Chicken tacos
chantelp0508
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Does anyone have any good recipes for chicken tacos? Preferably under 400 cal
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Oh, I love me some chicken taco's! My father-in-law gave us a recipe for beef taco's and I loved it so much I've changed it a little bit to work with chicken.
I usually cook ~2 to 3 lb's of chicken breast, so I buy from Sam's / Walmart / Local deli. I start throwing all the meat into my big skillet. I usually am very impatient for taco's, so I will pull out the breast, and cut it up into .25" slices, just to make it cook faster. Chopping/shredding as it cooks down, however you like the meat is up to you.
Once the meat is cooked through I add in my spices:
(for ~2 lb's of chicken)
1/8 tsp Cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp crushed pepper
1 tsp garlic
1 tbs basil
1 tbs oregano
1 1/2 tbs cumin
1/2 c water
Once the water goes in, I reduce to about medium heat and boil it down (til no water/juice left in the pan.)
After all said and done, I add ~1/2 cup of meat to a shell, add some cheese and salsa (lettuce if available.)
MFP estimates the meat portion to be about 117 calories per serving. Taco shell's are the biggest variable in the process, but have found to really like the Tomato and Basil from Ole Mexican Foods.0 -
You're the best0
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BTW, ill try to take pics tonight0
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Perfect0
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The start!
Cutting them into strips.
1st round of chopping
2nd round of chopping
Seasoning
Mixing it up.
Plating!
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Forgot to add that my "as plated" is about 330 calories.0
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Another way to make these is to put the above ingredients in a crock pot then walk away! Check in 2 hours, and if the chicken can be easily shredded it's ready. If not, check every half hour after. It depends on how much chicken you place in the crock pot how long it takes to cook, as well as how hot your crock pot gets. Chicken slow cooked in a crock pot like this should shred easily.
Sometimes I add a half cup of salsa to the spices; sometimes I use low sodium taco seasoning instead of my own spices. Sometimes I add black beans and corn to the crockpot.
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I use Alton Brown's taco potion. It's 107 calories per pound of chicken, roughly. So about 7 calories an ounce. It's in the database, too.
Recipe:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/taco-potion-19-recipe.html0 -
Hmmm, those are some sad looking tacos...0 -
I just shred the chicken, use the taco bell spices from wal-mart and stick to the $1 spanish branded hard corn shells. Those shells are about 100 calories I think. It's been a while. I'll look when I get home. I'll probably steal this recipe and use the hard shells though lol, that sounds amazing. Cheers on that.
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I make chicken tacos pretty much the same as others on this page have said. I have found that the tortillas and/or taco shells are pretty high in calories and carbs so I tend to make a chicken taco salad instead of eating it as a taco. Or I may make one taco and have a second serving as a salad.0
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Hmmm, those are some sad looking tacos...
Sorry to disappoint, I don't like a lot on my taco.
I was just disappointed to not see anyone sharing their Chicken Taco recipes, that I posted my recipe (since I was making it anyways).
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All tacos are beautiful!! I'll post pics today0
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Yum Tacos.... Guess I am a lazy cook I just throw some chicken in the crockpot and pour salsa on top then shred chicken and mix well. I have eaten this plain, on tacos and on salads.0
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My best friend poaches her chicken, shreds then adds a can of rotel tomatoes and seasoning. She puts hers on white corn tortillas. They were good.0
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Oh, I love me some chicken taco's! My father-in-law gave us a recipe for beef taco's and I loved it so much I've changed it a little bit to work with chicken.
I usually cook ~2 to 3 lb's of chicken breast, so I buy from Sam's / Walmart / Local deli. I start throwing all the meat into my big skillet. I usually am very impatient for taco's, so I will pull out the breast, and cut it up into .25" slices, just to make it cook faster. Chopping/shredding as it cooks down, however you like the meat is up to you.
Once the meat is cooked through I add in my spices:
(for ~2 lb's of chicken)
1/8 tsp Cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp crushed pepper
1 tsp garlic
1 tbs basil
1 tbs oregano
1 1/2 tbs cumin
1/2 c water
Once the water goes in, I reduce to about medium heat and boil it down (til no water/juice left in the pan.)
After all said and done, I add ~1/2 cup of meat to a shell, add some cheese and salsa (lettuce if available.)
MFP estimates the meat portion to be about 117 calories per serving. Taco shell's are the biggest variable in the process, but have found to really like the Tomato and Basil from Ole Mexican Foods.
Sounds good to me!0 -
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I make mine as others stated above in the crockpot with a can of rotel and my own taco seasoning. Just shred and serve on corn tortillas or even better with black beans and salsa on a bed of romaine. Yum!!0
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^ I did almost just that tonight. I like to use stewed tomatoes, blended a bit so they're smoother, and I use the "taco seasoning 1" recipe from allrecipes. That's my go to with regular pan tacos with ground meat (turkey, venison, or beex) and it works well bc the stewed tomatoes give a good amount of liquid to cook down with the seasoning. I may try rotel next time though. It was a bit too much liquid for the crock pot with my usual method.0
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Drain some of the liquid from the tomatoes (or rotel) before adding to the crockpot. It helps cut down on the liquid.0
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I just seasoned shredded chicken, then put it in a corn tortilla with cabbage, cilantro, scallion, jalapeno, pico de gallo, and a squeeze of lime.
Kind of like Eating Well Spicy Chicken Taco
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You people make me hungry0
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use corn tortillas for less calories!! I like to boil the chicken and make a salsa using 5 roma tomatos, 1/2 can of chipotles in adobo, 2 garlic cloves and salt to taste ... after boiling and shredding the chicken i sautee 1-2 onions that are cut into thin strips until they are transclucent .. then add my salsa and salt to taste .. then add the chicken and cooking a bit ... i like to top my tortillas with cilantro, onions, avocado0
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sbogstad: Thanks for the photos! I will be trying this. Love chicken tacos, but usually just use slow-cooked chicken and shred it, then add whatever. This looks tastier!0
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OMG tacos! I don't really use a recipe, just cook chicken in taco seasoning & add whatever! Avocados/guacamole makes them pretty awesome but it's not good for low-cal I guess. I can't stand lite sour cream so I use regular. If you don't want the calories from tortillas, use lettuce wraps.0
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I put a pound of boneless skinless chicken breasts in the crock pot, sprinkle 2 tbsp of homemade taco seasoning on top, and then dump in a 16oz jar of salsa. Then, I cook it on low all day and shred it up when I get home from work. So good and juicy! The leftover chicken is really good in scrambled eggs too.0
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BigLifter10 wrote: »sbogstad: Thanks for the photos! I will be trying this. Love chicken tacos, but usually just use slow-cooked chicken and shred it, then add whatever. This looks tastier!
Thanks! I work from home, so having to smell slow-cooked meals through-out the day about kills me.
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If you don't want grains, make it a chicken taco salad or use large green leaf lettuce to wrap the meat up in ...0
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