Easy Chicken Tacos – Easy stovetop chicken tacos served with fresh pico de gallo done in under 30 minutes.
Ingredients you need for this recipe:
- Chicken Thighs or Breasts
- Chili Powder + Garlic Powder + Onion Powder + Cumin + Salt + Pepper
- Lime Juice
- Oil
- Corn Tortillas
- Roma Tomatoes
- Jalapeno
- Onion, white or yellow
- Cilantro
Tools to have on hand:
How to make Easy Chicken Tacos:
To make the pico, combine all ingredients in a small bowl and place in the fridge until ready to eat.
Fully coat chicken in the seasonings.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken to the skillet, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Flip chicken over and cook for another 5 minutes, covered.
Remove chicken from the skillet and transfer to a cutting board. Chop up the chicken into bite size pieces and transfer back to the skillet. Turn heat up to high and cook for 3-5 more minutes until chicken is golden. Be sure to stir occasionally to prevent burning. Once chicken is done, remove from heat.
Heat tortillas over high heat in a small skillet for about 30 seconds on each side.
Remove from heat and serve immediately with tortillas and pico de gallo. Enjoy!
More topping ideas for these tacos:
- Guacamole
- Pineapple Avocado Salsa
- Avocado Salsa Verde
- Shredded Cheese
- Sour Cream
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Easy Chicken Tacos
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs chicken thighs or breasts
- 1 tbsp canola oil
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- corn tortillas for serving about 12
pico de gallo:
- 3 roma tomatoes diced
- 1 jalapeno diced
- 1/2 white onion diced
- 2 tbsp cilantro diced
- 1 tbsp lime juice
Instructions
- To make the pico, combine all ingredients in a small bowl and place in the fridge until ready to eat.
- Fully coat chicken in the seasonings.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken to the skillet, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Flip chicken over and cook for another 5 minutes, covered.
- Remove chicken from the skillet and transfer to a cutting board. Chop up the chicken into bite size pieces and transfer back to the skillet. Turn heat up to high and cook for 3-5 more minutes until chicken is golden. Be sure to stir occasionally to prevent burning. Once chicken is done, remove from heat.
- Heat tortillas over high heat in a small skillet for about 30 seconds on each side.
- Remove from heat and serve immediately with tortillas and pico de gallo. Enjoy!
Made these for dinner tonight. They were so easy and really good! Husband LOVED them