Ground Chicken Taco Recipe
These ground chicken tacos are stuffed with perfectly seasoned chicken and shredded cheese and then baked to crispy perfection for a leveled up version of the classic. Garnished with chopped tomatoes, fresh onion, cilantro, and an easy 3-ingredient ranch-style sauce, these tacos are about to change your Taco Tuesday game!
Servings: 4 Servings
Ingredients
For the Tacos
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning, store-bought or homemade taco seasoning
- Juice of 1 lime
- 2¼ cups shredded Mexican-blend cheese
- 12 corn tortillas
- Olive oil, for brushing each tortilla (approx. ½ teaspoon per tortilla)
For the Ranch-Style Dipping Sauce
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon dried dill
- ¼ cup lemon juice
Optional Garnish
- Fresh chopped tomatoes
- Fresh chopped white onion
- Fresh chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F (or 375°F if your oven typically runs hot).*
- Brown the ground chicken in a skillet for 10-15 minutes, until the moisture has evaporated off of the meat. Once cooked through, add the taco seasoning and lime juice and stir.
- Wrap the tortillas in a towel and microwave on high for 60 seconds. Then, lay the tortillas out on a sheet pan and spray or brush 1 side of the tortillas with olive oil. Flip the tortillas so the olive oil side is down.
- Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of cheese on half of each tortilla. Top the cheese with 2 tablespoons of the ground chicken mixture.
- Add another tablespoon of cheese on top of the ground chicken mixture.
- Place the tacos in the oven (open) to bake at 425°F for 5 minutes, then pull the tacos out, fold them over, and put them back in the oven to finish baking for 15 minutes.
- While the tacos are baking, make the ranch-style sauce by adding the mayonnaise, dill, and lemon juice to a bowl and whisking until smooth.
- Garnish the tacos with chopped onion, tomato, and cilantro, and serve alongside the ranch dipping sauce. Enjoy!
Notes
*425°F is hot, but this temperature should be great if your oven is calibrated. If your oven typically runs hot, lower the temperature to 375°F.
Recipe Variations and Modifications:
- Use any ground meat - we used ground chicken here, but ground turkey, beef, or pork would all work great too!
- Make it dairy-free - the only dairy in this recipe is the shredded cheese, so if you'd like a dairy free version of these tacos, simply sub in a dairy-free shredded cheese.
- Change the toppings - we used fresh chopped onion, tomato, cilantro, and our homemade ranch-style sauce as toppings here, but you can absolutely use ANY toppings you love! Guacamole, pico de gallo, or creamy jalapeño ranch would all be delicious here.
Nutrition
Calories: 515kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 137mg | Sodium: 693mg | Potassium: 808mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 494IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 796mg | Iron: 2mg