One of my favorite quick and easy dinner recipes is a basic chicken salad. Not a lot of thought or hard work but still tasty and filling.
So the other day I was hungry for a good chicken salad but wanted to do something other than my standard grilled chicken on top. That’s when I thought of making a delicious Mexican taco salad.
I came across this flavorful shredded Mexican chicken recipe and was pleased to see that I already had all of the ingredients. Figuring it must be fate, I whipped up this Mexican chicken in no time.
This shredded chicken ends up nice and moist with a delicious spicy tomato flavor. And it worked perfectly on my crisp summer taco salad. My husband even made a sandwich out of the leftovers for his lunch the next day.
Ingredients:
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 4oz can tomato sauce
- ¼ cup salsa
- 2 tablespoons of homemade taco seasoning mix (or 1 packet of store bought)
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- hot sauce (to taste)
Directions:
- Mix all of the ingredients, besides the chicken, together in a medium pot. Bury the chicken into the saucy mix. Cover with a lid and simmer for 2o minutes or until chicken becomes fork tender.
- Pull chicken breasts apart into a nice shredded consistency. Continue cooking for another 10 – 15 minutes. Serve in taco shells or on taco salads.
Recipe from Stephanie Cooks
Make your own homemade taco seasoning mix!
Hey, just wanted to tell you that I made this last night. I added the juice of one lime and cooked it all in the slow cooker (I also added a little extra salsa, but I’d just made up a batch so I had tons extra). I also made up a batch of your taco seasoning. Both were wonderful. Thanks so much!
That’s great! Thank you for letting me know you enjoyed it. You may want to check out my new crockpot buffalo chicken recipe. It’s really yummy too!