Any good soft or hard chicken taco recipe?

Question

I really like the soft chickent tacos from Chili's; and the hard chicken tacos from authentic Mexican Restaurants. If you have a good recipe, send it on. Also, if you've ever tried the jalapeno cream sauce to put on enchiladas from "Don Panchos" restaurant in Ohio or any other restaurant, send that recipe on also please.

Not looking for Ortega or Old el Paso recipes off the back of the box, I can easily follow directions. I am looking for authentic Mexican recipes.

Answer 1

Well, I've never used a recipe for chicken tacos/fajitas. I go by the way it smells, and experience.
The best spices for mexican chicken: CUMIN! and a blend of chili spices (at least 2 different types that you know you already like, such as california chili powder and diced jalapenos).
My typical mix is about a Tbsp. cumin, 1 tsp cali chili powder, 1 tsp new mexico chili powder, 1/2 tsp mexican oregano, a couple jalepenos, diced small, one habenero, diced small, one small onion diced, and 6 cloves of garlic, diced small for 4-6 chicken breasts, which have been cubed. If you like the smoky flavor of chipotles, you can use a few of those diced out of the can in place of chili powders. Add salt and pepper to taste.

The proportions are flexible. Every home in Mexico has a different way of cooking chicken. It is best to experiment, really. There are a million recipes, but I've found that everyone's favorite is the recipe they invent themselves through trial and error.

Make sure you cook the chicken at high heat, and keep it moving in the pan. If you cook it too slow, your chicken with get dry and rubbery.

You can also make your own sour cream sauces, adding flavors like cilantro, lime, jalapeno, or by simply mixing some green tabasco in.

Answer 2

CHICKEN TACOS

1/2 c. chopped onion
2 tbsp. butter
2 c. shredded, cooked chicken
1 (16 oz.) jar Old El Paso Taco Sauce, divided usage
1 (1 1/4 oz.) env. Old El Paso Taco Seasoning Mix
12 Old El Paso taco shells
Shredded lettuce
Diced tomato
Shredded cheese
Sour cream
Sliced ripe olives
Avocado slices

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium skillet saute onion in butter until translucent. Stir in chicken, 1 cup taco sauce and seasoning mix. Simmer, uncovered, over low heat 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, place taco shells on baking sheet and heat in oven for 5-7 minutes. Spoon chicken mixture into taco shells. Top with choice of lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream, ripe olives or avocado. Serve with taco sauce. Makes 12 tacos.

Answer 3

Well lets see, Pizza Hut, like Taco Bell is owned by Pepsico so how about Diet Pepsi flavored pizza sauce ? Or Cheetos crust pizza ? Sunchips crust ? Rolled Gold pretzel crust ?

Answer 4

put cayenne pepper in left over turkey and add some chicken stock all in a skillet, put it on a warmed softshell with avocado, cheese, onions, and sour cream, then add ur fav hot sauce
this is a good way to diminish the left over turkey from holiday dinners, and it is soooo good

Answer 5

Lemon Baked Chicken Soft Tacos

Makes 10 servings (about 2 ounces cooked chicken per taco)

Ingredients:

One 3-pound whole broiler-fryer.
Grated peel of 1 Sunkist lemon
Juice of 1/2 Sunkist lemon
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Accompaniments:

10 to 12 soft flour tortillas (6- to 7-inch taco size), warmed
Shredded lettuce
Chopped or sliced tomatoes
Canned black or retried beans, heated
Bottled or fresh salsa
Avocado slices and cilantro leaves (optional)

Procedure:

Remove neck , giblets and any excess fat from body cavity of chicken, discard. Rinse chicken well and drain. Turn wing tips under back of chicken.

It is not necessary to close body cavity with skewers or tie legs together with string.

Place chicken, breast side up, on rack in aluminum foil-lined roasting pan. In small bowl, combine lemon peel, juice and oil.

Spoon lemon mixture over chicken and inside body cavity. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour and 20 to 30 minutes, or until chicken is tender. Cool enough to handle.

Cut chicken breast (both halves) off bone with skin intact, slice crosswise into thin strips. Remove remaining skin from chicken. Remove cooked chicken from bones, shred or slice.

Arrange shredded chicken on serving platter, top with sliced chicken breast. Serve chicken in warmed tortillas with additional accompaniments, as desired.

To double recipe, bake 2 chickens.


Chicken And Avocado Tacos

Ingredients

(1 servings)

1 oz 30 g ripe avocado.
2 tb Low fat natural yogurt.
1 ts Lemon juice.
Salt and pepper.
Few lettuce leaves shredded
1 Shallot or 3 spring onions
Trimmed and sliced.
1 Tomato cut into wedges.
Quarter small green or red pepper finely chopped.
2 Taco shells.
2 oz 60 g roast chicken sliced.


Instructions

1. In a small bowl mash the avocado with a fork until smooth. Add the yogurt and lemon juice and stir until blended. Season with salt and pepper.
2. Mix together the lettuce, shallot or spring onions, tomato and green or red pepper.
3. Warm the taco shells under a moderate grill for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove them and fill with the salad mixture. Top with the chicken and spoon over the avocado dressing. Serve immediately.
Preparation 10 minutes, cooking 3 minutes.


Chicken Chili Verde Tacos
Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients

3 c shredded cabbage
1 c fresh cilantro -- lightly
1 packed
1 c green chili salsa
1 lb boneless skinless chicken
1 breasts
1 ts salad oil
1 boneless skinless chicken
1 breasts -- slivered
1 lengthwise
3 cloves garlic -- minced
1 ts ground cumin
1/2 ts dried oregano
8 flour tortillas
1 reduced fat or regular

Instructions

1. Combine cabbage, cilantro, and salsa in a serving dish; set aside.
2. Cut chicken crosswise into 1/2-inch wide strips. In a 10 to 12 inch
nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat, stir oil, onion, and
garlic for 2 minutes. Increase heat to high, add chicken, and stir
often until meat is no longer pink in center, 4 to 6 minutes. Add
cumin and oregano; stir for 15 seconds. Spoon into serving dish. 3.
Wrap tortillas in a cloth towel and cook in microwave oven on full
power until hot, about 1 1/2 minutes. At the table, spoon the cabbage
and chicken mixtures into the tortillas.

Answer 6

my mom makes soft (or hard) chicken tacos but she ads ranch to the chicen and olives