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Chipotle Chicken Tacos with Yogurt Sauce

01/30/17 | Chicken, Cuisines, Easy Weeknight Meals, Healthy, Main Courses, Mexican, Recipe for Two, Recipes

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Chipotle Chicken Tacos with Yogurt Sauce make a fabulous easy dinner that’s light on calories and heavy on flavor!

Chipotle Chicken Tacos with Yogurt Sauce make a fabulous easy dinner. From BakingMischief.com

Can you believe that Baking Mischief is more than a year old and I’ve never posted a single taco recipe!? Well, that ends today, because I’m sharing Chipotle Chicken Tacos with Yogurt Sauce!

These are a copycat recipe for the Chipotle Chicken Tacos from one of my favorite local taco joints, and it’s a pretty successful recreation (if I do say so myself). I even managed to healthy them up a bit.

See Also: Carnitas Tacos

Chipotle Chicken Tacos with Yogurt Sauce make a fabulous easy dinner. From BakingMischief.com

For the meat, I used boneless skinless chicken thighs since they give the best, moistest texture without a lot of fuss and cook up quick.

Then the chicken gets served over a bed of shredded cabbage and topped with homemade Pico de Gallo (or store-bought if you don’t feel like chopping), and chipotle yogurt sauce. And it’s soooo good!

I’m becoming a bigger and bigger fan of using yogurt as a topping for savory dishes (see also, my Chicken Shawarma with Yogurt Sauce). It has all the tang and creamy texture of sour cream, but with a fraction of the calories.

When it’s paired with strong flavors like chipotle and lime, the “yogurt” taste is very minimal, and instead feels more like just a rich and delicious sauce you can slather over your tacos without guilt.

It’s a shame it took so long for Baking Mischief to finally get a taco recipe, but I think this one was worth waiting for. 🙂

Chipotle Chicken Tacos with Yogurt Sauce make a fabulous easy dinner. From BakingMischief.com

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  • Crispy Slow Cooker Carnitas
  • Carne Asada
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  • Carne Asada Tacos
  • Freezer Burritos
  • Salsa Chicken.

As written, this Chipotle Chicken Taco recipe serves 2. To change the recipe yield, hover over the number of servings in the recipe card (or click if you are on mobile) and slide the slider–see recipe notes on serving size.

Chipotle Chicken Tacos with Yogurt Sauce

Chipotle Chicken Tacos with Yogurt Sauce make a fabulous easy dinner that's light on calories and heavy on flavor!
5 from 8 votes
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings (Hover or Click to Change Yield): 2
Calories: 446kcal
Author: Tracy

Ingredients

Chicken

  • 2 large or 4 small boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Tacos

  • 4 corn tortillas
  • 1 cup Pico de gallo
  • 2 cups thinly sliced cabbage

Chipotle Yogurt Sauce

  • 1 5-ounce container plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon sauce from a can of chipotle peppers *
  • Juice from 1/2 lime about 1 1/2 teaspoons juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Pepper to taste

Instructions

Chicken

  • In a medium bowl, combine thighs, oil, and spices. Toss to coat. Set aside. Heat a medium frying pan over medium to medium high heat. Once hot, grease with cooking spray and add chicken thighs. Cook until well browned, 2 to 5 minutes. Flip and cook until an instant read thermometer inserted into the center of the thighs reads 160°F, 2 to 5 minutes. (If thighs are large, they may require a longer cooking time.)
  • Transfer thighs to a plate. And allow to rest for 5 minutes before slicing.

Sauce

  • Combine sauce ingredients and stir together.

Assemble

  • Assemble tacos, top with pico de gallo and sauce, and enjoy.

Notes

A note on serving size: I usually find that 1 chicken thigh/2 tacos is plenty, but if feeding big eaters, 2 thighs/person is a safer bet.
Serving size is 2 tacos/person, but sauce and pico de gallo will stretch to make up to 8 tacos.
*If you have chipotle powder, you can substitute powder for the sauce. Start with 1/8 teaspoon powder and add more to taste.
Leftover chipotle peppers can be frozen in a cling wrap-lined ice cube tray or peppers alone on a sheet of parchment paper and then stored together in a plastic bag in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Did you make this recipe?I'd love to see it! Tag @BakingMischief or hashtag it #BakingMischief.

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Chipotle Chicken Tacos with Yogurt Sauce make a fabulous easy dinner. From BakingMischief.com

Comments | 22 comments

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Comments

  1. Beth says

    July 27, 2019 at 3:46 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious! Followed the recipe including the Pico de Gallo. Only problem…I ate both serving by myself!

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      July 29, 2019 at 1:01 pm

      Yay! So glad you enjoyed it that much, Beth!! 😉

      Reply
  2. SF says

    July 31, 2018 at 7:21 am

    5 stars
    Made this for dinner last night, and it was delicious! My roommate was very impressed. And now I have a tasty lunch to look forward to today! Thanks for sharing this recipe! 🙂

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      July 31, 2018 at 9:58 am

      Yay! So glad you guys enjoyed it!

      Reply
  3. Mina says

    April 22, 2018 at 9:11 am

    Hi! I was wondering if plain yogurt could be used instead of Greek for the sauce? I have a bunch of plain yogurt I’d like to use up!

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      April 22, 2018 at 10:59 am

      Go for it, Mina! It will be a little thinner, but will work just fine.

      Reply
  4. Joan says

    February 4, 2018 at 6:27 am

    Looking forward to trying these! We did your Salsa Chicken this week and it was a total hit. That one is going into my regular dinner rotation!

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      February 7, 2018 at 1:44 pm

      Thrilled to hear! Hope you enjoy these, Joan!!

      Reply
  5. nilashini says

    January 31, 2017 at 9:38 am

    5 stars
    mouth watering tacos 🙂

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      February 2, 2017 at 12:49 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  6. Karly says

    January 31, 2017 at 8:16 am

    You know what day it is! 🙂 My favorite day of the week, especially when the menu looks this good. These tacos are to fie for!

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      February 2, 2017 at 12:49 pm

      Hehe, thanks, Karly!!

      Reply
  7. Rebecca | Let's Eat Cake says

    January 30, 2017 at 9:55 pm

    5 stars
    I love tacos – in fact, whenever I leave LA, I can last about five days and then my taco craving fix kicks in! I can’t wait to try these! The sauce alone looks just incredible.

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      February 2, 2017 at 12:48 pm

      Ha! We are totally spoiled by the good tacos we get here in Southern California! 😉 Thanks, Rebecca!

      Reply
  8. Luci {Luci's Morsels} says

    January 30, 2017 at 1:13 pm

    5 stars
    I love the flavor of chipotle chiles! I can see how they bring these chicken tacos to the next level!

    Luci’s Morsels | fashion. food. frivolity.

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      February 2, 2017 at 12:42 pm

      Thanks, Luci. And totally agree, chipotle chiles are the best!

      Reply
  9. Lisa | Garlic & Zest says

    January 30, 2017 at 12:27 pm

    I am a total sucker for any kind of tacos — and these sound fabulous! I think a taco bar for Super Bowl sounds like fun…

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      February 2, 2017 at 12:40 pm

      Thanks, Lisa! And I love that idea!!

      Reply
  10. Emily says

    January 30, 2017 at 12:19 pm

    5 stars
    Omg these tacos look incredible I love the chipotle yogurt drizzled on top!

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      February 2, 2017 at 12:39 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  11. Emily says

    January 30, 2017 at 12:09 pm

    These look amazing! The sauce is everything!

    Reply
    • Tracy says

      February 2, 2017 at 12:39 pm

      Thanks, Emily!!

      Reply
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