Easy Chicken Taco Salad Bowl recipe is tender and moist and just as spicy as your like. This quick 30-minute meal is easy to make ahead and can feed a few or a crowd.
Garnishes: Fresh cilantro, shredded cheese, avocado, tomatoes, sour cream or pico and salsa
Baked Taco Bowls
4Tortilla Shells10" or 12"
Instructions
Taco Meat Filling
Drizzle cooking oil over the bottom of a skillet and allow it to heat up. Add the ground chicken and onion and let the meat cook thoroughly.
Drain off any extra fat. Stir in cumin, oregano, chili powder.
Add black beans and jalapeno. Stir to combine. Salt and pepper to taste.
Serve in tortillas, taco bowls or use as a filling for other dishes. Garnish with cilantro, shredded cheese, and avocado.
Baked Taco Bowls
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Spray both sides of a tortilla shell, and if desired sprinkle with chili powder.
Put the tortilla shell into a heat-resistant bowl that's smaller than the diameter of the bowl.
Bake until lightly browned. Cool on a wire baking rack.
Notes
Nutritional values don't include optional toppings.I keep our Homemade Taco Seasoning on hand and use it in several of my Mexican-inspired recipes. Tips for the perfect Ground Chicken Taco:
Drizzle the pan with cooking oil before browning the meat. Chicken is lean and low in moisture and can stick to the pan.
The ground chicken will not brown as beef does. Cook it thoroughly but don't overcook it. Ground chicken can dry out.
Feel free to mix up your spices according to your tastes too. Dried spices need to be woken up but not drowned.
Add your spices to the meat after it's been browned and put a lid over the pan and let those spices infuse with the meat. The steam will keep it moist.
If you find that your ground chicken taco salad meat becomes dry, you can add a little water. Put the lid on the taco meat and let it absorb the liquid.
This recipe was calculated using the exact brands and measurements I used to make this recipe. If you are following a strict diet please note changing anything will cause the nutritional info to change. My calculations are intended as a guide only.