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Adobo Chicken Tacos

ingredients

  • 3 pounds chicken breast
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1-4 chipotles from a can of chipotles in adobo, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp adobo sauce from can of chipotles in adobo
  • 2 (15-ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
  • Juice of 1-2 limes
  • Warmed tortillas for serving
  • Pickled onion, for serving (see recipe)
  • Avocado for serving

directions

  1. Combine chicken, honey, onion and garlic powders, cumin, salt, and chipotle chiles and adobo sauce in a slow cooker. Stir well. Cook for at least 3 hours and up to 5 hours on low. The dish will hold on warm for about another 3 hours until the chicken starts to become quite dry.
  2. Using two forks, coarsely shred the chicken in the sauce. Stir in the black beans and lime juice. Cover and let the beans warm through about 5 minutes. Taste and add more salt or lime juice if necessary. Serve in tortillas with pickled onion and avocado.