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    My Colombian Recipes » Recipes » Main Dishes » Chicken and Turkey » Chicken Tacos (tacos De Pollo)

    Chicken Tacos (Tacos de Pollo)

    Jan 11, 2010 · Modified: Aug 26, 2022 by Erica Dinho · 31 Comments

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    Chicken Tacos (Tacos de Pollo)

    Erica Dinho
    5 from 31 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 5 minutes mins
    Total Time 15 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Latin
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 523 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 3 cups cooked chicken shredded
    • 1 cup chicken stock
    • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
    • ¼ teaspoon chili powder
    • ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
    • 1 teaspoon tomato paste
    • Salt and pepper
    • 8 soft corn tortillas
    • 1 avocado pitted and diced (tossed with lime juice and salt)
    • ⅓ cup sour cream
    • 1 cup queso fresco crumbled
    • Tomatillo salsa
    • Fresh cilantro for garnish

    Instructions
     

    • Place the chicken stock in a sauce pan, add the tomato paste, cumin, chili powder, and oregano. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and add the shredded chicken. Season with salt and pepper, cook for about 3 to 5 minutes.
    • Heat the tortillas on a nonstick skillet, then wrap them in aluminum foil to keep them warm.
    • To assemble: spread one tortilla with sour cream, then top with chicken, tomatillo salsa, avocado and queso fresco. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve with lime on the side. Repeat the process with the remaining tortillas or just let every person assemble their own taco.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 523kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 38gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 113mgSodium: 441mgPotassium: 731mgFiber: 7gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 550IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 260mgIron: 3mg
    Keyword chicken recipe, chicken tacos, tacos, tacos recipe
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    Joan from Foodalogue is having a “Culinary Tour Around the World” and this time she is going “South of the Border”. The first country on the tour is Mexico and because I love their food so much, I decided to join her with these delicious Chicken Tacos with tomatillo salsa. They were easy and quick to make and full of flavor. You can make the tomatillo salsa one day before and use leftover chicken.

    One of my favorite Mexican foods are tacos, so I was inspired to create these traditional Mexican Chicken Tacos with my own twist.

    Buen provecho amigos!

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    About Erica Dinho

    My name is Erica and I was born and raised in Colombia and now live in the northeastern United States with my husband and family. This blog was inspired by my grandmother, Mamita, who was an amazing traditional Colombian cook.

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    Comments

    1. Joan Nova

      January 11, 2010 at 9:28 am

      5 stars
      Thanks for joining the 'tour'. I love that you used queso fresco and tomatillo salsa. Looks delicious -- and served with that little piece of lime is just perfecto for a squeeze before biting!

      Reply
    2. Chef E

      January 11, 2010 at 9:46 am

      5 stars
      I love this, the photo is sending me right to the kitchen for something to eat! I used my Mojo marinade in two other dishes, and Wow! Erica your food rocks, I would enjoy sitting down to a meal with you :O)

      Reply
    3. Kim

      January 11, 2010 at 12:11 pm

      5 stars
      It looks delicious Erica. I've never tried the queso fresco before. It looks so pretty on the tacos 😀 Glad to be back. I finally got my computer working again!!

      Reply
    4. Faith

      January 11, 2010 at 2:11 pm

      5 stars
      I love the fresh, bright flavors in these tacos, and Queso Fresco is really the perfect finish! Delicious!

      Reply
    5. Gera @ Sweets Foods Blog

      January 11, 2010 at 3:19 pm

      5 stars
      Extremely delicious Erica. Tacos de pollo is one of my favorite.

      Nice tasty stop of the culinary tour 🙂

      Have a great week!

      Cheers,

      Gera

      Reply
    6. Erica

      January 11, 2010 at 4:38 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you everyone for the comments!

      Reply
    7. Arlene

      January 11, 2010 at 7:49 pm

      5 stars
      Muy bien! What a beautiful taco you have created.

      Reply
    8. Oysterculture

      January 11, 2010 at 9:50 pm

      5 stars
      Oh my, love tacos and here's another delicious recipe idea you provided that I must try! Yahoo.

      Reply
    9. Natasha - 5 Star Foodie

      January 11, 2010 at 10:41 pm

      5 stars
      Excellent tacos, I love the queso fresco here!

      Reply
    10. Chris

      January 11, 2010 at 10:42 pm

      5 stars
      Those chicken tacos are making me want to go cook at 10:45pm. Great post, Erica!

      Reply
    11. Erica

      January 11, 2010 at 11:07 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you all for visiting and for the wonderful comments!

      Reply
    12. Sophie

      January 12, 2010 at 3:19 am

      5 stars
      MMMMM,...I love these yummie filled taco's!!

      Apart & healthy too!

      Reply
    13. Ruth

      January 12, 2010 at 3:55 am

      5 stars
      Gorgeous flavours!

      Reply
    14. Joanne

      January 12, 2010 at 7:21 am

      5 stars
      This sounds like a super fun event! Thanks for sharing it with us. I will definitely try to participate.

      And what a great meal. Chicken tacos are so good. These look especially delicious though!

      Reply
    15. Barbara

      January 12, 2010 at 7:36 am

      5 stars
      Everyone loves tacos! Yours are so fresh and colorful. Love the addition of cumin and the queso fresco is perfect on top.

      Reply
    16. Christine @ Fresh Local and Best

      January 12, 2010 at 3:03 pm

      5 stars
      This is one of my favorite dishes!

      Reply
    17. Juliana

      January 12, 2010 at 3:39 pm

      5 stars
      Erica, great looking chicken tacos...love it! Nice picture as well 🙂

      Reply
    18. DebinHawaii

      January 12, 2010 at 5:10 pm

      5 stars
      They look so fresh and delicious!

      Reply
    19. Erica

      January 12, 2010 at 6:53 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you 😉

      Reply
    20. Ben

      January 12, 2010 at 10:01 pm

      5 stars
      Tomatillo salsa is the best! I love chicken tacos and looking at your picture made me hungry! Now I need to eat something. LOL

      Reply
    21. grace

      January 13, 2010 at 8:28 am

      5 stars
      tacos are so versatile and quick and easy and delicious--i just can't sing their praises enough! some of my favorite toppings are included here, particularly the avocado and cilantro. perhaps i have a thing for green? 🙂

      Reply
    22. shaz

      January 13, 2010 at 9:15 am

      5 stars
      I need to stop reading your blog before I go to bed because my tummy protests that it really needs to eat 🙂 Love the sound of tomatilla salsa, I don't think I've ever met a tomatilla before, sounds very interesting.

      Reply
    23. bellini valli

      January 13, 2010 at 4:44 pm

      5 stars
      They sound amazing. I have wanted to try tomatilla salsa and don't need to head on a plane south of the border to give it a try.

      Reply
    24. My Carolina Kitchen

      January 13, 2010 at 4:58 pm

      5 stars
      Lots of fresh flavors here and your photographs are gorgeous. I saw your tacos on Joan's Foodalogue and wanted to stop by and say hello.
      Sam

      Reply
    25. Darius

      January 13, 2010 at 5:55 pm

      5 stars
      OMG - those chicken tacos just look simply amazing.

      Reply
    26. Rebecca

      January 14, 2010 at 11:44 am

      5 stars
      Hi Erica,
      Just found your blog and so glad I did! Those tacos look delish, I'm going to have to try them sometime soon. I linked to your blog post about Pionono today in my post. Cheers!

      Reply
    27. Kitchen Butterfly

      January 15, 2010 at 2:54 pm

      5 stars
      Love the look of the salsa....and the tacos too!

      Reply
    28. Erica

      January 21, 2010 at 5:10 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you all for visiting my site 🙂

      Reply
    29. Soma

      January 24, 2010 at 12:11 pm

      5 stars
      Mmmmm 🙂 We have been on Chicken Taco binge all last week (me and my DD).. Love this version too, esp the salsa.

      Reply
    30. Yvonne

      April 19, 2013 at 11:32 am

      5 stars
      Hi Erica! I like your website and have tried several of your recipes and have enjoyed them all. Just wanted to let you know that... I clicked on Arroz de Jamaica recipe and the Chicken Taco recipe came up instead. I am interested in seeing the Arroz de Jamaica recipe, if it still is available. Thank you!

      Reply
      • Erica Dinho

        April 19, 2013 at 9:06 pm

        5 stars
        Hi & thanks for the heads up! We'll get that fixed tomorrow, sorry for the inconvenience.

        Here's the link for the Jamaican Rice

        Reply

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