Easy Chicken Tacos
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Last night I made easy chicken tacos for supper. And it was delicious.
I wanted to take time to clean my apartment, so yesterday morning I cut the chicken up and put it in a container.
I’d purchased cherry tomatoes, lettuce, taco shells, and cheese from the store for this meal. So I would be ready to eat after cleaning my apartment.
When I was ready to eat my meal, I warmed the taco shells in my Breville oven.
Then to prepare the tacos, I added the cold chicken, cut up tomatoes, spring greens (my favorite form of salad) salsa, and Pepper Jack cheese. I find that I really love Pepper Jack cheese on lots of things these days. So I added it to my chicken tacos.
I cooked pinto beans with lots of tasty seasoning added to them. This made for a very good and inexpensive meal.
I’d taken the afternoon to clean my apartment and tidy things up, and then had washing to do. I like to change the linens on my bed when I clean my apartment. Then I can put fresh clean sheets on my bed.
I’m certainly not a very creative cook, but I’m trying to stretch my boundaries a bit. I guess preparing chicken tacos for a meal is about as easy as it gets if you get a rotisserie chicken!
Maybe next time I might try black beans in the tacos instead of meat. Or maybe just chunks of veggies. I’m really not that fond of beef.
Preparing a meal without meat means I’d probably already have the staples to make tacos on the kitchen shelves.
What is your favorite meat to add to tacos?
Ivy & Charlie:
It’s snowing and Ivy is at the patio door swishing her tail because she is excited about something she sees outside. Or maybe she sees a leaf and that’s got her all wound up.
Charlie of course is tucked in tight beside me in the recliner. He hasn’t been sick since I took him to the vet on Thursday.
Put the chicken carcass in your crockpot with some water, onion, carrot , celery and cook overnight or longer. Makes great broth. I just throw the onion, carrots, and celery on whole so it is easily taken out. Doesn’t take long to pick any chicken off the bone either.
I’m glad you’re eating healthier Brenda!
U can make rice a roni and put some leftover chunks of chicken in it.
U could also boil some cheese or spinach ravioli, then put in some roasted garlic Alfredo sauce and chunks of chicken til hot to use up your chicken.
There’s yummy endless ways to use chicken!
Have a great Sunday with your fur babies!
Yum! I”d like to lunch with you next time you make those Tacos! What do you season your beans with? Do you make them spicey?
We are supposed to get a big blizzard tonight and tomorrow. It’s been raining for two days which I hate in cold weather. Now it’s turned to ice and tomorrow will probably be awful driving. Glad I don’t have to go a anywhere.
I’m happy Charlie is better. Sounds like that acupuncture really does help him. You’re a good mama for taking him so faithfully. You guys have a peaceful, cozy weekend.
We made tacos
today using walnuts tomatoes in olive oil and mushrooms garlic and seasoning all chopped up. Then served with lettuce wraps and. one and avocado. Since daughter has a wheat allergy we are eating gluten free. It was a good alternative. I also like to make a chicken salad with cranberries or grapes or apples and celery and some almonds or all
of the above. I then make a honey mustard dressing. It’s oh so good. You can use it as a sandwich or just salad. Your tacos are definitely magazine worthy. Good to hear Charlie is doing great.
IT is 70 here today, I wish we were having a little snow. Rain for the next 3-4 days. The tacos look great! If you like to cook there are lots of meals for 1 or 2 on Pinterest. I love to bake and my husband loves to cook but it is a challenge to cook for 2 unless you want to eat the same meal for a week after and I do not. Typically if it is soup or sauces we freeze the stuff tp eat at a later date.
Happy to hear Charlie is on the mend. Have a nice night.
Yes, that is definitely easy and quick. I’m glad you enjoyed that meal. I find that if I buy the soft corn tortillas, basically anything enveloped inside of them makes a good, quick meal. It’s so easy to throw in leftover chicken and veggies or just veggies themselves, or beans, etc. I like to heat the tortillas over the flame on my gas stove – it heats them up perfectly and gives them the nice char just like when you get them in a restaurant.
I have chicken breasts thawing out right now but not sure what I’m making tonight. Last night it was Swedish meatballs, quinoa and roasted veggies.
You are so devoted to eating healthy. Your husband must be a happy camper that you take the time to fix good healthy food. I’ll never be like you, but I hope to get better at this.
So strange for you to have snow and in NY it’s 50 and raining. Your tacos are healthy and made from scratch so everything is prepared by you. I worry what I am getting in fast food places. I put canned corn on my tacos occasionally. And sometimes squirt in a lime with the chicken and spring greens. And an avocado if I find them on sale. I have a chicken I am going to make some chicken salad to use up some soft rolls I bought. Then might open a can of chicken broth, add chicken, cut up celery and carrots and add a handful of rice and let it simmer for some homemade soup. A chicken goes a long way for me.
I considered adding corn. Maybe next time.
You must live near me. My weather is exactly the same as when you post.
Do you live in the Tulsa area?
Look at you, posting a recipe!!! Those look great – I love tacos. So bizarre – it’s snowing at your house and here on the mountain top it’s in the upper 50’s today and tomorrow!
It just snowed a couple of hours. Didn’t stick. In the twenties here.
I’ll remember this when I’m pondering what to do with leftover chicken. I’m just the opposite, I don’t like the flavor of chicken so much, but this recipe should hide that with flavors I do like. Thanks!
I prefer chicken and fish to beef. But I can go all veggie with most dishes and be happy.
That top photo looks cooking magazine ready. And delicious! About your comment yesterday that healthy food is expensive…I take the view that it’s cheaper than any medical treatment or drug.
On purpose I told myself not to make the tacos look “magazine worthy.” I just plopped everything in and took the photo!
The tacos look very good, Brenda. I like to prep food in stages also. As I get older, it just seems to take more energy to do anything, so doing it bit by bit helps.
I am glad Charlie seems better. Hoping you,Ivy, and Charlie have a peaceful week-end.
Mary
I’m the same way. Have to do things in stages now.
These look so yummy Brenda. Nice healthy dinner too.
Happy Weekend.
It was really good. Beats Taco Bell!
Those look yummy to me! Cooking for one is something I have found hard this year. Everyone says “cook and freeze”, and I do some things. But, sometimes I just want that one serving and no extra to deal with. I guess that’s a small complaint in today’s world!
Have a wonderful weekend.
I never seem to have room in my freezer for a lot of that. Right now I have it stuffed with PF Changs veggie rice and spring rolls that I found on sale. That’s a quick meal and tasty.
The tacos look good. It is hard to come up with meals when there is just one of you. xo Laura
It is hard. Now I have chicken left over for tonight and I’ll probably free any left over after that.