Tacos! Who doesn’t love a taco? These are simple tacos with ground chicken but with a veggie boost with lots of onion and pepper. When you add more vegetables as toppings, like shredded lettuce and avocado, you get these gorgeous, vibrant tacos.
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Growing up, taco nights were some of my favorite nights. My mom made a big pan of meat, either ground chicken or ground meat. Lots of yummy toppings like cheese, lettuce, salsa, and guacamole. Easy to make, especially for a large family, and just really good and satisfying. This recipe is reminiscent of that, but I add lots of finely diced onion and bell pepper for more flavor. Plus it adds a nutritional boost, which is always a plus!
Ground chicken, finely diced onion and pepper, crushed tomatoes, and a few seasonings are what you need for the filling. And then whatever toppings you like. I love shredded lettuce, cheese, avocado, and salsa. For tacos, I also love using Siete tortillas or these little Sana street taco tortillas.
Ingredients needed for the Chicken Tacos
- Ground chicken
- Crushed tomatoes
- Two peppers – Red and orange are the best because they are sweeter
- Onion
- Garlic
- Chili powder, cumin, salt & pepper
How to make Chicken Tacos
- Start by dicing the onions and peppers. You can do this by hand but I find the food processor is a lot easier. The onion and peppers need to be finely diced.
- Saute the onion and peppers for about 10 minutes.
- Then you will add the garlic and seasoning.
- Add the ground chicken, break apart, and cook for 10 minutes.
- You will then add the crushed tomato and cook for another 5 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.
- Prep your toppings and tortillas while the chicken is cooking then when it’s done, you are all set!
Why we love this recipe…
- Who doesn’t love tacos!
- Protein packed with options to add lots of veggies for a well balanced meal
- Easy to make and delicious
- Chicken can be made ahead to make it even easier
- Great for meal prepping. Can be doubled for taco salads nof more tacos later in the week
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Tips for the Chicken Tacos
- Using a food processor is super helpful with the onion and peppers to give it a fine dice quick! Just a few pulses gets it all done.
- If you want to meal prep, you can dice the onion and peppers and store it in the fridge before for a couple days. You can even make the taco meat a few days before.
- The meat is delicious for tacos, but leftovers are great in a salad too!
Chicken Tacos
Ingredients
For the Tacos
- 2 Bell peppers, finely diced Recommend red and orange and using the food processor
- 1 onion, finely diced Recommend using a food processor with the onion
- 3 minced garlic cloves
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1 cup crushed tomatos
- Salt & pepper
- Tortillas
Suggested Toppings
- Shredded lettuce
- cheese
- diced tomatoes and avocados
- salsa or guacamole
Instructions
- Start by finely dicing bell peppers and onion. I find a food processor is an easy and quick way to do this.
- In a large skillet, heat a little oil and saute the onion and peppers for about 10 minutes until soft.
- Add the garlic and seasoing with 1tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper. Cook for a minute.
- Add the chicken and break it apart with a spatula. Cook for 10 minutes.
- Stir in crushed tomatoes. Let the filling cook for about 5 – 10 more minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.
- Prep the toppings and warm the tortillas while the chicken is cooking.
- Assemble tacos and enjoy!
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