Sarah's Easy Shredded Chicken Taco Filling Recipe

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Sarah's Easy Shredded Chicken Taco Filling
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Directions:

  1. Place chicken breasts into a saucepan and pour in enough water to cover. Place over medium heat, bring to a boil, and simmer until chicken meat is no longer pink, 10 to 12 minutes.
  2. Transfer chicken breasts to a bowl, allow to cool, and shred the chicken meat with 2 forks.
  3. Heat vegetable oil in a small non-stick saucepan over medium heat, and cook and stir onion until translucent, 2 to 3 minutes.
  4. Mix in the shredded chicken, cumin, chili powder, and tomato sauce; bring to a boil.
  5. Reduce heat to low and simmer until chicken is hot and the flavors have blended, about 3 minutes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 203.86 Kcal (854 kJ)
Calories from fat 68.27 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.59g 12%
Cholesterol 89.19mg 30%
Sodium 814.64mg 34%
Potassium 495.79mg 11%
Total Carbs 4.72g 2%
Sugars 2.11g 8%
Dietary Fiber 0.5g 2%
Protein 30.49g 61%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 3%
Iron 0.3mg 1%
Calcium 11.6mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 114.91 Kcal (481 kJ)
Calories from fat 38.48 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.28g 12%
Cholesterol 50.27mg 30%
Sodium 459.2mg 34%
Potassium 279.47mg 11%
Total Carbs 2.66g 2%
Sugars 1.19g 8%
Dietary Fiber 0.28g 2%
Protein 17.19g 61%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 3%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 6.5mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 4.6
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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