Chef notes
All aboard the Joyful Lunch Express! I'm serving up chipotle pulled chicken in avocado boats — a serious cinch to make. You're the captain of your ship: You can choose to kick up the heat by adding extra chipotle peppers or mix in a few tablespoons of mayo for a creamier chicken salad-like consistency. Also, it's an easy recipe to scale up or down depending upon whether you're dining alone or feeding a larger crowd. Oh, and if you love a hearty, smoky, flavorful wrap sandwich like me, you can seamlessly transform this dish into just that. Simply mash and spread the avocado on a tortilla (or lay down sliced avocado), layer your chipotle chicken on top, along with some extra adobo sauce, and roll it up.
Swap options: You can use store-bought rotisserie chicken; remove skin and shred the breast and thigh meat using your fingers. Or you can also cut up leftover (skinless) chicken cutlets into tiny pieces.
Ingredients
- 1½ cups shredded chicken
- 1/2 cup salsa, mild, medium or spicy
- 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chopped
- 1 teaspoon adobo sauce, plus more to taste
- 2 avocados, split and pits removed
Preparation
Mix together the chicken, salsa and chipotle peppers and adobo sauce. Scoop about 1/2 cup of the mixture into each avocado half. Drizzle on extra adobo sauce, if desired.
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