — sliced
2 tbspbrine from the jarred jalapeño slices — from jarred jalapeño slices
¼ cupfresh cilantro leaves and tender stems
1garlic clove — peeled
2 tbspfresh lime juice — 1
¼ tspkosher salt
corn tortillas — or lettuce cups
shredded iceberg lettuce
radishes — thinly sliced, cut into matchsticks
cilantro leaves — chopped
cotija cheese
lime wedges

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Method

35m total

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