I absolutely LOVE Mexican food – and I also love that my meal plan allows me to eat a lot of it! I love tacos and wanted to spice them up a bit. I get bored of my ground turkey tacos. These were a huge hit in our house. I was able to make the chicken mixture ahead of time and keep it in the fridge. That way, I could just put a couple of them together each night for dinner and dinner was ready in less than 15 minutes! Score!!
INGREDIENTS
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3 chicken breasts, shredded (I boil mine and then shred)
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3/4 cup white onion, chopped
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1 tsp olive oil
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1 can of diced green chiles
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1 can of diced tomatoes, drained
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1 packet of taco seasoning
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Taco Shells – I used Old El Paso Stand and Stuff shells (love the short list of ingredients in them!)
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Mexican shredded cheese
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Shredded lettuce
DIRECTIONS
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
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Head a large frying pan over medium heat. Add in the olive oil and chopped white onion. Cook until the onion is translucent.
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Add in diced tomatoes and green chiles. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Add in shredded chicken, taco seasoning and 1/3 cup of water. Stir and simmer for 10 minutes.
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In a baking dish (I used a 9×9 dish to bake four tacos), place taco shells standing up. If you are following the 21 Day Fix meal plan, use 1 green container to fill two taco shells.
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I used 1/4 cup of Mexican cheese for every two tacos.
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Bake at 375 for 10-15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and starting to brown.
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Top with shredded lettuce and enjoy!
Two Tacos is equal to one serving. If you are following the 21 Day Fix Meal plan:
Two taco shells, 1 cup of the chicken mixture, 1/4 cup of cheese, 1/2 cup of shredded lettuce is ONE serving and equals 1 Red, 1 Yellow, 1 green and 1 blue.
These were a huge hit for us and lasted us all week for dinner!
Enjoy!