Easy Tex-Mex Chicken Tacos



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Prep Time:
20 mins

Cook Time:
40 mins

Total Time:
1 hr

Servings:
12

Yield:
12 tacos


Ingredients

  • 4cupswater
  • 1(16 ounce) packageyellow rice
  • 5tablespoonsolive oil, divided (Optional)
  • 1poundboneless chicken, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
  • 1(1 ounce) packagechicken taco seasoning mix
  • 1(16 ounce) canblack beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 ½cupsshredded Mexican cheese blend
  • 1(4 ounce) cansliced olives
  • 1jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
  • 12corn tortillas
  • 1tablespoonbacon grease

  • Directions

    Bring water to a boil in a saucepan; add rice and 1/4 cup olive oil. Bring liquid back to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover saucepan, and simmer until rice is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.

    Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir chicken and taco seasoning mix until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 5 to 10 minutes. Mix rice, black beans, Mexican cheese blend, olives, and jalapeno pepper into chicken; cook and stir until heated through, about 5 minutes.

    Heat a separate skillet over medium-high heat; warm tortillas in skillet until pliable, 1 to 2 minutes per tortilla.

    Fill each tortilla with about 1/2 cup chicken-rice mixture, folding tortilla over filling.

    Heat bacon grease in a skillet over medium heat; fry the filled tortillas until crispy, 2 to 3 minutes per side.



    Nutrition Facts (per serving)

    393 Calories
    14g Fat
    49g Carbs
    19g Protein

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