Mexican Marinated Tacos

September, 12th 2022 By Recipes by Sugar
Recipe Credit: Co-Worker Phetlavy
Mexican Marinated Tacos Plated

Mexican Marinated Tacos are the perfect Summer taco! You can use chicken or steak. I use my minute steak from our cow we get each year. It really soaks in the marinade nicely and it is cut thin and tenderized. Great for slicing for tacos. I do have a couple recommendations, if you plan to make this, listed in the variations section as I did change some stuff on this recipe.

Ingredients for Mexican Marinated Tacos

  • 3 – 4 pounds chicken or steak
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup stemmed cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon chili power
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon ancho chili powder
  • All your taco fixings: Tortilla, sour cream, cheese, tomato, lettuce, onion, corn, beans, rice

Utensils Needed

Directions for Mexican Marinated Tacos

Prep Time: 5 – 10 minutes / Marinade Time: 2 – 24 hours / Cook Time: Steak: 10 -15 minutes, Chicken: 15 – 25 minutes

  1. Place all ingredients, besides meat, in a Ziploc bag and mix around.
  2. Add the meat, then mix around again.
  3. Place in the fridge overnight if possible.
  4. When ready to cook, grill on the grill until desired doneness.
  5. Slice meat and assemble tacos!
Mexican Marinated Tacos Seasoning
Mexican Marinated Tacos Raw
Mexican Marinated Tacos Grilled

Variations

  • I leave cilantro on the stem in large pieces, I remove before grilling. Since it is a fresh herb, it will just burn on the grill.
  • I typically use my minute steak for this recipe as it is thin and gets a nice coating of seasoning.
  • In the future I will use garlic powder. The minced garlic sticks to the steak and somewhat burns when grilling.
  • Ancho chili powder so far I have only found in a large container and it is expensive. Since this is the only recipe I have that calls for it, I just substitute with extra chili powder.
  • This recipe would be great for a Mexican steak or chicken salad.
  • I have used sirloin steak, which was good. I also have done chicken. I cut the chicken horizontally so they were not as thick. I have grilled and pan seared the chicken, great both ways!