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Easy Fast Rotisserie Chicken Tacos

Allison Ruth
Quick and flavorful taco recipe with doctored up rotisserie chicken and all your favorite taco toppings! Makes a great weeknight meal and can feed a crowd.
4.56 from 29 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Chicken
Cuisine Mexican/American
Servings 16 tacos
Calories 267 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken meat
  • 1 cup of your favorite jarred salsa
  • 1/4 cup chicken broth or water
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • Olive Oil
  • 16 white or yellow 6 inch corn tortillas
  • 16 oz. shredded pepper jack or Monterey jack cheese
  • 4 cups shredded lettuce
  • Other favorite taco toppings like sour cream, limes, cilantro, guacamole, olives, corn, black beans

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • In a large skillet, combine salsa, broth, spices, and tomato paste. Heat over medium heat, stirring to combine. When the mixture is warm, after about 5 minutes, stir in the shredded chicken. Cook for another 5 minutes, or until chicken is warmed through.
  • Brush 2 (9x13) baking dishes with olive oil. Lightly brush each tortilla with oil as you layer them in the baking dishes (see photos above), spooning the chicken mixture evenly between the 16 tortillas, 8 in each baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with cheese.
  • Bake for 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted and the edges of the tortillas are beginning to brown.
  • Serve immediately with all of your favorite taco toppings.

Notes

You can use store-bought hard taco shells instead of corn tortillas, just skip the olive oil and reduce the baking time to 5 to 8 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 2Calories: 267kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 24gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 76mgSodium: 519mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2g
Nutrition calculation is an estimation only. If you need nutritional calculations for medical reasons, please use a source that you trust.
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