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Pollo Corrido (Fast Chicken Tacos)

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Quick chicken tacos that are ready in less than 20 minutes.

Do you need a quick and easy meal  for dinner?

I think we all do. We all have busy lives. There are days when you get home and you haven’t even thought about what’s for dinner. Here’s the solution, Pollo Corrido, Fast Chicken Tacos.

Pollo Corrido, literally translated Chicken Run, is a quick meal for dinner you’ll LOVE! These chicken tacos are ready in LESS than 20 minutes. How’s that for fast? They’re easy too! Using chicken breasts, salsa, and a few spices result in a tasty filling for a fun, festive Taco Night. Serve these chicken tacos with black beans or a side salad for a complete meal.

Make dinner extra special with homemade tortillas.

If you want a truly authentic meal, make your own tortillas. They are fairly easy to make and they are SO worth the effort. It will take longer than 20 minutes, but you can always make them ahead of time and store in the freezer or fridge until you’re ready to use them.  Here’s my recipe for flour tortillas using oil. These chicken tacos are great with corn tortillas too! If you corn tortillas, be sure to use 2 tortillas per taco. The chicken is so moist that it will soak through a single tortilla.

So for a quick meal, try Pollo Corrido. You’ll have a meal on the table in less than 20 minutes, your family will love it, and it’s healthy too.

Pollo Corrido (Fast Chicken Tacos)
Yield: 4

Pollo Corrido (Fast Chicken Tacos)

Prep Time: 3 minutes
Cook Time: 14 minutes
Additional Time: 3 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
A quick and easy dinner that is ready in less than 20 minutes.

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, about 1 pound
  • 1/2 cup salsa
  • 1 teaspoon dried cilantro
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 8 flour tortillas or 16 corn tortillas
  • 2 cups shredded lettuce
  • Grated cheese (I like Mexican Cotija cheese)
  • Salsa or pico de gallo
  • Fresh cilantro, finely chopped
  • Sour cream, optional
  • Sliced avocado, optional

Instructions

  1. Cut chicken breasts into strips and place in a small pot. Add enough water to completely cover the chicken. Add 1/2 cup of salsa, garlic powder, and cilantro to pot and stir to combine.
  3. Bring to a boil and reduce to a rolling boil over medium heat for 10-12 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked throughout. Remove the chicken and coarsely chop. Return to pot and boil or an additional 1-2 minutes to allow chicken to soak up the flavor.
  5. Heat tortillas up in the oven, on the stove top, or in the microwave.
  7. To assemble each taco, place strained chicken onto each tortilla followed by toppings of your choice; lettuce, cheese, salsa, chopped cilantro, sour cream, and avocado. Serve immediately.
© Nicky

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Comments

    • I’d love to hear how you liked them. Thanks for dropping in Dawn. It’s always a pleasure to have you visit. 🙂

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    • Thanks Jennifer. We’ve been doing a lot of slow cooked or quick and easy meals around here. I’m glad you liked them.

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    • Thanks Chene. Since you like Mexican food, definitely try the homemade tortilla recipe. You won’t want to buy store bought were again.

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  5. Nicky, I fell for these on Facebook, and had to come over and see all the delicious ingredients you used. I love that you used Mexican Cotija cheese! And I see you have linked to your recipe for flour tortillas- yum! Thank you so much for sharing these at Treasure Box Tuesday! ♥

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    • I love using cotija and queso fresco cheese in my cooking. I grew up in Southern California and went to college in Texas, so we love all sorts of mexican, latin, and tex-mex inspired dishes at our house. Thanks so much for hosting the Treasure Box Tuesday. It was great to link up and I found several new ideas and recipes to try out this week.

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    • Simple is the key on weeknights at our house. With busy schedules, it has to be easy and quick is a big plus! I’d love to hear how you liked them.

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  7. Hi Nicky! I’m stopping in from Let’ Get Real today. I love all the beautiful ingredients in this dish. We have taco night about once a week. We love our tacos. The boys like the beef tacos and the girls like the chicken tacos. I’m going to make this for our next girl’s night. I’m not familiar with cotija cheese. I wonder if I can find it in my Ohio stores. I’ll have to take a look around next time. I just may discover a new favorite. Is is soft or more like cheddar?

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    • It’s more like grated parmesan. In many sites or is sold in a flat round package. You should be able to find it in a large grocery store. If you can’t find it, just substitute cheddar our Monterey Jack.

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  8. A 20 minute dinner recipe is impressive! And this looks so good. Thanks for linking to the In and Out of the Kitchen Link Party. Hope to see you next week.

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    • The trick to the chicken being done so quickly, is slicing it up. It takes less time to cook. Thanks for hosting the party Cynthia. They are always so much fun.

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  11. Visiting from Weekend Reads! I love this recipe, I have my own version I make all the time. You just can’t beat a dinner that is that simple and quick to make. I enjoyed visiting your blog!

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  18. I love tacos and your tacos look delicious! Thank you for joining us at #purebloglove. We enjoy having you every week on Thursday night at 8PM through Sunday night. ~Cydnee

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