Add a Tex-Mex Favorite to Your Menu

(Family Features) A tortilla plus a tasty filling makes a household favorite – a taco. This simple, casual, versatile, fun food knows no boundaries. Tacos can be right for breakfast, lunch, dinner and even snacks and dessert, depending on the filling.

For tacos with a unique, delicious twist on tradition, try these Chicken Soft Tacos with Pickled Beet Salsa that are ready in 30 minutes. The antioxidant-rich Aunt Nellie’s Pickled Beets lend color, as well as a refreshing sweet-tangy flavor that’s complementary to the lime juice, cilantro and red onion in the salsa. This sassy salsa is a perfect partner for rotisserie, roasted or grilled chicken, arugula and a dollop of jalapeno mustard-sour cream sauce nestled inside a soft flour tortilla.

For your taco fiesta, just set out the tortillas, salsa and other toppings and let everyone help themselves to a fun and delicious dinner.

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Chicken Soft Tacos with Pickled Beet Salsa

Prep time: 25 minutes

Servings: 4

Salsa:

• 1          jar (16 ounces) Aunt Nellie’s Baby Whole Pickled Beets
• 2          tablespoons chopped red onion
• 2          tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh cilantro leaves
• 1          tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1/4       teaspoon salt
• 1/4       teaspoon ground black pepper

Tacos:

• 1/3       cup sour cream
• 1          tablespoon jalapeno mustard
• 4          soft flour tortillas (6-inch diameter)
• 2          cups fresh arugula
• 2          cups chopped cooked rotisserie chicken (hot or cold)
• 1/4       cup crumbled queso fresco

1. To make salsa: drain beets and chop. In medium bowl, combine beets, onion, cilantro, lime juice, salt and pepper.
2. To make tacos: In small bowl, stir together sour cream and mustard; set aside.
3. On one half of each tortilla, place equal amounts of salsa, arugula, chicken and cheese. Top with dollops of mustard-sour cream. Fold over.

Substitution: Sliced pickled beets or three single-serve cups of Aunt Nellie’s Diced Pickled Beets may be substituted for baby whole pickled beets.

Nutritional information per serving: 380 calories; 20 g protein; 28 g carbohydrates;

20 g total fat; 650 mg sodium; 80 mg cholesterol; 1 g dietary fiber; 2 mg iron; 0.15 mg thiamin;

460 IU vitamin A; 4 mg vitamin C.

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