Sauté diced jalapenos with the onion for a kick. For even easier prep, use store-bought cooked chicken! You may need additional taco seasoning to make the chicken more flavorful. What to serve with shredded chicken tacos Toppings make tacos so versatile, fresh, and extra delicious! The options are endless: Feel free to use what you like! Toppings for shredded chicken tacos There are so many different types of tortillas: low-carb, almond flour, etc. See Best Tortillas for Tacos for my suggestions. Tortillas – you can’t have tacos with tortillas! I use flour tortillas, but any tortilla will work.Taco Seasoning – use 1 (1 oz) packet store-bought taco seasoning to keep things simple or try my homemade taco seasoning if time allows! You may need additional seasonings if un-seasoned or rotisserie chicken is used.Like it spicy? Try canned jalapenos instead! Either way, drain the can before stirring the chiles into the filling. Green Chiles – 1 (4 oz) can chopped mild green chiles is called for in the recipe.If you’d like to keep this dish dairy free, try a vegan sour cream or a squeeze of lime juice after cooking. Sour Cream – adds a creamy texture and tangy flavor to balance out the richness of the refried beans.Like spice? Try rotel with habanero for a kick or rotel with chipotle for smokiness! Tomatoes – 1 (10 oz) can rotel with green chiles is drained, then stirred into the filling to provide a bright, tomatoey flavor to the chicken.Beans adds a great, creamy texture and is a cheap way to bulk up the tacos. Store-bought canned beans are used in this recipe, but feel free to use leftover homemade refried beans, if desired. Refried Beans – can be made with mashed pinto beans or black beans.See How to Make Shredded Chicken for suggestions. Chicken – any mildly seasoned cooked and shredded chicken will work.White onions are a bit sharper in flavor whereas red onion and shallots are sweeter and more mild. Onion – diced yellow onion is called for, but white onion, red onion, or even shallots may be used instead.Another oil or even unsalted butter may be used as a substitution. Oil – extra virgin olive oil is used to sauté the onions until tender.The best part of this recipe? Any mildly seasoned leftover shredded chicken will work! Pressed for time? Use a store-bought rotisserie chicken.
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