Description
Easy, flavorful tacos made with shredded rotisserie chicken, vibrant toppings, and a zesty lime crema. Ready in 15 minutes for a fuss-free taco night!
Ingredients
Scale
- Optional toppings: shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, avocado, salsa
- 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
- 8 small corn or flour tortillas
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp chili powder
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- Juice of 1 lime
- Salt & pepper, to taste
- Optional toppings: shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, avocado, salsa
Instructions
- Warm chicken: In a skillet over medium heat, mix shredded chicken with taco seasoning and broth. Heat for 3-4 minutes until warmed through.
- Make crema: Whisk together sour cream, lime juice, zest, garlic powder, and salt.
- Char tortillas: Heat tortillas directly over a gas flame or in a dry skillet for 30 seconds per side until slightly charred.
- Assemble: Fill tortillas with chicken, then layer with cabbage, avocado, onion, cheese, and cilantro. Drizzle with lime crema.
- Serve immediately with extra lime wedges and hot sauce.
Notes
- Shortcut: Use store-bought creamy cilantro dressing instead of making crema.
- Meal prep: Store components separately; assemble when ready to eat.
- Vegetarian option: Substitute black beans or sautéed mushrooms for chicken.
- For crispier chicken, sauté in 1 tbsp oil until edges brown.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop/No-Cook
- Cuisine: Mexican-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tacos
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 95mg