Chicken Tacos Recipe
Make your own restaurant-style shredded Chicken Tacos at home. They are easy to make, perfectly crunchy, and SO delicious!
Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded, cooked chicken
- 1 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese
- 1 4 oz can green chiles
- salt and pepper to taste
- vegetable oil
- 8 6 inch corn tortillas
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine chicken, cheese, green chiles, salt and pepper, and mix.
- Fill a large saucepan with about ¾ inch oil. Heat over medium heat to 375 degrees F.
- Add ¼ cup of chicken mixture to the middle of a corn tortilla, then fold like a taco and grab with your tongs. Rock the taco back and forth in the oil until it can lay down without opening, then place into the oil on its side.
- Cook for 2–3 minutes on each side. When both sides are cooked, remove from oil and place on a paper towel–lined plate to drain. Repeat with the remaining tortillas and filling.
- Add your desired toppings to fill the tacos before serving.
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Notes
Flash Fry. If your corn tortillas are cracking easily, flash fry them in the oil for a second or two on each side, then fill and re-fry. We like to use the Kroger brand of corn tortillas which don't crack easily and don't require flash frying first.
Taco Variations:
- Soft Tacos: Combine the chicken, chiles, salt and pepper and heat in the microwave, then add the cheese. Serve with toppings in soft flour tortillas.
- Rolled Tacos: You can roll these instead of making them in a taco shape—when rolled, they are called flautas.
- Meat: Switch up the chicken for other meats like shredded beef (the same as our Pot Roast recipe) or pork (the same as our Kalua pork recipe).
Nutrition
Calories: 107kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 5gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 97mgPotassium: 60mgFiber: 2gSugar: 0.4gVitamin A: 93IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 113mgIron: 0.4mg
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