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Keep taco night simple with these ground chicken tacos. The recipe below will help you get dinner on the table fast!
Tacos with Ground Chicken
When my grocery put ground chicken on sale last week, I stocked up and froze a bunch of it for quick meals like chicken burger patties and these epic ground chicken tacos. They’re a perfect weeknight dinner for families and always a win at my house.
The ground chicken takes on the flavor of the seasoning, just like it does when making ground beef tacos, but they are a lot less elaborate than making regular chicken tacos. Top them however you like because the filling works with everything.
Tips for Making Ground Chicken Tacos
This easy recipe will make your taco night one for the books. Follow these tips and get ready to enjoy!
Use any onion
Onion is a great starter for this taco filling, so you can chop a fresh onion, use frozen chopped onion, or even onion powder. Everything works!
Break up the chunks
Use a wooden spoon to break up the chunks while the ground chicken cooks in the skillet for even cooking and optimal texture.
Save time
While the ground chicken cooks, warm up your soft tortillas or crunchy taco shells and prep the toppings so you’re all set when the chicken is cooked.
Best Ways to Serve Them
Aside from adding tasty taco toppings such as shredded cheese, guacamole, jalapeño slices, and shredded lettuce, these tacos get even better with a simple salsa or this drool-worthy cilantro lime rice. Hey, and what about sipping a classic Margarita? I’m in!
Easy Ground Chicken Tacos
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds ground chicken
- 2 teaspoons oil
- ½ onion, chopped
- 2 ½ tablespoons Taco Seasoning
- 12 tortillas or crunchy taco shells, warmed
- Toppings: shredded lettuce, shredded cheese, guacamole, jalapeño slices
Instructions
Prep:
- Chop the onion. You can use ½ cup frozen chopped onions or 1 ½ teaspoons onion powder.
Cook:
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the oil and the chopped onion. Cook it while stirring for about 2 minutes. Then, add the ground chicken and the taco seasoning to the skillet.
- Cook the ground chicken for about 7 minutes, while breaking up the chunks with a wooden spoon into small pieces as it cooks. Once cooked, drain off any excess fat.
- While the chicken is cooking, heat your crunchy taco shells according to the package directions or in the oven preheated to 325F for approx. 6 minutes or lay your tortillas flat on a baking sheet and warm them up for about the same time and temp. Prepare your toppings.
Serve:
- Assemble the tacos by filling each taco shell with the cooked ground chicken and your favorite taco toppings.
Natalie says
amazing ground chicken tacos, so easy!!
Melissa says
These ground chicken tacos had so much flavor!
Kimmy says
Thank you for all the tips for making these ground chicken tacos so flavorful! I’d stayed away from chicken because I always felt like it would be dry or have less flavor but this turned out AMAZING!!!