Easy Chicken Tacos
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With a simple spice rub, the chicken is cooked quickly on the stovetop! Serve with pico de gallo, avocado + lime wedges!
I think this will be my go-to weeknight meal for the next few weeks. No, wait, months probably.
Because, guys, we just brought home a little baby corgi brother for Butters. So to say my hands will be full with these two little buggers is clearly an understatement.
So enter the easiest weeknight chicken tacos ever.
With a simple spice rub – chili powder, cumin, paprika, oregano, garlic powder – the chicken is seasoned just right, thrown on the skillet and cooked through completely before dicing them up into bite-size pieces.
Serve in warmed tortillas with desired toppings – pico de gallo (store-bought shortcut is just fine here!), diced avocado, cilantro and freshly squeezed lime juice is my favorite combo right now!
Easy Chicken Tacos
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 12 mini flour tortillas, warmed
- 1 cup pico de gallo, homemade or store-bought
- 1 avocado, halved, peeled, seeded and diced
- ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
Equipment
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine chili powder, cumin, paprika, oregano, garlic powder, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
- Season chicken with chili powder mixture.
- Heat canola oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Working in batches, add chicken to the skillet in a single layer and cook until golden brown and cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 4-5 minutes per side. Let cool before dicing into bite-size pieces.
- Serve chicken in tortillas, topped with pico de gallo, avocado, cilantro and lime.
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Beautiful dish. Full of flavour, easy to make and true to serving.
Incroyablement bon!!!
So good! I added some coriander powder to the spice rub too.
Hi, do you have a regular pico de gallo recipe?
These are the best tacos I have ever had! I will be making this again and again and again! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I cannot even believe how amazing this recipe is!!! Especially for how quick simple it was. I levelled up and added Tex mex cheese by melting it on the tortilla prior to adding the toppings. Also only had guacamole instead of straight avo. INCREDIBLE!!!!!
Very good recipe! Worth the smoke alarm going off a couple times
Taste amazing every time!! Thank you so much for the recipe :))
We make these tacos frequently! They are so good!
This was amazing! I added a few more seasonings with fresh squeezed lime juice, a dash of tequila and a freshly whipped up batch of cilantro sauce and these tacos were THE BEST chicken tacos I have ever tasted! I was pleasantly surprised by the first bite.
If I may share what I added, feel free to try this recipie with this alternative addition!
Seasonings I added: garlic powder, cherry soaked sea salt, rib rack spice rub: CAJUN…and to top it off once seasoned and grilled; I added fresh squeezed lime juice and tequila, let it simmer on low heat.
I topped mine off with this amazing cilantro sauce:
1/4 cup of olive oil mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
3 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
1/3 cup favorite coconut yogurt
3 tbsp freshly minced cilantro
1/4 or less tsp table salt….
Added this sauce to the top of the taco
Soft taco shell, chicken, dash of sour cream, shredded lettuce, minced onion, tomatoes, cilantro sauce and shredded Mexican cheese
……..This was a delicious, quickly prepared dinner that left us very satisfied. Enjoy!
Thank you for sharing your ideas/recipies…….YOUR CUISINE IS DAMNDELICIOUS!
Delicious! My new taco Tuesday!
Love it! A staple in our rotation!
can this recipe be made with ground chicken just as well?
This was soooooo good and so simple! Chicken was seasoned perfectly. Highly recommend! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Damn delicious. I used New Mexico chili powder, chipotle powder and cayenne to up the heat
Favorite chicken tacos that I made for my family! Everyone loves them!!!!!
These are delicious and everyone always asks how I made the chicken! The only thing is the 2 teaspoons of chili powder… I like spice but that seems like too much. I do 1/2 and it’s perfect.
Amazing recipe taste was perfect for not to hot or no taste also easy to make in a short time period
Tasted very good
These are awesome. I cook breasts on the George Foreman and they are incredible. Our go-to chicken taco recipe. Thanks for sharing!