Sunday Skillet Chicken Tacos
These ain't no fancy tacos, honey — they're the real deal. Tender chicken seasoned just right, cooked down in a skillet with onions and peppers, then tucked into soft tortillas with all your favorite fixin's. Perfect for feeding a crowd at the table.
Cooking tutorial
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken breast or thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 lime, juiced
- 8-10 flour or corn tortillas
- Toppings: shredded cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, salsa, cilantro
Instructions
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Step 1: Heat that olive oil in a big skillet over medium-high heat until it's shimmering real nice. You want it hot enough that when you add the chicken, it starts sizzling right away.
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Step 2: Add your chicken pieces to the hot oil and let them brown on all sides, about 5 to 6 minutes total. Don't stir it every two seconds — let it sit and get some color on it.
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Step 3: Push the chicken to the side of the skillet and add your diced onion to the empty space. Cook it for about 2 minutes until it starts getting soft and smells good.
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Step 4: Add the minced garlic and cook it for another minute, stirring everything together so it doesn't stick or burn.
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Step 5: Sprinkle in your chili powder, cumin, paprika, oregano, salt, and black pepper. Stir everything real good for about a minute so all the spices coat the chicken and onions nice and even.
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Step 6: Pour in that chicken broth and squeeze your lime juice over everything. Stir it all together and let it simmer on medium heat for about 8 to 10 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce thickens up a little.
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Step 7: Give it a taste and add more salt and pepper if it needs it — you want it flavorful but not too salty.
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Step 8: Warm your tortillas in a dry skillet over medium heat for about 30 seconds on each side, or wrap them in a damp paper towel and microwave them for 1 minute.
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Step 9: Spoon the chicken mixture into each warm tortilla and add whatever toppings you like — cheese, fresh lettuce, tomatoes, a dollop of sour cream, salsa, whatever makes you happy.
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Step 10: Serve them right away while everything is still warm and tasty.
Pro Tips
- ★Don't overcrowd that skillet when you're browning the chicken — if you pile it all in at once, it steams instead of browning. Work in batches if you need to, and you'll get way better flavor.
- ★If your sauce looks too thin at the end, let it simmer a couple extra minutes without the lid on. If it's too thick, just add a splash more broth. You want it loose enough to coat the chicken but not soupy.