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Baked Creamy Chicken Tacos (Ready in 15 Minutes!)

5 from 6 votes
These cozy baked tacos with chicken are hearty, filling, and so delicious. Just a few ingredients and about 15 minutes of a little bit of cooking time make up this amazing dinner.
Prep Time 7 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 10 tacos
Course: lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Calories: 273

Ingredients
  

  • 8-10 gluten free tortillas taco size or corn tortillas
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 cups cooked chicken shredded
  • 2 tablespoon green onion or chives thinly sliced
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese more for garnish, shredded
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • Fresh jalapenos (1-2 jalapenos thinly sliced) and sweet corn (1-2 tablespoons) for garnish
  • ½ cup sweet corn canned or thawed frozen, for garnish or mix in the filling

Method
 

  1. Heat up a medium pan with a little drizzle of vegetable oil. Fry tortillas until just lightly browned, one at a time, and set aside.
  2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  3. In a small or medium saucepan over low heat, place cream cheese, shredded chicken, garlic, green onion, and cheese. Stir until cream cheese is softened and all the ingredients combined (2 minutes).
  4. Assemble the tacos. Take one tortilla at a time, fold it gently in your hands and fill each tortilla with the chicken cream cheese mixture (a little bit over half) and transfer to a baking dish close to each other so none of them will fall over.
  5. Transfer to oven and bake for about 6-8 minutes or until cheese is melted and tortillas starting to brown even more.
  6. Garnish with fresh jalapenos, sweet corn, more grated cheese, and serve while warm!

Nutrition

Serving: 1tacoCalories: 273kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 11gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 291mgPotassium: 94mgFiber: 4gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 235IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 86mgIron: 0.4mg

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Notes

For a more mild taste, omit the cayenne pepper. I just like my tacos hot!
You can also stir in the sweet corn into the creamy chicken filling (for this use about 2-3 tablespoons of canned sweet corn).

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