These Rotisserie Chicken Tacos are a ridiculously easy weeknight game changer! Grab yourself a store-bought rotisserie chicken, a packet of taco seasoning and just a few other ingredients and dinner is served! It’s a 30-minute meal that couldn’t be simpler!
Hey there folks! Hope everyone is enjoying their summer! Just a few more days and it’ll be August! Can you believe it??
At the moment I’m savoring the beautiful warm summer days, so dinners have been quick and easy lately.
I don’t know about you guys, but I often grab a rotisserie chicken when I want to put in minimal effort into making dinner. I know, I’m a food blogger, but there are some days and nights that I’m a slacker. There I said it. #sorrynotsorry
After a while though a plain old rotisserie chicken just sliced up and served with a starch and veggie gets kinda boring. There are so many other ways to jazz it up, so here I am with some Rotisserie Chicken Tacos to the rescue!
Why You’ll Love this Recipe
The chicken mixture for these rotisserie chicken tacos uses minimal relatively inexpensive ingredients.
It’s perfect for your weekly meal prep and can be enjoyed in hard taco shells or soft tortillas. It can also be added to a bowl with some rice, refried beans and guac.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- olive oil
- yellow onion
- garlic
- shredded rotisserie chicken
- package taco seasoning
- low-sodium chicken broth
- Rotel Diced Tomatoes and Green Chiles
- flour tortillas
I buy a whole rotisserie chicken and take all the meat off the bones and then shred. You’ll need 4 cups of shredded chicken for this recipe. If you’re feeling super lazy, you can even just purchase already shredded chicken from your local market if they have it available.
Step-By-Step Instructions
The first step will be to cook your chopped yellow onion and garlic in your olive oil over medium heat, stirring often, until slightly softened and translucent.
The second step will be to add in your shredded chicken, taco seasoning, chicken broth and undrained Rotel tomatoes and green chiles and mix until well combined.
You’ll bring the mixture to a quick boil, then reduce the heat and simmer uncovered for 4-5 minutes until heated through.
I love to serve my tacos with either crumbled cotija cheese or shredded cheddar or monterey jack cheese, as well as some refried beans and guacamole. Sometimes I even add about 1/2 cup or so of whatever cheese I’m using right into the chicken mixture in my skillet and mix until it’s melted in.
I love making this rotisserie chicken taco mixture at the beginning of the week for meal prep and just eating some straight from the fridge to hit my protein goal for the day!
Seriously, dinner doesn’t get much easier guys. This recipe is a winner for your next Taco Tuesday!
Please let me know if you give the recipe a try. And if you have any questions about the recipe, just drop a comment below. Enjoy!
A Few Cook’s Notes for Rostisserie Chicken Tacos
As I mentioned above, you can use this chicken mixture in hard taco shells, flour tortillas or added to a bowl with rice, veggies, refried beans, shredded cheese and guac.
More Delicious Taco Recipes to Enjoy
Rotisserie Chicken Tacos
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- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 3/4 cup yellow onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 4 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
- 1 1-oz. package taco seasoning
- 1 10-oz. can Rotel tomatoes and green chiles, undrained
- 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- flour tortillas or hard shell tacos, for serving
- crumbled Cotija cheese, refried beans, guacamole, for serving
Instructions
- Add olive oil to a large skillet and heat over medium heat. Add your chopped yellow onion and garlic and cook, stirring often, until slightly softened and translucent, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add your shredded chicken, taco seasoning, chicken broth and undrained Rotel tomatoes and green chiles to the skillet and mix until well combined. Bring the mixture to a quick boil, then reduce the heat and simmer uncovered for 4-5 minutes until heated through.
- Serve in hard taco shells or flour tortills with either crumbled cotija cheese or shredded cheddar or monterey jack cheese, as well as some refried beans and guacamole.
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