Smothered Chicken Tacos Have Dinner On In Under 30 Minutes!

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Hi, are you ready for an easy chicken recipe? Today’s is our Smothered Chicken Tacos Recipe. Have dinner in under 30 minutes! We use skinless chicken breasts which are perfect for chicken tacos and our other Mexican-inspired recipes. Below we share how you can use this one recipe for multiple recipes besides our chicken tacos.

Chicken Tacos

 Chicken Tacos - Easy Chicken Recipes Smothered Chicken Tacos this is an easy skillet recipe that cooks up in 15 minutes. You'll have dinner on under 30 minutes just add your favorite toppings!

Use this easy chicken recipe as tacos or you can use this in quesadillas and in enchiladas too. Smothered chicken taco meat really has so many options for adding into recipes don’t forget about our favorite tortilla soup, taco salads, southwest chicken salad…

Now you have the idea, this basic recipe can fit the bill when starting as a base to these recipes. This recipe has paprika and pepper to add wonderful flavors without adding too much heat! If you like heat just add a bit of cumin or cayenne pepper.

  • You’ll have dinner in no time flat! In 30 minutes or less to be exact!

Here’s how to make our easy chicken recipe for Smothered Chicken Tacos

Chicken Tacos

Just add your chicken into a non-stick skillet that has about a tablespoon of olive oil and has been slightly preheated. Next, I don’t even measure I just coat the top side with pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and a dash of salt and cook on medium heat. 

Adjust the seasonings to your preference. To make things easier for you; I finally wrote down my recipe for taco seasonings! You can make this homemade taco seasoning recipe to use in this recipe or your other taco recipes. It’s so easy! 

Chicken Tacos Smothered Chicken tacos and quesadillas on a platter with shredded cheese_

When the chicken is no longer translucent I flip over the chicken (about 4-7  minutes depending on the thickness of your chicken breasts). Then, coat the other side with the same spices. Finish the cooking process until thoroughly cooked. Internal Temp. 165 See this chart for Safe Minimum Temperatures at FoodSafety.gov

 Cjoclem Tacos Smothered Chicken Tacos Step by Step 30 minute meal

When the chicken is done cooking, carefully add to a chopping board. Be careful to use a fork and knife when cutting your chicken meat. It will be too hot to handle with hands. Chop up the chicken place in a bowl. We like using pre-made stand and stuff taco shells. But, we also just warm or fry up some corn tortillas, especially if it’s hot out. You can do this with oil in a skillet for fried tortillas or heated on a plate in the microwave. 

Chicken Tacos fixings chopped green onion and lime wedges in a bowl

Serve with your favorite fixings. I pre-chop my lettuce, tomato, green onion, and limes. Yep, squeeze a little lime on them if you like. Add your favorite taco sauce or salsa. 

Smothered Chicken Tacos and fixings_

You get the idea. Whatever your family’s favorite toppings are just add and enjoy! 

What is your favorite dish to make with chicken?

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  1. This made my mouth water!! Of course, it is close to dinner here and…no plans yet. Maybe this will be our dinner!! Thanks for a great post! Found you at the Hope in Every Season link up!! Glad I did!

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