Quick and Easy Baked Chicken Tacos
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These Baked Chicken Tacos are a quick and easy dinner favorite. Stuffed with cheese and beans, these rotisserie chicken baked tacos will have your people asking for seconds. And you will be smiling because they are so incredibly simple to make.
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When you’re looking for leftover chicken recipes, have a surplus of rotisserie chicken, or want an incredibly quick and easy meal, this “recipe” is one to remember.
In fact, it’s almost not a recipe at all. It’s an assembly. A quick and easy assembly.
And if the people you cook for like tacos, like mine do, it’s a go-to, cook’s night-off-favorite.
Crowd Favorite
With a teen in the house and his friends, these tacos are an easy Friday night, party food, crowd gathering, taco bar kind of recipe. Easy and delicious. Simply multiply the ingredients by the number of tacos you need to serve.
Baked Taco Ingredients
Ingredient measurements are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post, but here is a quick list with notes on what you will need:
Chicken:
If you’ve meal-prepped chicken ahead with our easy shredded Mexican chicken, you’ll not need to add salsa other than as a topping. If you’re using rotisserie chicken, the salsa adds an important Mexican flavor component.
Beans:
We love refried beans, but while the recipe calls for refried beans, substitute your favorite beans. For me, it would always be black beans. I think they’re incredibly delicious in these tacos. Just be sure to rinse and drain well before adding them to the shells.
Taco Shells:
Use your favorite taco shells, whether crispy or soft.
Shredded Cheese: I almost always use a pre-shredded Mexican blend cheese because this meal is a quick one!
Toppings
We’ve listed some topping ideas to take your baked chicken tacos into the favorite recipe zone. I like to think of the toppings as side dishes, which easily subs for a salad served with the tacos. Add some tortilla chips, guacamole, bean dip, and dinner is served.
Here’s to another quick and easy, but healthy and tasty meal!
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Quick and Easy Oven Baked Chicken Tacos
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 package taco shells 10 count (use your favorite)
- 2 ½ cups cooked shredded chicken like rotisserie
- 1 cup salsa or to taste
- 1 (15-ounce) can refried beans
- 1 cup shredded cheese (like Mexican blend) or amount to taste
Topping Ideas:
- guacamole homemade guacamole or store-bought
- chopped tomatoes
- chopped green onions
- shredded lettuce
- salsa
- sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray the bottom of a 13 x 9 inch or 3-quart baking dish with cooking spray. Place taco shells standing up in the baking dish.
- Assemble Tacos: Spread about 2 tablespoons refried beans in the bottom of each shell. Top with a heaping amount of chicken, 1/4 cup in each taco. Next, spoon 2 tablespoons of salsa over the chicken, followed by 2 tablespoons of shredded cheese.
- Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the chicken is heated through.
- Garnish each taco with your preference of toppings. Ideas include guacamole (quick homemade or store-bought), chopped tomatoes, green onions, shredded lettuce, salsa, and sour cream.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Looking forward to making this on Sunday
Perfect for Super Bowl!