Are you looking for a quick and fun new recipe to serve to your family? These BBQ Chicken Tacos are just the trick. They take an average taco and turn it into something spectacular. If your family loves tacos, this recipe is a really fun twist on a traditional favorite. The chipotle bbq chicken combined with the sweet corn, cheese, tomatoes, cilantro is awesome, and then drizzle it all with a chipotle ranch dressing. Hello?!?! Yum! Hope you love it as much as we did.
Ingredients
- TACOS:
- 10 ct. hard shell tacos
- 3 cups cooked chicken cubed or shredded
- 1 cup barbecue sauce
- 1 chipotle pepper chopped fine
- 16 oz. frozen corn
- 2-3 to matoes diced
- 1-2 cups chopped lettuce
- 1-2 cups shredded colby jack or cheddar cheese
- Fresh cilantro chopped
- DRESSING:
- 2 chipotle peppers
- 1 cup ranch dressing
- Squeeze lime
Instructions
- Grill or cook the chicken in a saute pan until cooked. Cube the chicken or shred and place in a bowl and mix with the bbq sauce and one chipotle pepper that has been diced fine. Combine the chicken mixture together and keep warm until ready to serve. In a microwave safe bowl, microwave the frozen corn until hot. Chop the lettuce, cilantro and dice the tomatoes. In a separate bowl, combine the ranch dressing, lime juice and other chipotle peppers and mix until smooth. To assemble the tacos, place a good portion of the shredded chicken into the bottom of a hard shell taco. Top with the corn, tomatoes, cilantro, lettuce, and cheese. Drizzle the top of the tacos with some of the chipotle dressing and serve warm.
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