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Easiest Chicken Tacos

Name: Easiest Chicken Tacos
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken; 1 small jalapeño, thinly sliced crosswise; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; Kosher salt; Freshly ground pepper; 1 cup finely shredded green cabbage; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice; 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce; Warm corn tortillas, shredded pepper jack cheese, guacamole and cilantro leaves, for serving

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Easy and fast, these tacos are great for a weeknight dinner. Adding jalapeño to the chicken gives it a nice, unexpected heat. Slideshow: More Taco Recipes

By Jonathan Waxman

Updated on August 27, 2015

Easiest Chicken Tacos — Photo: © Con Poulos

Total Time:

20 mins

Yield:

4

Ingredients

2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
1 small jalapeño, thinly sliced crosswise
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt
Freshly ground pepper
1 cup finely shredded green cabbage
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
Warm corn tortillas, shredded pepper jack cheese, guacamole and cilantro leaves, for serving

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350°. In a medium baking dish, toss the chicken with the jalapeño and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Cover with foil and bake for about 10 minutes, until hot.
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, toss the cabbage with the lemon juice, lime juice, hot sauce and the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil; season with salt and pepper.
To serve, fill warm corn tortillas with the chicken, cabbage, cheese, guacamole and cilantro.