Grammy's Kitchen · Chicken Tacos · Shredded Chicken Tacos
One of 96 chicken tacos recipes we measured
from therecipecritic.com
5 cooks on therecipecritic.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% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 1% | 1% |
| acid | 3% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 2% |
| liquid | 34% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 900 g | 4 cups cooked and shredded boneless skinless chicken breasts |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons olive oil |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon minced garlic (about 1 clove) |
| 7 g | 2 teaspoons onion powder |
| 5 g | 2 teaspoons chili powder |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon cumin |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 245 g | 1 cup chunky salsa (or salsa verde) |
| 60 g | 1/4 cup chicken broth (more if needed) |
| 31 g | 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (1 large lime) |
| flour tortillas (for serving) |
Method: 8 steps, published by therecipecritic.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I was looking for a good shredded chicken recipe to serve at a taco bar for my daughter's wedding. This recipe was perfect! Wonderful flavor and I will be adding to my regular list of meals for my family.” — a cook, 5.0★
“I was looking for something to make with rotisserie chicken breasts. This was really tasty, easy and quick! The flavors melded well and were more complex than I expected. Thank you so much!” — a cook, 5.0★