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Close-up of Easy Chicken Street Tacos on corn tortillas topped with seasoned chicken, diced tomatoes, cilantro, and cotija cheese.

Easy Chicken Street Tacos

This recipe shows you how to make simple, flavorful chicken street tacos perfect for a fast weeknight meal. You will use a skillet to cook seasoned chicken and top it with fresh vegetables and cheese.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 6 tacos
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican
Calories: 355
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Chicken
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts Cooked and shredded
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1.5 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • 0.5 teaspoon pepper
For the Topping
  • 0.5 yellow onion diced
  • 2 Roma tomatoes diced
  • 2 limes divided
  • 0.5 cup cilantro chopped
  • 0.25 cup Cotija Cheese crumbles
For Serving
  • 6 corn tortillas

Equipment

  • Skillet
  • Mixing bowl

Method
 

  1. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the shredded chicken, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Cook until the chicken is completely heated through.
  2. In a separate bowl, gently toss together the diced onion, diced tomatoes, the juice of one lime, and the chopped cilantro.
  3. To assemble the taco, lay one corn tortilla flat on a plate. Top with 1/2 cup of the seasoned chicken, the tomato mixture, and the cotija cheese crumbles.
  4. Squeeze juice from the second lime over the assembled taco and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 355kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 30gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 83mgSodium: 705mgPotassium: 742mgFiber: 6gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 930IUVitamin C: 22mgCalcium: 139mgIron: 2mg

Notes

To keep corn tortillas from cracking, warm them before serving. You can microwave up to 5 tortillas on a plate covered with a damp paper towel in 30-second bursts. Alternatively, wrap up to 5 tortillas in aluminum foil and warm them in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes. You can also heat each tortilla without oil in a non-stick skillet over medium heat for about 30 seconds on each side.

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