Creamy Chicken Tacos

Skip the boring tacos! These Creamy Chicken Tacos combine ground chicken, green chiles, cilantro, and cream cheese for the ultimate creamy taco filling. Quick, easy, and family approved, this simple dinner recipe is perfect for busy weeknights and guaranteed to earn a spot on your meal rotation.

Course Main Dish

Cuisine Mexican

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings servings

Calories 547kcal

Author Deborah Harroun

Ingredients

1 pound ground chicken
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
3/4 cup chicken broth
4 oz cream cheese cubed
1 (4 oz) can chopped green chiles
2 cups cilantro leaves roughly chopped
8 fajita sized flour tortillas
Chopped cilantro, sliced avocado, and crumbled queso fresco for serving

Instructions

Place a nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook, breaking it up, until browned and cooked through.* Once cooked, remove the chicken to a bowl. Return the skillet to the heat.
1 pound ground chicken
Add the butter to the skillet. Once melted, sprinkle in the flour. Whisk together and cook for a minute or two. Then whisk in the chicken broth, cooking until slightly thickened.
1 1/2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons flour, 3/4 cup chicken broth
Add the cream cheese to the skillet and continue to cook, whisking constantly, until the cream cheese is melted. This will take a few minutes.
4 oz cream cheese
Stir in the green chiles, then the cilantro.
1 (4 oz) can chopped green chiles, 2 cups cilantro leaves
Add in the cooked chicken. Cook until everything is heated through.
Heat the tortillas in a dry skillet, or over a gas flame if you have a gas stove.
8 fajita sized flour tortillas
To serve, add some of the creamy chicken chicken to each tortilla, then top with more cilantro, a couple slices of avocado, and queso fresco.
Chopped cilantro, sliced avocado, and crumbled queso fresco

Notes

Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should be used as a general guide. Nutrition information does not include additional cilantro, avocado, or queso fresco for serving.

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