These pineapple adobo chicken tacos are quick, flavorful, and easy to make. The chicken cooks fast in the air fryer, and the pineapple slaw comes together in minutes for a simple, satisfying taco dinner.
Course dinner
Cuisine American, Mexican
Keyword pineapple chipotle chicken tacos, pineapple chipotle chicken tacos with slaw, sweet and spicy chicken tacos
To a blender or food process add pineapple cubes, chipotle pepper, honey, coconut aminos, rice wine vinegar, avocado oil, ginger, and salt. Blend until smooth.
½ cup pineapple cubes, 1 large chipotle in adobo, 1.5 tablespoons honey, 2 tablespoons coconut aminos, 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon avocado oil, ½ teaspoon ginger, ¼ teaspoon sea salt
Optional: Take a minute to remove the chicken tendon from the tender. Add the chicken to a bowl. Pour half of the sauce over the chicken. Add a pinch of salt as well. Stir well to coat the chicken well.
1 pound chicken tenders
Cook 400F for 10 minutes air fryer.
For the slaw
Combine the rice wine vinegar, avocado oil, salt, garlic powder, ginger and chopped cilantro in the bottom of a large bowl. Stir well to combine.
Add pineapple and slaw and toss with tongs until well combined.
To assemble the tacos
Serve tacos by adding some pineapple slaw, chicken, pineapple chipotle sauce and additional chopped cilantro (optional).
8 tortillas
Notes
Use one 20-ounce can of pineapple - It’s the perfect amount for both the sauce and the slaw.
Only use half the sauce on the chicken - Since the chicken isn’t simmering, coat it with about half before cooking. The rest gets spooned over at the end.
Watch the chicken closely - Chicken tenders cook very quickly and can dry out fast. Start checking around 8 minutes and remove any pieces that finish early.
Remove the tendon from chicken tenders - Taking a minute to do this helps the chicken cook more evenly and improves texture.