Name: Hatch Green Chile Chicken Lettuce Tacos
Ingredients: 2 roasted hatch green chilies, halved and julienned***; 2 tsp avocado oil or avocado oil cooking spray; 1 red bell pepper, julienned; 1 yellow bell pepper, julienned; 1 lb ground chicken; ½ tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp dried oregano; ½ tsp smoked paprika; ¼ tsp ground tumeric; ¼ tsp garlic powder; ¼ tsp black pepper; Real Salt, to taste; 10 -12 pieces butter lettuce***; 3 - 4 tbsp grated raw manchego or crumbled goat cheese

CategoryAppetizer, Lunch, Side Dish

Yields1 Serving

2 roasted hatch green chilies, halved and julienned***

2 tsp avocado oil or avocado oil cooking spray

1 red bell pepper, julienned

1 yellow bell pepper, julienned

1 lb ground chicken

½ tsp ground cumin

½ tsp dried oregano

½ tsp smoked paprika

¼ tsp ground tumeric

¼ tsp garlic powder

¼ tsp black pepper

Real Salt, to taste

10 -12 pieces butter lettuce***

3 - 4 tbsp grated raw manchego or crumbled goat cheese

First, roast the hatch chilies. While they cool, make the remaining ingredients.

Pour the avocado oil into a large sauté pan and swirl the pan to coat (or spray with avocado oil cooking spray). Turn heat to medium; once warm place the bell peppers into the pan with a pinch of salt. Let cook until softened and slightly caramelized – approx. 8-10 minutes.

Then, move the bell pepper to the sides of the pan and place the ground chicken in the middle and break up with a wooden spoon. Let cook 2 minutes and then continue to break apart and stir. Add cumin through salt and stir to combine the chicken, bell peppers and seasonings. Be sure chicken is cooked through but breaking apart a larger piece and making sure it is white/not pink in the middle. Remove from heat and add in hatch chilies. Toss to combine.

Spoon chicken and pepper mixture into lettuce pieces in desired amounts.

Top with grated manchego or goat cheese crumbles and serve.

NOTES:

If Hatch Chiles are not in season, feel free to substitute with 1 fresh Jalapeño – remove the seeds and ribs if you don’t want it to be too spicy...
During Hatch season (August - October) you can find Hatch Chiles already roasted. Central Market is great about this. But, if you want to roast your own, click the link in the Ingredients section and you will be taken to the directions I use for roasting my own.
Feel free to use romaine, green leaf, red leaf, kale, etc. in lieu of butter lettuce, if you prefer.

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