Thursday, March 28, 2019

Easy Rotisserie Chicken Tacos


These Easy Rotisserie Chicken Tacos are a quick and delicious weeknight meal, and a great way to feed a crowd at your next game day party.

These Easy Rotisserie Chicken Tacos are a quick and delicious weeknight meal, and a great way to feed a crowd at your next game day party.

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups salsa (see our homemade recipe here, or use your favorite jarred salsa)
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • ½ teaspoon coriander
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 small rotisserie chicken, meat removed from the bones (you’ll want about 1½ pounds of picked chicken meat)
  • 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 12 white or yellow 6” corn tortillas
  • 8 ounces pepper jack cheese, shredded
  • 4 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
  • 8 ounces Monterey jack cheese, shredded

Toppings

  • Sliced black olives
  • Sliced pickled jalapenos
  • Thinly sliced red onion
  • Avocado wedges
  • Sour cream
  • Lime juice
  • Fresh cilantro

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
  2. Have a roasting pan with high sides ready that can hold 12 completed folded tacos (or 2 pans with 6 each).
  3. In a large skillet, place salsa, water and tomato paste. Start burner on medium, stir and combine.
  4. Add the coriander, chili powder and cumin and stir again.