Grammy's Kitchen · Chicken Tacos · Quick Chicken Tacos
One of 96 chicken tacos recipes we measured
5 cooks on www.spendwithpennies.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 96.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 3% | 1% |
| protein add | 100% | 100% |
| aromatics | 8% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 13% | 2% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 907 g | 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts (cubed 1/2-inch) |
| 1 g | 1 packet taco seasoning (or 3 tablespoons homemade taco seasoning) |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons olive oil |
| 1 lime (zested and juiced, divided) | |
| 121 g | 1/2 cup diced fresh tomatoes |
| 80 g | 1/2 cup diced onion |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro |
| salt (to taste) | |
| 12 (6-inch each) flour tortillas (warmed) | |
| 57 g | 2 ounces Cotija cheese (crumbled, more to taste) |
Method: 5 steps, published by www.spendwithpennies.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Tried these tonight for the first time. They were a big hit with my entire family and a great change from our usual ground beef or ground turkey tacos! Thank you for another great recipe!” — a cook, 5.0★
“easy, and delicious” — a cook, 5.0★