Grilled Chicken Tacos with Fire Roasted Tomato Salsa and Homemade Guacamole
Quick, easy and loaded with flavour, these Grilled Chicken Tacos with Fire Roasted Tomato Salsa and homemade Guacamole will be a family fav!
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time40 minutes mins
Marinating Time4 hours hrs
Total Time5 hours hrs
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: Fire Roasted Tomato Salsa, Fish Tacos, Grilled Chicken Tacos, Homemade Guacamole, Taco Marinade
Servings: 4 people
For the Fire Roasted Tomato Salsa:
- 4 vine-ripened tomatoes substitute Roma tomatoes
- ½ yellow onion
- 1 jalapeño
- 3 cloves garlic skin-on
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro finely chopped
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly-cracked black pepper to taste
For the Guacamole:
- 3 ripe avocados
- ¼ cup finely chopped white onion
- Juice of 1 lime
- ¼ cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
- Kosher salt to taste
For the Grilled Chicken Tacos:
- 1 pound boneless and skinless chicken thighs substitute boneless and skinless chicken breast
- ½ yellow onion thinly sliced
- Juice of 1 orange
- Juice of 1 lime
- 3 tablespoons taco seasoning store bought or homemade
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- 10 to 12 tortillas of your choice
For the Fire Roasted Tomato Salsa:
Preheat your Traeger grill to 450F. Place the tomatoes, onion, jalapeño and garlic cloves on the lowest grill racks and cook, flipping halfway, until lightly charred all over, around 20 minutes. Transfer all of the ingredients to a bowl, cover, and let steam 10 minutes.
Discard the tomato skins, garlic skins and jalapeño seeds. Finely chop the tomato, onion, jalapeño and garlic and add all of the ingredients to a bowl. Add the cilantro, lime juice, olive oil and season to taste with salt and pepper. Taste and adjust with salt, pepper and lime juice, as desired.
Cover the bowl and set aside until ready to serve.
For the Guacamole:
In a bowl, combine the avocado, onion, lime juice, cilantro and season with a pinch of salt. Using a fork, mash everything to combine until smooth yet still a little chunky. Taste for seasoning and adjust with salt or lime juice as desired. Cover and set aside until ready to serve.
For the Grilled Chicken Tacos:
In a bowl, combine the chicken, orange juice, lime juice, taco seasoning, and avocado oil and toss everything to combine. Cover and refrigerate 4 to 6 hours.
Preheat your Traeger Grill to 450F.
Place the chicken near the outer perimeters of the lowest grates of the grill and cook, undisturbed, until grill marks form, around 10 minutes. Flip and cook the other sides until grill marks form and the thickest part of each thigh registers between 165F and 180F.
Transfer the chicken thighs to a cutting board and let them rest 5 minutes before dicing into small pieces. Meanwhile, warm your tortillas on the grill for 1 minute per side.
To assemble the tacos, spread a layer of guacamole onto the tortilla, add a small amount of chicken and top with the fire roasted tomato salsa.
Calories: 656kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 24g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 364mg | Potassium: 1503mg | Fiber: 17g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1649IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 108mg | Iron: 3mg