Grammy's Kitchen · Chicken Tacos · Shredded Chicken Tacos
One of 96 chicken tacos recipes we measured
from www.wellplated.com
10 cooks on www.wellplated.com rate it 4.8★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 96.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 4% | 1% |
| protein add | 100% | 100% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| aromatics | 24% | 1% |
| acid | 9% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 63% | 2% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 675 g | 3 cups cooked shredded chicken* ( (about 3 medium breasts)) |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil |
| 150 g | 1 small yellow onion or 1/2 large yellow onion (diced) |
| 5 g | 2 teaspoons chili powder |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin |
| 12 g | 4 cloves garlic (minced (about 4 teaspoons)) |
| 22 g | 1 to 2 chipotle peppers in adobo individual peppers |
| 425 g | 1 15-ounce can petite diced tomatoes in their juices |
| 61 g | 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice from about 1 medium lime |
| Warm tortillas or hard taco shells of your choice | |
| Toppings of choice: (fresh cilantro, diced avocado, diced jalapeno, pickled onions, thinly sliced radishes, cheese, salsa) |
Method: 4 steps, published by www.wellplated.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Wow, such a fantastic recipe! I baked the chicken before shredding it and the rest of the ingredients really came together perfectly. I will definitely be making this again!” — a cook, 5.0★
“I made this tonight (first time poaching chicken). This recipe is AMAZING!! I can hardly wait to make it again when we have fresh cilantro on hand. Definitely a keeper!” — a cook, 5.0★