Can You Say YUM? Cilantro Lime Shredded Chicken Tacos
Cilantro Lime Shredded Chicken Tacos
You know that night? When you need to get dinner on the table NOW? Yet, your soul longs for something tasty and flavorful, well here’s THAT recipe…Cilantro Lime Shredded Chicken Tacos (or Nachos if you like).
I am Alexzandra O’Donnell, a new food blogger on Still Blonde, I am bringing a twist on a traditional taco by adding a flair of Cilantro and Lime via recipe ingredients.
- 2 large chicken breast
- 1 package taco seasoning
- 1 package cilantro lime skillet sauce (I used Frontera but any similar will do)
- 1 lime
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro
- water
- 4 tortillas
- ¼ cup lettuce (approximate
- ¼ cup of your choice of shredded cheese (approximate and optional)
- Baking spray ( I used Pam)
- Spray 8x8 baking pan with non-stick spray (or any size baking pan will do)
- Sprinkle ¼ of taco seasoning over the bottom of the and place chicken breasts on top of taco seasoning
- Coat tops of chicken with ¼ of taco seasoning as well. You should now have used half of the packet of taco seasoning
- Cook chicken at 450 for 10-15 mins or until thoroughly cooked
- While chicken is cooking, prepare sauce in a skillet
- Fill skillet with ¼ inch of water and add rest of taco seasoning, as well as cilantro lime skillet sauce and stir together. Cover; let simmer and thicken.
- When chicken is cooked, shred using two forks.
- Add shredded chicken to sauce.
- Chop lime in half. Using only one half of lime, squeeze lime juice over top of the chicken in the skillet. Stir together.
- Fill tortilla with a light amount of lettuce and fresh cilantro leafs. Top with Cilantro Lime Shredded Chicken from skillet.
- Add cheese to taco (optional)
- Squeeze quarter of lime over top and enjoy!
- You can also use the Cilantro Lime Shredded Chicken over nachos instead of tacos. MMM!
Haven’t heard of Key Lime Cilantro Sauce?
You can find Key Lime Cilantro Skillet Sauce by Frontera on Amazon. You don’t have to use the Frontera Sauce, there are other ones out there but this one is quick and easy and available on Amazon. Need a great skillet? Here’s the one I recommend (Top Rated Skillet)
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I made Cilantro-Lime Chicken all of the time. It’s just a staple around here!
I can say YUM! These look delicious! Thank you!
the family loves tacos i make it a few times a month i will have to try chicken instead of beef
Looks delicious and will be a great Football weekend treat. Excited to have another recipe to use my cilantro in!
Now this looks really delicious! And eady to make
it looks yummy and healthy
Great flavors in this dish. I finally like cilantro.
I made this since first commenting in December, and it was even better than I had imagined! Thanks again!
I am so glad you liked it Jennifer! Check out my other recipes too! https://stillblondeafteralltheseyears.com/category/recipes/
Love this recipe! It looks delicious, healthy and easy to make. Thank you for sharing!
I think I like the shredded chicken by itself with a little sauce.
Good food.
I’ve never made tacos like these, and wow does this ever look so good. And I’d love to try it out as a new recipe for get togethers!
We’re having this for dinner tomorrow. What a great recipe! Thanks
This recipe looks really good. With diabetes I always have to count carbs. I think this one is OK.
Yum! Great recipe here, definitely will have to give this one a try, looks so delicious!!
@tisonlyme143
Our tacos last week before the Cowboys and Green Bay game were a little shabby. These look good! I didn’t consider shredded chicken. But maybe for the Big Game I can try this.
OMG, I have to stop reading your recipes blog late in the afternoon. It just makes me hungry (and sometimes no longer wanting to eat what’s for dinner that day, oops). This looks yummy — I love lime and cilantro, so I can’t imagine not loving this! As always, thanks!
Jarred sauces make weeknight meals so quick and easy! Taco night here we come!
It’s Taco Tuesday and National Taco Day. This would be a great recipe; different but easy. I like that it uses a sauce so you don’t have to have a lot of ingredients to make your own. Thanks for letting us know the brand you used.
This is a quick recipe, yet it has a lot of taste. It would be perfect for a busy night or any summer day.