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Chicken Tacos
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes
Ready In: 35 Minutes
Servings: 8
This was a recipe adoptee that I had been playing with and had a very good friend work on and she made some changes that I am very happy with! ;) Let me know what you think. I hope you enjoy it. :)
Ingredients:
3 cups cooked chicken, shredded
1 (4 ounce) can green chilies
1 cup green chili salsa
1 cup water or 1 cup chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon mexican oregano
2 teaspoons chili powder
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro (minced)
1/2 fresh lime, juice of
12 soft taco-size flour tortillas
1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
lettuce, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
sour cream
guacamole
Directions:
1. In a large sauce pan, combine first 9 ingredients and bring to a boil. Cover chicken and reduce heat to simmering. Simmer approximately 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat and squeeze in the juice of 1/2 lime.
2. Heat tortillas and keep warm in foil.
3. Put two tablespoons of the chicken mixture and one tablespoon of grated cheese in each tortilla.
4. Serve with option of lettuce, tomato, sour cream or guacamole and extra salsa as desired.
By RecipeOfHealth.com