Crispy Chicken Tacos
These easy Crispy Chicken Tacos filled with perfectly seasoned chicken and a mix of melty cheeses are a great option for a tasty lunch or dinner!
How to Make Crispy Chicken Tacos
This recipe for crispy chicken tacos is a keeper! It is packed with flavorful bites of chicken and a mix of mozzarella and cheddar cheese that is enclosed in a flour tortilla and fried to crispy perfection. To make this recipe, you will need the key ingredients shared below.
Key Ingredients
- Chicken Breasts
- Onions
- Garlic
- Flour Tortillas
- Mozzarella Cheese
- Yellow Cheddar Cheese
- Lime Juice
- Avocado Oil
- Seasonings – paprika, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper
Preparation
- Season Chicken – in a large mixing bowl, add the chicken, seasonings, lime juice and oil. Mix to combine. Cover bowl and marinate for 1 hour or overnight in the fridge.
- Cook Aromatics and Chicken – heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add in the onions and garlic and sauté until softened and fragrant, about 4-5 minutes. Add in marinaded chicken and cook until the chicken is thoroughly cooked through, about 8-10 or longer as needed. Remove from heat and set aside to cool to room temperature.
- Assembly Tacos – in a medium mixing bowl, add and mix together the mozzarella and cheddar cheeses. On a clean work surface, place down a tortilla. Add some cheese over the top half of the tortilla, spoon over a portion of the chicken filling and top with some more cheese. Fold over the bottom half of the tortilla over the filling to close. Repeat with remaining ingredients for a total of (8-10) tacos
- Fry Tacos – heat large skillet over medium high heat. Drizzle in some oil. In batches, fry the tacos until crispy and golden brown, about 1-2 minutes. Flip and fry the other side for an additional 1-2 minutes.
- Serve – tacos immediately while still warm with pico di gallo (optional) and your favorite taco sauce (optional)
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Crispy Chicken Tacos
These Crispy Chicken Tacos filled with perfectly seasoned chicken and a mix of melty cheeses are a great option for a tasty lunch or dinner!
Servings: 4 Servings
Ingredients
- 2 large chicken breasts, cut into small pieces
- 1/2 cup yellow or white onion, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 3-4 tablespoons avocado oil, divided
- juice 1/2 large lime, about 1 tablespoon
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, optional
- 10 flour taco size tortillas
- 2 cups shredded cheese of choice, I used 1 cup yellow cheddar cheese & 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- pico de gallo, for serving, optional
- taco sauce of choice, for serving, optional
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add the chicken, seasonings (paprika, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper), lime juice and 1 tablespoon oil. Mix to combine. Cover bowl and marinate for 1 hour or overnight in the fridge.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add in the onions and garlic and sauté until softened and fragrant, about 4-5 minutes. Add in marinaded chicken and cook until the chicken is thoroughly cooked, about 10-12 minutes or longer as needed. Remove from heat and set aside to cool to room temperature.
- In a medium mixing bowl, add shredded cheese. Set aside. On a clean work surface, place down a tortilla. Add some cheese over the top half of the tortilla, spoon over a portion of the chicken filling and top with some more cheese. Fold over the bottom half of the tortilla over the filling to close. Repeat with remaining ingredients for a total of (8-10) tacos.
- Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Drizzle in some oil (about 1 tablespoon). In batches, fry the tacos until crispy and golden brown, about 1-2 minutes. Flip and fry the other side for an additional 1-2 minutes. Drizzle in some more oil in between batches as needed to ensure that the tacos crisp up nicely.
- Serve tacos immediately while still warm with pico di gallo (optional) and your favorite taco sauce (optional). Enjoy!
This was so good! My kiddo who we have a hard time with getting to eat loved everything about this. Will go into our rotation. Thanks for sharing!!
I am so glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe! It is one of my family’s favorite meals as well and is so easy to make!