Chipotle Chicken Tacos are a healthy meal with a kick of flavor and a hint of spicy. They can easily be customized to your family’s taste.
Jump to RecipeThe original recipe for Chipotle Chicken Tacos came from a book that one of my coworkers had when I worked in Orlando. They looked too yummy not to try it out. Plus the recipe came highly recommended.
We have modified the recipe a bit since that first try. I’ve made them better and easier to cook. Part of the modification
Originally, the recipe called for chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. Justin liked that, but it was too much for me. We’ve found that using spicy mayonnaise works just as well without making it too spicy.
Not to mention we always wasted a lot of peppers and sauce when we made the tacos that way. The recipe called for about one tablespoon, but there is much more in the smallest jar we could find. Since this is the only recipe I have that uses chipotle peppers, the extra would eventually end up getting thrown out. Maybe I should find another way to use the extra soon. I really hate wasting food.
If you want to try your tacos a bit spicier, you can always increase the spicy mayo in the recipe and decrease the regular mayo by the same amount. Or try with the chipotle peppers if you really want a kick.
There are a lot of toppings in the recipe, so you can always pick and choose which ones you are in the mood for at the time. We often leave out the black beans if we don’t have guests coming for dinner because Justin is the only one here who likes them. At first, I thought corn would be an odd choice for these, but it works surprisingly well with this meal.
Step by Step
Add the olive oil, cumin, and lime to a small mixing bowl. Whisk until they are combined.
Cut the chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces and place them in the marinade. Stir to coat the chicken. Let it marinate for at least 20 minutes.
In a medium skillet, over medium-high heat, saute the chicken. It will be browned on the outside and cooked through on the inside.
While the chicken is cooking, use a whisk to combine the ingredients for the chipotle cream in a small mixing bowl.
Warm the tortillas then put a scoop of the cooked chicken on the center of each taco. Place a dollop of the chipotle cream on the chicken then cover that with cheese. Add any of your other desired toppings and serve warm.
Recipe
Originally Published On: September 8, 2018
Last Updated On: February 24, 2020
Chipotle Chicken Tacos
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp lime juice
- 4 chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
- 8 flour tortilla shells
- 1 cup mexican blend cheese (shredded)
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp sour cream
- 1/2 tsp garlic (minced)
- 1/4 tsp lime juice
- 1 tsp spicy mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup corn
- 1/2 cup black beans
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
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Instructions
- Add the olive oil, cumin, and lime to a small mixing bowl
- Whisk until they are combined
- Cut the chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces and place them in the marinade
- Stir to coat the chicken
- Let it marinate for at least 20 minutes
- In a medium skillet, over medium-high heat, saute the chicken until it is browned on the outside and cooked through on the inside
- While the chicken is cooking, use a whisk to combine the ingredients for the chipotle cream in a small mixing bowl.
- Warm the tortillas then put a scoop of the cooked chicken on the center of each taco
- Place a dollop of the chipotle cream on the chicken then cover that with cheese
- Add any of your other desired toppings and serve warm
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
If I tried these I would have to add the adobo peppers. We’re all about spicy in my house! These tacos look really delicious either way though.
You could easily add them back in. The spicy was too much for my boys (and me).
Tacos are very well loved at my home. I end up adding a lot of corn and chili sauce in mine! Your pictures are making me hungry already.
Tacos are great since each person can customize their own! I would add more corn while my husband likes adding the spicy sauces to his.
The moment I think of Mexican food, Tacos immediately pop up in my mind. They look so crispy, earthy and toasty. I have got loads of vegetables in the fridge. Now i know what to cook! I also love to add cayenne powder and diced fresh or jarred jalapenos in my tacos. They add exciting flavors to it!
It’s so true, tacos are the most common TexMex food we all know. And they are perfect since you can really add whatever you want. I don’t do spicy foods, but my husband would love some fresh jalapeno in his, too.
I love tacos so much! I’d have to put a veggie substitute but my stepdad would love these!
You could easily sub out any of the ingredients for whatever you prefer. I’ve never made them with tofu but have heard it’s a great substitute for chicken.
These sound really good! I love soft tacos like these and I think my husband would love that chipotle cream especially. 🙂
I only eat soft tacos so these are a favorite of mine. And the chipotle cream is the perfect addition without being too spicy for a wimp like me!
Those look so delicious. My family would love these, plus they look so fast and easy! Great recipe. I’m not so sure about the spicy though. I’d have to substitute it out for something.
These aren’t too spicy when you make them like this. Trust me, I can’t handle much spicy and I love these tacos.
Oh, they look so delicious. I am not a fan of beans but I think all the ingredients, along with the chicken, will taste amazing.
I don’t like beans on their own, but they work well in the tacos. You can just go a bit lighter on the ones you add to yours, that’s what I do 🙂
This Chipotle Chicken Tacos dish looks super delicious! You always post some great dishes! My son is a picky eater but he will love this dish. I can have it without the meat because I’m a vegetarian. My son and my husband will love the entire ingredients.
That’s the best part about tacos, you can customize each one. If you don’t want chicken, you can have it without. If there’s something that another doesn’t like, they don’t have to have it in their tacos!
I love how all of your meals are so clean and healthy! Need to make this one for dinner after I go food shopping 🙂
Well, not all of them, we do love our desserts! But we try to eat healthy when we can 🙂
Oh, these look good! One of the things I enjoy about visiting other blogs is finding recipes like this one.
Thanks! It’s so fun to find new recipes to add to the rotation to keep dinner interesting.
Yum! We love tacos around here and I can’t wait to try this version on our next taco Tuesday! I love how your recipes are so simple, healthy and most of all delicious looking!
These are a great option for Taco Tuesday for something different from a traditional taco. They are still pretty simple to make, but have so much flavor. I hope you enjoy!
This recipe sounds amazing!! I want to try it but would this work with roasted chicken leftovers? I usually roast the whole chicken in the oven but nobody likes the breasts and I’m always trying ways to recycle them! lol
I don’t see why that wouldn’t work! We usually only eat the white meat part of the chicken so don’t do a whole chicken very often.
So I think we might actually eat chicken tacos like every week at my house. It is one of the only meals we ALL agree on. Excited to try this recipe out!
This would be a great way to change them up a bit, but still have the chicken tacos that you all enjoy.
Chipotle Chicken tacos!!!! Yesssss….I would love to make it, this looks SOOOO GOOD. Will do it this weekend.
The marinade adds so much flavor to the chicken so they are much better than a regular chicken taco. I hope you enjoy it!
We all love tacos!!! My son would love this delicious and mouth-watering recipe. This could be a great recipe for coming weekend.
It sounds like a great recipe for your family, then! It’s a perfect weekend meal.
Oh my gosh yum! I love tacos and these sound amazing! We always need new ways to spice up dinner(no pun intended)
Before I started this blog, we were in a food rut. That’s partly why I did this, it makes us try so many new things!
Tacos are so great for a family meal because everyone can customize it to their preferences. Makes my life much easier!
Yes! That’s one of the reasons we like them for our family and they are great when you have guests for the same reason!
Oooh, these look divine! I love eating tacos even though it can be a little expensive here as taco ingredients are imported here in Japan. But, I love how this recipe includes a homemade Chipotle sauce, something I can do easily vs. finding some Chipotle sauce! Thanks a lot!
I can imagine it’s hard to find some ingredients. Just like we would probably have a hard time finding the ones you cook with often in Japan. But making it from scratch helps find the simple ingredients.