Chicken Tacos with Chipotle Sour Cream

It’s taco Tuesday! Or any day! Who wouldn’t overuse exclamation points?! I loved taco night when I was a kid, when it meant yellow cheese, seasonings from a packet, and machine-molded tortilla shells—essentially, an insult to all of Mexico in one convenient box. It is, of course, better to make real tacos with sweet fresh flour tortillas.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

• 1 medium red onion, chopped

• 1/2 red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and chopped

• 2 teaspoons smoked sweet paprika

• 2 teaspoons chili powder

• 1 teaspoon dried oregano

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

• 2 garlic cloves, minced

• 1 medium tomato, chopped

• 2 cups shredded cooked chicken

• 6 (6-inch) flour tortillas

• 2 teaspoons minced canned chipotle peppers in adobo

• 1/2 cup sour cream

• Shredded lettuce

• 3 scallions (white and green parts), chopped

• Crumbled queso fresco (fresh, white Mexican cheese)

Instructions

1. In a sauté pan over medium heat, warm the oil and cook the onion, bell pepper, paprika, chili powder, oregano, cumin, and salt until the veggies are soft, 7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Stir in the tomato and chicken, and cook until the filling is heated through, stirring, about 3 minutes.

2. Warm the tortillas in moistened paper towels in the microwave for 30 seconds, or for a few seconds in a dry skillet over high heat. Stir the chipotle into the sour cream.

3. Pile the filling into the tortillas, topping with chipotle sour cream, lettuce, scallions, and queso fresco.