Grammy's Kitchen · Chicken Tacos · Quick Chicken Tacos - WITH sauce!
One of 96 chicken tacos recipes we measured
138 cooks on www.recipetineats.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 96.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 5% | 1% |
| protein add | 100% | 100% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| aromatics | 6% | 1% |
| acid | 7% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 2% |
| liquid | 34% | 0% |
| sweetener | 1% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 700 g | 700 g / 1.2 lb chicken thighs (, skinless boneless (or breast)) |
| 20 g | 1.5 tbsp olive oil |
| 33 g | 2 tbsp tomato paste |
| 8 g | 2 tsp sugar |
| 240 g | 1 cup (250ml) chicken broth, separated (liquid stock) |
| 46 g | 3 tbsp lime juice ((Note 1)) |
| 14 g | 1 tbsp olive oil |
| 6 g | 2 garlic cloves (, minced) |
| 2 g | 2 tsp EACH garlic powder, onion powder, dried oregano |
| 7 g | 3 tsp EACH cumin powder, paprika |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper ((adjust spiciness to taste, can skip)) |
| 6 g | 1 tsp salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp black pepper |
| Taco shells or tortillas (, warmed per packet directions) | |
| Diced tomato (, onion, avocado, coriander/cilantro leaves) | |
| Shredded lettuce | |
| Shredded cheese | |
| Sour cream |
Method: 11 steps, published by www.recipetineats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Once upon a time my husband and I were in search of an easy taco night that was not ground beef! I was searching for a chicken taco that actually had flavor. In my opinion cooking a chicken breast in a crockpot with a jar of salsa is the dullest option out the” — a cook, 5.0★
“Made again tonight and am so grateful for this recipe! It was a last minute meal change, I wanted something delicious fast. This delivered! I only had breast and it was fantastic. Thanks again Nagi” — a cook, 5.0★