Half Baked Harvest· by Tieghan Gerard★ 4.3 (1471)

Weeknight Cheesy Baked Chipotle Chicken Tacos with Cilantro Lime Ranch.

Name: Weeknight Cheesy Baked Chipotle Chicken Tacos with Cilantro Lime Ranch.
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1 pound ground chicken, beef, or turkey; 1 yellow onion, chopped; 2-3 teaspoons chipotle chili powder, use to your taste; 2 teaspoons smoked paprika; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/4-1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper, use to your taste; 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped; 12 hard shell tacos ((see notes for homemade option)); 2 cups shredded Mexican cheese; 1 cup sour cream or plain Greek yogurt; 3/4 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 1/4 cup pickled jalapeños, chopped + 2 tablespoons brine; juice from 2 limes

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 6 · 40m total

Servings

Calories

25% of a 2,000 cal day

509KCAL

Protein

25g50% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat36g

46%

Saturated14g

71%

Unsaturated22g

—

Total Carbs24g

Fiber3g

10%

Total Sugars3g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch18g

—

Sodium839mg

36%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Crispy baked chipotle chicken tacos with a creamy, cooling cilantro lime ranch sauce and your favorite toppings. Spicy, cheesy, and satisfying with a cooling contrast. A fun weeknight dinner.

Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

2 tbspextra virgin olive oil
1 lbground chicken — or ground beef or ground turkey
1yellow onion — chopped
2–3 tspchipotle chili powder
2 tspsmoked paprika
1½ tspground cumin
1 tspgarlic powder
¼–½ tspcrushed red pepper
½ tspdried oregano
1 tspkosher salt
¼ cupfresh cilantro
12hard shell tacos
2 cupsshredded Mexican cheese
1 cupsour cream — or plain Greek yogurt
¾ cupfresh cilantro
1 tsponion powder
¼ cuppickled jalapeños, chopped + 2 tablespoons brine
2limes

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Method

40m total

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