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Rotisserie Chicken Tacos Recipe
Tacos have to be one of the most FUN dinners, and it just got a whole lot easier with these delicious rotisserie chicken tacos. Utilize the convenience of leftover rotisserie chicken for maximum flavor with minimal effort. Imagine warm tortillas loaded with fresh, homemade guacamole, tasty chicken, and the zing of pineapple salsa, all hitting the table in just 20 minutes!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 611 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
The Pineapple Salsa
- 2 2 cups diced fresh pineapple
- 2 2 tablespoons finely minced red onion
- 2 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro chopped
- Juice from ½ a lime
- ½ ½ jalapeño or serrano pepper finely minced
The Guacamole
- 2 2 large avocados
- Juice from ½ lime
- 1 1 clove garlic finely minced
- sea salt to taste
The Carnitas
- 4 4 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
- ½ ½ cup finely chopped rotisserie chicken skin see notes
- 12 12 corn tortillas
Instructions
- Place the oven rack in the top ⅓ of your oven and then preheat your oven to broil. Mix the pineapple salsa ingredients together in a medium-sized bowl.
- In a second medium-sized bowl mix all the guacamole ingredients.
- Mix the shredded rotisserie chicken with the chicken skin together on a baking sheet. Broil in your oven for 10 minutes, or until the chicken is crispy and brown in many spots, mixing halfway through.
- While the chicken is broiling, warm the tortillas in a frying pan.
- To serve, pile some guacamole on a warmed tortilla, top with the rotisserie chicken and the pineapple salsa. Serve immediately.
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Notes
- The chicken skin adds tons of flavor and helps keep the chicken from drying out. If you are concerned about calories, you can omit it.
Nutrition Information
Serving
3 tacos (¼ of the recipe)
Calories
611kcal
(31%)
Carbohydrates
56g
(19%)
Protein
42g
(84%)
Fat
26g
(40%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
Monounsaturated Fat
14g
Cholesterol
105mg
(35%)
Sodium
158mg
(7%)
Potassium
1065mg
(30%)
Fiber
13g
(52%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
278IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
53mg
(59%)
Calcium
107mg
(11%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 611
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 3 tacos (¼ of the recipe) | |
| Calories | 611kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 56g | 19% |
| Protein | 42g | 84% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Cholesterol | 105mg | 35% |
| Sodium | 158mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 1065mg | 23% |
| Fiber | 13g | 52% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 278IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 53mg | 59% |
| Calcium | 107mg | 11% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.