Mike's Smothered Soft Chicken Tacos. These healthful Mexican chicken tacos are made with chicken thigh meat, making them especially moist. Serve with Pico de Gallo or Tomatillo Salsa. These quick and easy chicken tacos are a prime example of vibrant and healthful Mexican cooking.
At the end of the day, I just have to roll it up in a soft taco shell with the remaining ingredients and dinner's ready in minutes.
Soft chicken tacos are healthy, delicious comfort food.
Made with a shredded chicken filling, soft wholesome tortillas, and fillings of your choice, soft chicken tacos are an easy meal to throw together on any weeknight.
You can cook Mike's Smothered Soft Chicken Tacos using 17 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Mike's Smothered Soft Chicken Tacos
- It's of Shreaded Chicken.
- Prepare 4 large of Boneless Chicken Breasts.
- You need 1 can of 7 oz Green Chiles.
- You need 2/3 cup of Chicken Broth.
- It's 1 tsp of Each: Garlic Powder - Onion Powder - Ground Cumin.
- Prepare 2 tsp of Dried Cilantro.
- It's 1/3 tsp of Black Pepper.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp of Mexican Oregano.
- You need 1/2 tsp of Salt [or to taste].
- You need of Chilled Vegetables - Tortillas - Cheese.
- It's 4 cup of Fresh Lettuce [chopped].
- Prepare 1 small of Purple Onion [diced].
- You need 2 of Fresh Tomatoes [diced].
- You need 2 of White Onions [diced].
- Prepare 1 cup of Fresh Cilantro.
- You need 1 packages of 6" Flour Tortillas.
- Prepare 1 packages of Shreaded Mexican 3 Cheese.
These easy Chicken Soft Tacos with a homemade taco seasoning blend are ready in fifteen minutes and always a huge hit! There are so many options when it comes to tacos, but these Soft Chicken Tacos may just be the easiest option out there. The tacos, habanero salsa and the homemade taco seasoning for my shredded chicken taco or any Mexican style recipe are all simple to make. The vegetable oil will make the soft tacos have a soft crunch.
Mike's Smothered Soft Chicken Tacos instructions
- Boil your chicken breasts in water for 35 - 40 minutes. Check for doneness by sticking a knife through the thickest part of your thickest breast. Its fluid must run clear. If not, boil longer..
- Dice and chop all vegetables and place in fridge to chill..
- Make your Mike's Easy Chile Verde Sauce but with chicken breasts instead of pork. You'll need 3 to 4 additional breasts for this sauce depending upon their size. https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/367872-mikes-easy-chile-verde-sauce.
- Shread all chicken breasts and divide in half. Half for your Verde Sauce and half for your Tacos. Reserve your homemade chicken broth. You'll use it for both your Verde and your shredded taco chicken breasts..
- In a large pan, add all seasonings and broth in the Shreaded Chicken category and bring to a high heat. Cover and allow chicken to steam in the broth and seasonings for about 5 minutes. Uncover and allow broth to boil down completely. Place shredded chicken in an air tight bowl to keep moist..
- Assemble your Tacos by warming up your flour tortillas. Place chicken on the middle inside with lettuce and tomatoes. Fold tortilla over veggies and chicken and top tortilla with your Chile Verde Sauce. Garnish top with chilled onions, fresh cilantro and Mexican 3 Cheese..
- Serve immediately with an ice cold Mexican beer..
- Enjoy!.
Add the cheese, the shredded chicken then more cheese to the taco. These tacos are the perfect destination for leftover chicken. Set up a taco bar and let your family assemble their own tacos with their favorite fillings and toppings. You can find chipotles en adobo in the Mexican food section of the grocery store. Del Taco Grilled Chicken Chipotle Taco.