Pollo asado tacos - the meal prep manual

Step 1

In a large ziplock bag, add the chicken, garlic, lime juice, orange juice, olive oil, cumin, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Shake to mix. Remove as much air as possible from the bag and marinate at least 1 hour.

Step 2

Once the chicken has finished marinating, remove it from the marinade and heat a grill pan or skillet over medium high heat. Cook the chicken in batches for 3-4 minutes on each side.

Step 3

Once the chicken has finished cooking, cut it into small pieces (¼" or so) and return to the pan to develop color on all sides.

Step 4

Cook enough rice to yield 2 cups of cooked rice. 1 cup of dry rice will make around 2-3 cups of cooked rice depending on the type of rice you use. You can cook this rice in advanced if you wish. Leftover rice works fine.

Step 5

Measure out 2cups of rice and mix the mayo and seasonings into the rice.

Step 6

Preheat your oven to 400°F.

Step 7

Wash all of your vegetables. Cut the tops off of the peppers and cut the onion in half.

Step 8

Place the tomatoes, peppers, peeled garlic, and the onion to a sheet pan. Cover with oil and salt. Roast for 10-15 minutes or until all of the vegetables have softened.

Step 9

Place the roasted vegetables to a blender, add in ¼ bunch of cilantro, 1 tbsp of lime juice, and salt. Add lime juice and salt to taste. Adjust as needed.

Step 10

Allow the salsa to cool to room temperature and blend in the avocado until it is creamy and smooth.

Step 11

Cut the onion into thin slices

Step 12

In a mason jar, add the sugar, salt, water, and vinegar. Shake to dissolve the solids.

Step 13

Add in the onions and top off the jar with lime juice.

Step 14

Place in the fridge over night. They will last a few weeks.

Step 15

Heat the tortillas in a dry skillet until they have heated and are pliable.

Step 16

Top with rice first, then chicken, salsa, and pickled onions.

Step 17

How many tacos this makes will obviously depend on how much you fill each one. For nutrition information purposes I am going to go with 12 tacos. It is difficult to estimate nutritional information for these because you will have extras of the toppings leftover.