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Rotisserie chicken tacos with toppings like cilantro, pico de gallo, and avocado.

Shredded Chicken Tacos

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  • Author: Krista
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 12 tacos 1x
  • Category: Chicken
  • Method: Stove
  • Cuisine: Tex-Mex

Description

This smokey rotisserie chicken tacos recipe with chunky salsa, creamy avocado, and pico de gallo is a great 30 minute dinner idea


Ingredients

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Shredded Chicken:

  • 1 tablespoon avocado oil
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken (or cooked chicken breasts)
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 cup your favorite chunky salsa
  • 1/4 cup water

Other Ingredients:

  • Fresh Pico de Gallo
  • Corn Tortillas
  • 1/3 cup crumbled queso fresco
  • 1 avocado, sliced
  • optional: jalapenos, shredded lettuce, sour cream, etc

 

 

 

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Instructions

Shredded Chicken:

  1. Heat a skillet to medium-high heat.
  2. Add avccado oil and minced garlic to pan. Saute for 30 seconds, stirring the entire time. 
  3. Immediately add in shredded chicken, chili powder, smoked paprika, cumin and garlic powder. Stir with the garlic and cook for 2-3minutes.
  4. Next, add in salsa and water. Stir to combine and cook an additional 2-3 minutes.

Chicken Tacos:

  1. Heat a small skillet to medium heat. Spray pan with cooking spray. Add tortilla to the pan and cook 1-2 minute per side. Remove and set aside.
  2. Assemble Tacos: to a corn tortilla add shredded chicken, pico de Gallo, queso fresco and avocado slices. Garnish with anything else you like and serve.


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/3 cup shredded chicken per taco
  • Calories: 120
  • Sugar: 4 g
  • Sodium: 83 mg
  • Fat: 2 g
  • Saturated Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 8 g
  • Fiber: 1 g
  • Protein: 18 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg