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So delicious! Yum! Jerk Chicken Tacos w/ Mango Avocado Salsa by Jar Of Lemons! {gluten-free}

Food | 04.18.16

Jerk Chicken Tacos w/ Mango Avocado Salsa

It seems that I’m just putting everything and anything into corn tortillas these days and calling it a taco. So why not Jamaican food? You guys, these Jerk Chicken Tacos w/ Mango Avocado Salsa might be my MOST FAVORITE recipe of all time!

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Jerk Chicken Tacos w/ Mango Avocado Salsa on a dish towel

It’s been almost a year since I tried Jamaican Jerk Chicken for the first time. Cody and I were on our honeymoon (that’s right, we’ve almost been married a year! Happy Anniversary to us 😉 ) and had just arrived at our resort. We had been traveling since the night before, with back to back flights and ZERO time to eat. When we got to the resort in the middle of the afternoon, we were STARVING! So Cody walked around the resort looking for anything he could find (since it wasn’t lunch or dinner time yet) and came back with Jerk Chicken Legs and vegetables. While the chicken was definitely tasty and delicious, the spicy factor was WAY more than I could handle!

Don’t worry, I’ve toned it down a little for this recipe 😉 And if you love spicy, just add more of the spices to the chicken! I’ll fully admit that I’m a little bit (a lot a bit) of a weakling when it comes to spicy food. However, the creamy avocado and the sweet mango in the Mango Avocado Salsa balances it all out!

Now the term salsa is a pretty loose term, here. It’s really just cubed chunks of both mango and avocado. But it just seems like Mango Avocado Cubed Chunks doesn’t have the same appeal as Mango Avocado Salsa, you with me?

Ok now let’s talk about the chicken! It’s important to note that I made these tacos completely out of leftover chicken. Why is that important? Because you need to know that I’m human like you and that I don’t have time to make some fancy chicken recipe. This was totally one of those let’s-take-everything-that’s-about-to-go-bad-in-the-fridge-and-make-it-into-tacos kind of recipes! Earlier that week, I had roasted a whole organic chicken (this roaster is the BEST and I use it all of the time!). I typically do this once a week and then use the different parts of the chicken throughout the week in different recipes (or just eat leftover chicken). This is a huge time saver, and it makes weeknight meals SO much easier! In these Jerk Chicken Tacos w/ Mango Avocado Salsa, I used about 2 chicken breasts worth of leftover meat.

 Jerk Chicken Tacos w/ Mango Avocado Salsa served on a black plate

And of course, I used these delicious Organic Corn Tortillas that also happen to be gluten-free. 😉 These are the same tortillas I used in the Spicy Salmon Tacos w/ Avocado Lime Dressing, in case you accidentally buy way too many tortillas and have a need to consume tacos on a bi-weekly basis. Not that I know anything about that. Nope.

ALSO: We’re giving away a $300 Amazon gift card! Best. Day. Ever. Head down to the bottom of this post to enter the giveaway!

What are your favorite types of tacos? Let me know in the comments below!

Jerk Chicken Tacos w/ Mango Avocado Salsa!
4.92 from 12 votes
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Jerk Chicken Tacos w/ Mango Avocado Salsa

Course: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer
Cuisine: Mexican
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 311 kcal
Author: Christine McMichael

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breasts (or an equivalent amount of chicken meat)
  • 1 tsp crushed coriander
  • 2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp dried red pepper
  • 1/4 tsp allspice
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp garlic
  • salt/pepper
  • 1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
  • 1 lime
  • 1 mango
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 cup shredded purple cabbage
  • 2 cups romaine lettuce
  • 4 organic corn tortillas

Instructions

  • If using leftover chicken, simply shred and set aside. If cooking fresh chicken, begin to cook the chicken breasts over medium heat.
  • While the chicken is cooking, mix the spices and salt/pepper together. Use half of the spices to cook the chicken with, and set the other half aside.
  • Mix the other half of the spices with the greek yogurt and juice from the lime.
  • Cube the mango and the avocado.
  • Top each tortilla with lettuce, cabbage, chicken, mango, avocado, and jerk spice sauce.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 311 kcal | Carbohydrates: 19.6 g | Protein: 30.5 g | Fat: 13.5 g | Fiber: 6.4 g
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78 Comments

  1. Vicky @ Avocado Pesto says:

    April 27, 2016 at 2:44 pm

    5 stars
    Happy 1 year anniversary! How exciting : ) And love the idea of Jamaican spin on tacos. Brilliant! Happy to be hosting this giveaway with you! Pinning, tweeting, yumming!

    Reply
    • Christine McMichael replied:

      May 1, 2016 at 6:21 pm

      Thank you, Vicky! We had a wonderful anniversary 🙂 And thank you for the shares! So happy to host this amazing giveaway with you as well!

      Reply
  2. Seductionmeals.com says:

    April 26, 2016 at 10:15 am

    I LOVE avocados and mangos in my tacos. It taste great with Swordfish tacos too

    Reply
    • Christine McMichael replied:

      May 1, 2016 at 6:19 pm

      Ooooh, that’s a great idea! I’ve never had a swordfish taco, but sounds amazing! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Joel. TIMMONS says:

    April 25, 2016 at 11:42 am

    Tex. Mex. Tacos.

    Reply
  4. Scott Groth says:

    April 23, 2016 at 8:40 am

    This recipe looks fantastic! Nice work. I’m putting together a Cinco de Mayo recipe roundup for Buzzfeed and would love to include your recipe as a perfect alternative to traditional Mexican fare on the 5th. Please let me know if that works for you. Thanks!
    Scott

    Reply
    • Christine McMichael replied:

      April 23, 2016 at 11:38 pm

      Thank you, Scott! 🙂 That’s awesome, yes go for it! As long as there’s a link back to the recipe. 😉 Thanks so much for including my recipe! Looking forward to the post!

      Reply
  5. Anosa says:

    April 22, 2016 at 7:32 am

    Oh wow, how delicous does this meal look, the pictures are making me really hungry

    Reply
    • Christine McMichael replied:

      April 22, 2016 at 11:59 pm

      Thanks, Anosa! It was pretty tasty 😉

      Reply
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