Air Fryer Chicken Tacos (Pollo Asado)

Love grilled chicken? These Air Fryer Chicken Tacos are made with a homemade Mexican asado marinade that's so flavorful and delicious, and cooked in the air fryer in just 15 minutes.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: air fryer chicken tacos, chicken tacos, pollo asado

Prep Time: 30

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 45

Servings:

Calories: 267kcal

Author: Don't Mess With Mama

Equipment

1 Large mixing bowl
1 hand juicer
1 oven-safe dish
1 Air Fryer
1 cheese shredder
1 chef's knife

Ingredients

Chicken Marinade

1/4 cup orange juice freshly squeezed
2 tbsp lime juice freshly squeezed
2 tbsp avocado oil
2 tbsp minced garlic
1 tsp salt
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp black pepper

Tacos

6 corn tortillas
4 oz lettuce leaves
1/3 cup sour cream
6 oz cheese shredded
1 tomato diced
1/2 onion
6 lime wedges

Instructions

Cooking the chicken

In a large mixing bowl, add chicken thighs and marinade ingredients. Mix well and let marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. Ideally, it should marinate for 4 hours or even overnight, but if you're in a pinch 30 minutes will work too.
Remove chicken from the fridge, and place in an oven-safe pan or dish that will fit in the air fryer basket. Cook at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes.
While the chicken cooks, prep the taco toppings. Cut tomatoes, onions, avocados, lettuce, and lime wedges. Shred the cheese.
When the chicken is done, use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature is 165 degrees F. Remove chicken, and shred using two forks to pull the chicken apart.

Building the tacos

Warm tortillas over the stove.
Optional: Spread sour cream across the center of the tortilla.
Add 2-3 oz of shredded chicken to the tortilla.
Top the chicken with the lettuce, then onion and tomatoes, and then finally finish with the shredded cheese.
Serve with lime wedges and your favorite salsa or hot sauce.

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