Healthy Chicken Tacos

We love tacos around these parts. And we’re making them at least once a week.

When you are busy like we are with work and kids, getting home and cooking a healthy weeknight meal could be challenging. Tacos are a great addition to our rotating dinner list because they are easy to make. They don’t require much effort or time, which is nice. Usually we go with beef tacos and I can’t remember the last time we had chicken tacos. Well, I needed to switch things with these quick healthy chicken tacos on iceberg lettuce.

Chicken tenders are ideal for this recipe, which I boiled for about five minutes, shredded them and placed them in a saute pan with the seasoning blend and water. There’s nothing wrong with using chicken breast. However, your cook time will increase slightly to 8-10 minutes.

The seasoning blend is the best. Here’s the recipe for it: Mexican Seasoning Blend. This blend is easy to put together and makes a larger batch for use with multiple meals. Place the mix in a sealed contained and add it to your spice cabinet for easy use.

These are probably even quicker than beef tacos. Chicken tenders cook so much faster and in my opinion, which is not a professional one, are much healthier.

There’s not much more to say, other then grab those garnishes, my friends. I used iceberg lettuce, taco sauce, a little cheese, radishes and avocados to top my taco. A little fresh onion, maybe jalapenos, corn and salsa would do so much for these. That iceberg crunch is the best!!!

Need more inspiration for toppings and taco alternatives? Check out these Chicken Taco Recipes from Cookinglight. 
Enjoy your Taco Tuesday! Thanks so much for reading. If you make this recipe, please let me know how you liked it.

Here’s the recipe for Healthy Chicken Tacos:

Serves 4

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Healthy Chicken Tacos

Healthy Chicken Tacos – A quick and easy weeknight meal made with delicious chicken tenders and a homemade Mexican seasoning blend.

10 minPrep Time

5 minCook Time

15 minTotal Time

Author:

Hannah Hiller

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Ingredients

• 1 lb Chicken Tenders
• 1/4 cup Mexican Seasoning Blend
• 1/2 cup Water
• 1 tbs Olive oil
• 1 Avocado
• Radishes
• Onions
• Cheese
• Salsa

Instructions

1. Fill a medium sized pot with water; about 1/2 full. Bring to a boil and add a pinch of salt. Add the chicken tenders and boil for no longer than 5 minutes.
2. Remove the chicken tenders to a cutting board and using a fork, shred them as best as you can.
3. In a saute pan, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add the shredded chicken, seasoning blend and water. Mix it well and bring to a boil. Reduce heat then siimmer for about 5 minutes.
4. Remove the chicken from the heat and let rest, covered, while you prepare the toppings.
5. Serve on iceberg lettuce with avocado, onions, radishes, jalapenos, salsa, cheese, taco sauce. Or whatever you prefer.

Tags

Cuisines

Mexican

Courses

Dinner

Cooking

Boiling

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving
• Calories 110
% Daily Value*


• Total Fat: 11 g 16.92%
• Saturated Fat: 2 g 10%
• Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
• Sodium: 4 mg 0.17%
• Potassium: 244 mg 6.97%
• Total Carbohydrate: 4 g %
• Sugar: 0 g
• Protein: 1 g
• Vitamin A: 1.46%
• Calcium: 7 mg 0.7%
• Iron: 0 mg 0%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.




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