Description
Extra crispy tacos with tender chicken and the best cilantro lime ranch to dip.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into small bite sized pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon each salt + pepper
- 1/2 cup red enchilada sauce
- 1/2 cup cotija cheese, crumbled
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 10 – 12 corn tortillas
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more
- your favorite salsa
- 1 lime, quartered
Cilantro Lime Ranch Dip (inspired by Half Baked Harvest)
- 1 cup plain greek yogurt
- 3/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- juice from 2 limes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425F.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, add the cut up chicken, all the spices, salt and pepper. Toss with a wooden spoon to combine and coat the chicken.
- Heat a heavy duty pan over high heat. Add the olive oil and the chicken. Spread out and let cook until they are browned on one side. Flip over and cook until all the chicken is fully cooked. Turn the heat off. Add the enchilada sauce, all the cotija cheese (except 1 tablespoon) and all the cilantro (except 1 tablespoon). Toss to combine everything.
- Warm the tortillas in the microwave or oven until you can use them and they won’t break apart. Using one tortilla at a time, dot it with 1/2 teaspoon or so of olive oil. With your fingers, coat the back side of the tortilla. Add about 1 – 1 1/2 tablespoons of the chicken mixture into the center of the tortilla. Roll up with the olive oil rubbed side on the outside. Place on a baking sheet with the seam sides facing down. Repeat this process until all the chicken is used.
- Bake for 8 minutes on the first side. Flip each of the tacos over and cook for another 5-6 minutes or until crispy brown.
- Remove from the oven. Sprinkle with the remaining cotija cheese and cilantro. Squeeze with fresh lime juice.
- To serve, spoon over the cilantro ranch or serve on the side for dipping. Do this with your favorite salsa too.
For the Cilantro Lime Ranch Dip
- Mix everything together in a small bowl.
- Spoon the ranch over the tacos or serve some on the side for dipping.
Notes
*Tip: Arrange the tacos all around the baking sheet so they aren’t touching. This will help them get crispy on all sides.
*Using chicken breasts if you want. I didn’t have any, so I used what I had.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 15
- Method: oven