Crispy Baked Chicken Tacos Recipe

Chicken tacos are a favorite weeknight dinner around here and a company crowd pleaser! Don’t miss Honey Chipotle Chicken Tacos, 15 Minute Shredded Chicken Tacos, Buffalo Chicken Tacos, Chili Lime Chicken Tacos, Thai Chicken Tacos, Teriyaki Chicken Tacos or Jerk Chicken Tacos.

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Crispy Chicken Taco Ingredients

This chicken taco recipe is easy to make thanks to store-bought rotisserie and a handful of pantry friendly ingredients to whip up the sauce. Here’s what you’ll need (full recipe in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post):

For the chicken

This recipe will work with any of your favorite Mexican chicken recipes (outlined under variations), but I highly recommend trying this version as pictured. It’s rich, bold, smoky, saucy, earthy and fabulous.

For the tortillas:

We love corn tortillas in this recipe for their robust, nutty, sweet corn flavor that becomes crispy when baked. In order for your corn tortillas not to tear when folded, you must choose from the following two options, dry run-of-the-mill tortillas will not work:

For the Cheese

Use any good melting cheese that you shred yourself such as Oaxaca, Monterey, Pepper Jack, or sharp cheddar. I love combining cheddar with one of the white cheeses.