4 taco recipes you’ll want to make again and again

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Welcome to Best Bites, a video series that aims to satisfy your never-ending craving for food content through quick, beautiful videos for the at-home foodie.

Tacos are a delicious and easy-to-make meal. In this episode of “Best Bites,” we show you how to make tacos four different ways, all packed with fresh, healthy and colorful ingredients.

While the origins of the taco aren’t totally clear, Jeffrey M. Pilcher, professor of food history at the University or Toronto and taco expert, once told Smithsonian Magazine that he believes that 18 century Mexican silver miners are the likely inventors of the taco. However, it was Mexican Americans that revamped the taco and arguably Glen Bell, the founder of Taco Bell, that popularized it for the mass American market.

Here, we’re making shrimp, chicken, pulled pork and black bean tacos. You can check out the recipes in the video above and listed below!

1. Sriracha Shrimp Tacos

Ingredients:

• 2 corn tortillas

• 1 cup purple cabbage slaw

• 1 cup shrimp, grilled

• 1 tablespoon sour cream

• 1 teaspoon sriracha (or to taste)

• 1 lime

Instructions:

1. Heat corn tortillas for 30-45 seconds on each side. Keep the heated tortillas warm until use by placing them into a kitchen towel.

2. Top the tortilla with shredded purple cabbage slaw.

3. Αdd a few grilled shrimp.

4. Mix sour cream and sriracha. Top tacos with sauce and fresh lime juice.

2. Black Bean and Sweet Potato

Ingredients:

• 2 corn tortillas

• 2 tablespoons refried black beans

• 2 tablespoons sautéed sweet potatoes

• 1 teaspoon cotija cheese

• chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions:

1. Heat corn tortillas for 30-45 seconds on each side. Keep the heated tortillas warm until use by placing them into a kitchen towel.

2. Top the tortilla with the refried black beans.

3. Αdd the sautéed sweet potatoes.

4. Sprinkle the cotija cheese.

5. Top with chopped fresh cilantro.

3. Chili Lime Chicken Tacos with Pineapple Salsa

Ingredients:

• 2 corn tortillas

• ½ cup Jack cheese

• 2 tablespoons grilled chicken, chopped

• 2 tablespoon pineapple salsa

• 1 tablespoon avocado crema

Instructions:

1. Heat corn tortillas for 30-45 seconds on each side. Keep the heated tortillas warm until use by placing them into a kitchen towel.

2. Top with Jack cheese and melt.

3. Add the grilled chicken.

4. Add the pineapple salsa.

5. Drizzle the avocado crema and enjoy.

4. Pulled Pork Tacos with Avocado Crema

Ingredients:

• 2 corn tortillas

• 1/2 cup purple cabbage, shredded

• 2 tablespoons pulled pork

• 2 tablespoons cubed avocado

• 1 tablespoon avocado crema

• 1 tablespoon pineapple salsa

• chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions:

1. Heat corn tortillas for 30-45 seconds on each side. Keep the heated tortillas warm until use by placing them into a kitchen towel.

2. Top with purple shredded cabbage.

3. Add the pulled pork, cubed avocado, avocado crema and pineapple salsa.

4. Garnish with chopped fresh cilantro.

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