Best Quick N Tasty Chicken Tacos Recipes

EASY CHICKEN TACOS

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Quick and easy chicken taco filling, just two ingredients and dinner is ready in under 10 minutes! Perfect for family Taco Tuesday night!

Provided by Lauren Schmidt

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 3

Ingredients

2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast
2 tablespoons taco seasoning
tortillas and your favorite taco garnishes

Steps:

Dice chicken into small pieces, remember you will want this to be small enough to be taco filling so cut the chicken into roughly ½-¾ inch (1½ cm) cubes, don't stress if they aren't all exact. Transfer the cut chicken to a bowl. Add the taco seasoning and mix to coat the chicken.
Let the chicken rest for a few minutes while you bring a large pan to medium-high heat. Once hot lightly grease the pan. Add the chicken.
Cook the chicken 5 to 7 minutes, Stirring the chicken around every couple minutes. Chicken is done when an internal temperate reaches 165ºF and juices run clear. Remove from heat and let rest 3 to 5 minutes. Use as your filling in tortillas topped with your favorite garnishes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 388 calories, Carbohydrate 2 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 193 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 8 grams fat, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 71 grams protein, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, ServingSize ¼ of the dish/8oz of chicken, Sodium 476 milligrams sodium, Sugar 0 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams unsaturated fat

QUICK N' TASTY CHICKEN TACOS

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This is a tasty taco recipe developed to use cold, leftover chicken. Light and fresh-tasting. If you want a more traditional taco, you could heat up the chicken, but I like the chicken best at room temperature or slightly cool. This will make more salsa than you need for the tacos, but it's great with tortilla or pita crisps to snack on.

Provided by evelynathens

Categories Lunch/Snacks

Time 15m

Yield 4 tacos, 2-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken (rotisserie chicken is very tasty in this)
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2 cup pineapple, diced
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes or 1/2 cup grape tomatoes, chopped
1/3 cup seedless cucumber, minced
1/3 cup minced red onion
3 tablespoons chopped cilantro or 3 tablespoons parsley
1 1/2 tablespoons minced jalapeno peppers
1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 dash salt
1 dash hot sauce
4 taco shells
julienned lettuce
grated cheddar cheese or monterey jack cheese
sour cream

Steps:

Combine the chicken, lemon juice, chili powder, cumin and oregano in a small bowl.
Make sure the spices mix into all the chicken. Cover and place in refrigerator until ready to assemble your tacos.
Make Pineapple-Jalapeño Salsa: Combine all the salsa ingredients in a bowl.
Note: I cut the cherry tomatoes in half and give them a gentle squeeze to get rid of excess juice and seeds, then chop them up.
Assemble Tacos: Fill the taco shells with chicken and salsa. Top with your favourite taco fixings.
Lean over plate. Take a big bite. Doesn't that taste good?

Nutrition Facts : Calories 344.3, Fat 12.7, SaturatedFat 3.6, Cholesterol 78.8, Sodium 272.5, Carbohydrate 28.1, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 7.5, Protein 29.3

QUICK CHICKEN TACOS - WITH SAUCE!

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Recipe video above. A 2-in-1 chicken taco filling: shredded chicken AND sauce made in the same pan using the same seasoning mix! Because it's so juicy and packed with tons of flavour, the toppings can be kept simple and there's not need to make an extra sauce. No marinating required.

Provided by Nagi

Categories Mains

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

700 g / 1.2 lb chicken thighs (, skinless boneless (or breast))
1.5 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp tomato paste
2 tsp sugar
1 cup (250ml) chicken broth, separated (liquid stock)
3 tbsp lime juice ((Note 1))
1 tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves (, minced)
2 tsp EACH garlic powder, onion powder, dried oregano
3 tsp EACH cumin powder, paprika
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper ((adjust spiciness to taste, can skip))
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
Taco shells or tortillas (, warmed per packet directions)
Diced tomato (, onion, avocado, coriander/cilantro leaves)
Shredded lettuce
Shredded cheese
Sour cream

Steps:

Place Taco Seasoning ingredients in a bowl. Add 2 tbsp of the chicken broth and mix to form a loose paste.
Add chicken, turn to coat.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Cook chicken for 3 minutes on each side until lightly seared. (Reserve marinade dregs in bowl)
Remove chicken into a shallow dish.
Return skillet to stove, reduce to medium. Add remaining chicken broth, tomato paste, sugar and scrape in any marinade left in the bowl. Mix to dissolve, scraping base of pan, and bring to simmer
Meanwhile, shred chicken with forks, or chop (don't worry if raw inside).
Return chicken into sauce, toss and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes until sauce reduces to a thin syrup consistency (add water if reduces too fast). Adjust salt to taste.
Transfer chicken and all sauce to serving bowl.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 103 kcal, Carbohydrate 1 g, Protein 11 g, Fat 5 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Cholesterol 55 mg, Sodium 338 mg, Sugar 1 g, ServingSize 1 serving