Island Tacos

Name: Island Tacos
Ingredients: TERIYAKI SAUCE; 1 3/4 cups water; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 3/4 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup soy sauce; 1/2 cup pineapple tidbits; 1/4 cup pineapple juice, from pineapple tidbits; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/4 teaspoon onion powder; 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger (or dry); TACO FILLING; 12 chicken tenderloins; 12 (7 inch) flour tortillas; 2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese; 4 cups shredded lettuce; 1 1/2 cups pineapple tidbits; 2 medium tomatoes, chopped; 1/2 cup chopped green onion (green part only)

18 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

TERIYAKI SAUCE
1 3/4 cups water
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup pineapple tidbits
1/4 cup pineapple juice, from pineapple tidbits
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger (or dry)
TACO FILLING
12 chicken tenderloins
12 (7 inch) flour tortillas
2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
4 cups shredded lettuce
1 1/2 cups pineapple tidbits
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
1/2 cup chopped green onion (green part only)

Directions

1

Make the teriyaki sauce by whisking cornstarch with water in a medium bowl. Add remaining sauce ingredients and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 7 to 10 minutes. Let cool before you use it for marinating .
2

Set aside 1 cup of the sauce. Use remaining sauce and pour over the chicken tenderloins in a medium bowl. Cover and let marinate 6 hours.
3

Preheat a large skillet over medium low heat. lightly oil skillet and saute chicken in a pan for 8-10 minutes or till cooks through and browned. slice each chicken into 3 or 4 pieces and put in a medium bowl.Microwave the reserved cup of teriyaki sauce for 30-60 seconds and pour sauce over sliced chicken in the bowl.
4

Preheat another skillet over medium heat. Toss a tortilla into the pan for a minute, then flip over and add 2 to 3 tablespoons of shredded cheese across the center. Let tortilla sit in pan until cheese starts melting. Remove tortilla and spoon equivalent of 1 chicken tenderloin into the tortilla. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of teriyaki sauce ( from reserved sauce poured over chicken) over the chicken in each taco.
5

Arrange the rest of the taco with shredded lettuce, 1 or 2 tablespoons of pineapple and tomato, and a few green onion pieces. Repeat the process for the remaining tacos.