Chicken Caesar Smash Tacos Recipe
These smash tacos are a fun way to switch things up - crispy smashed chicken in a tortilla, topped with a cool and refreshing Caesar salad.
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 tacos
Calories: 224 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp salt
- 12 small flour tortillas, street taco size or similar
- 15 oz Caesar Salad Kit, with lettuce, croutons, cheese and dressing
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
Instructions
- Combine the ground chicken with the Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper and salt in a bowl and mix until fully combined.
- Spread about 1 1/2 tbsp of the chicken mixture in an even layer over a small flour tortilla. Make sure it's nice and thin so it'll cook fast. Repeat with the remaining chicken mixture and tortillas. Set these aside.
- Open the Caesar salad kit and remove the croutons. Crush the croutons into a fine crumb- I like to use a heavy rolling pin to crush them. Place the crumbs in a shallow plate.Press the chicken side of the tortillas into the crumbs and shake off any excess.
- Heat a large skillet (or griddle) over medium-high heat and coat with avocado oil. Once hot, cook the chicken tortillas (meat-side-down) for about 3 to 4 minutes, until they're golden brown. Use a spatula to flip the tortillas over and cook an additional 1 minute (meat-side-up) to brown the bottom side of the tortillas.
- Remove from the pan to a plate or platter. Mix the Caesar salad kit (lettuce, cheese, dressing and seasonings if it came with) in a bowl. Top each chicken tortilla with the salad, fold in half and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1taco | Calories: 224kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 405mg | Potassium: 240mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1mg
Keywords: caesar salad, ground chicken, smash taco
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