Fire up your grill for Teriyaki Chicken Tacos smothered in the BEST easy teriyaki sauce and piled high with sweet and smoky Grilled Pineapple Pear Salsa all drizzled with silky Pineapple Lime Crema! Company worthy. Everyday easy.
Move over Chili Lime Chicken Tacos, there’s a new taco in town. Last year for Memorial Day, I shared my Chili Lime Chicken Tacos with Grilled Pineapple Salsa – and they have remained my favorite taco recipe since then. I’ve loved the other taco recipes I’ve posted in between but they did not bump the Chili Lime Chicken Tacos from their coveted pedestal. Until now. These Teriyaki Chicken Tacos are savory, sweet, spicy, tangy and everything in between to become your new favorite tacos!
Looking for More Teriyaki Recipes?
One Pot Teriyaki Chicken and Pineapple RiceTeriyaki MeatballsTeriyaki Beef Stir Fry, Sheet Pan Teriyaki SalmonTeriyaki Chicken Salad with Pineapple Ginger DressingSweet Chili Teriyaki ChickenTeriyaki Chicken BowlsHoney Teriyaki Chicken Pineapple SandwichSheet Pan Teriyaki Shrimp, Pineapple and Snap Peas
The symphony of textures starts with a bed of rice layered with Monterey Jack Cheese and then topped with the show stopping teriyaki chicken. Now teriyaki chicken (and subsequently teriyaki chicken tacos), are only as good as the teriyaki marinade/sauce – so the teriyaki sauce better be jaw dropping delicious. To create such encore worthy flavor, I used McCormick® Grill Mates® 7 Spice Teriyaki Single Use Marinade – my jaw is still on the floor.
If you have followed Carlsbad Cravings for any time at all, you know I LOVE spices AKA bold flavors. So to be honest, before I tasted Grill Mates® Teriyaki Sauce, I was strongly tempted to doctor it up a bit but I decided I would try it at least once exactly as is. I should have known, after all, it is McCormick,the king of spices – the marinade was perfect! The chicken was tender, juicy and packed with multi-dimensional flavors – my kind of obsessive worthy chicken! And obsessive worthy easy. Simply reserve ¼ cup of the teriyaki sauce to toss the chicken in after grilling (stovetop directions also included) and marinate the chicken in the remaining sauce for 30 minutes up to overnight. That’s it! Easy and delicious and just in time for warm weather, stress free grilling! To pair with this show stopping teriyaki chicken, I wanted something bright and fresh with a nice crunch that would add a sweet, tangy and slightly spicy punch, so I paired it with Grilled Pineapple Pear Salsa. HEAVEN. I already drooled over the salsa HERE, so I won’t wax too effusive, but let me just say this salsa with its caramelized pineapple and onions, sweet and slightly crunchy pears that add a nice Asian flair, smoky red bell peppers and jalapeno with hints of lime, cilantro, cumin and ginger can stand alone in its deliciousness but makes these Teriyaki Chicken Tacos that much better. As in top spot pedestal better. Lastly, these tacos are drizzled with super creamy Pineapple Lime Crema which is a simple mixing of pineapple yogurt, lime juice and a touch of mayonnaise – so creamy, sweet, tangy and just so perfect for Teriyaki Chicken Tacos.
If you love everything Tacos, be sure to check out some of my Baja Fish Tacos, Blackened Fish Tacos, Salsa Verde Chicken Tacos, Baked Fiesta Ranch Chicken Tacos, Buffalo Chicken Tacos, Thai Chicken Tacos, Honey Chipotle Chicken Tacos and on and on…
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