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Taco night just got better! Jarred salsa verde provides a genius shortcut for adding acidity and heat to tender and delicious chicken filling! These salsa verde quesatacos are bursting with flavour! Made with chicken, green salsa, spices, veggies, cheese, and tortillas, they are crisped on a skillet to give them a crispy exterior and full of cheesy and flavourful chicken filling on the inside!
Why You'll Love These Salsa Verde Chicken Quesatacos
- These Salsa Verde Chicken Quesatacos are a delicious and an easy dinner option! They come together in about an hour and require simple ingredients; when put together a delicious taco that is so flavourful is formed.
- You can make salsa verde chicken filling in advance. If you want to make a large batch of this chicken filling you can keep it in the fridge and use a little bit each day throughout the week. Put the filling on corn tortillas, burritos, bowls or even salad!
- Customize these quesatacos to your liking. Add more or less veggies of choice, use whatver kind of cheese you like or have on hand. Customize this recipe to your personal preference and get creative with the toppings!
Ingredients Needed
1/4 Cup Oil
4 Skinless & Boneless Chicken Breasts
1 Teaspoon: Salt, Pepper, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Paprika, Cayenne, Cumin, Chilli Powder, each
1/2 Lime, zested
1 Lime, juiced
2 Small Onions
4 Jalapeños
4 Cloves Garlic
10 Corn Tortillas
2 Cups Cheese of Choice, shredded
1 1/2 Cup Green Salsa (Salsa Verde)
Limes, to garnish
How To Make Salsa Verde Chicken Quesatacos
Start by butterflying the chicken and cutting each breast in half lengthwise. Add the butterflied chicken to a bowl and add the seasonings on top. Massage the seasonings into each chicken piece. *
Next, either chopping by hand or using a food processor, finely dice the jalapeños, onions and garlic. Set the veggie in a bowl and set aside for now.
In a skillet, add 2 tablespoons of oil and heat on medium heat. Add the chicken pieces into the skillet and cook on each side until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
Once the chicken is cooked, place the chicken on a cutting board and with a sharp knife chop up the chicken into small pieces (the size of a dime).
In the same skillet the chicken was cooked, add in the jalepnos, onions and garlic. Sauté the veggies on medium heat for 1-2 minutes. Add in the chopped up chicken and stir well.
Next, add lime zest and juice and about 1 cup of salsa verde to start. If you feel like you need more and the filling is too dry add in another 1/2 cup at a time until you reach the desired consistency.
Now that the salsa verde chicken filling is ready. Place the corn tortillas in the microwave and heat for about 1 minute until they are softened and easily workable.
In another pan add about 1 tablespoon of oil and warm on medium heat. Add a few corn tortillas (as many as your skillet fits) and add 2-3 tablespoons of the filling on one side of the tortilla, top with 1-2 tablespoons of shredded cheese. Fold over the opposite side of the tortilla and cook on each side until golden and crispy.
Once all the tacos have been cooked in the pan, garnish with lime juice and eat with hot sauce if you prefer and enjoy! 🙂
Equipment & Products Needed
Cast Iron Skillet
Salsa Verde
Avocado Oil
Notes + Tips for Salsa Verde Chicken Quesatacos
- Warm the corn tortillas before assembling the tacos in the pan. Warm the corn tortillas for about 1 minute in the microwave before adding them to the pan. This will allow the tortillas to soft and be easily flexible (so they don’t tear).
- Adjust the spice level to your personal preference. If you don’t want the tacos too spicy just add in 1-2 jalapeños or omit them all together. Alternatively, you can also buy the sweeter tasting green salsa rather than the spicy stuff.
- Use precooked chicken for this recipe! If you have precooked chicken on hand you can use that to form these tacos. Add in the peeled chicken once the veggies are done sautéing. Add about 1 1/2-2 cups of cooked peeled chicken for this recipe.
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Ingredients:
- 1/4 Cup Oil
- 4 Skinless u0026 Boneless Chicken Breasts
- 1 Teaspoon: Salt, Pepper, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Paprika, Cayenne, Cumin, Chilli Powder, each
- 1/2 Lime, zested
- 1 Lime, juiced
- 2 Small Onions
- 4 Jalapeños
- 4 Cloves Garlic
- 10 Corn Tortillas
- 2 Cups Cheese of Choice, shredded
- 1 1/2 Cup Green Salsa (Salsa Verde)
- Limes, to garnish
Instructions:
- Start by butterflying the chicken and cutting each breast in half lengthwise. Add the butterflied chicken to a bowl and add the seasonings on top. Massage the seasonings into each chicken piece. *
- Next, either chopping by hand or using a food processor, finely dice the jalapeños, onions and garlic. Set the veggie in a bowl and set aside for now.
- In a skillet, add 2 tablespoons of oil and heat on medium heat. Add the chicken pieces into the skillet and cook on each side until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.
- Once the chicken is cooked, place the chicken on a cutting board and with a sharp knife chop up the chicken into small pieces (the size of a dime).
- In the same skillet the chicken was cooked, add in the jalapeños, onions and garlic. Sauté the veggies on medium heat for 1-2 minutes. Add in the chopped up chicken and stir well.
- Next, add lime zest and juice and about 1 cup of salsa verde to start. If you feel like you need more and the filling is too dry add in another 1/2 cup at a time until you reach the desired consistency.
- Now that the salsa verde chicken filling is ready. Place the corn tortillas in the microwave and heat for about 1 minute until they are softened and easily workable.
- In another pan add about 1 tablespoon of oil and warm on medium heat. Add a few corn tortillas (as many as your skillet fits) and add 2-3 tablespoons of the filling on one side of the tortilla, top with 1-2 tablespoons of shredded cheese. Fold over the opposite side of the tortilla to form a half moon shape and cook on each side until golden and crispy.
- Once all the tacos have been cooked in the pan, garnish with lime juice and eat with hot sauce if you prefer and enjoy! 🙂
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