I am a big fan of fast, and easy dinners. Particularly ones that I tend to always have the ingredients on hand ready to go. When I saw a recipe for oven baked tacos on Mommy? I’m Hungry! I was intrigued. I made my own tweaks and now my family is addicted.
These oven baked chicken tacos are seriously simple. While I can make them from start to finish with minimal effort, the fact that I almost always have shredded chicken in the fridge or freezer makes it THAT much easier on a chaotic night. I made them the first time for Chris and Mike and they both practically licked their plates. I will take that as a seal of approval 😉
Putting the tacos in the oven to melt the cheese takes the taste to a whole different level. I even made them when we went to Hilton Head Island on the first night we were there because I could have them ready to go within 15 minutes of arrival. NOTE: I really like using the El Paso Stan’N’Stuff tacos with the flat bottoms for these. Makes standing them in the baking dish a lot easier
Oven Baked Chicken Tacos
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients (10 Tacos)
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 can refried beans
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese
- Taco Shells
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
In a small bowl, mix together the cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, and salt. Season the chicken breasts with the mixture. Place chicken breasts into a crock pot with 1/2 cup chicken broth. Cook on high for 2 hours or until chicken is done. Shred chicken using an electric hand mixture.
Add the chicken, refried beans, chilies, and tomato sauce to a large skillet. On medium-high heat, stir the contents until they are well combined.
Spoon the chicken mixture into your taco shells and stand them up in a 9×13 baking dish. Top each taco with shredded cheese.
Cook in oven for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
Serve with your favorite taco toppings like: lettuce, tomato, Greek yogurt, salsa, or avocados.
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Madeline @ Food, Fitness, and Family recently posted..Oven Baked Chicken Tacos
Oh gosh, these look good! You sold me on how fast you can make them. For sure adding them to my recipe list 😉
Heather @fitncookies recently posted..Kick Butt 5k
They are always in my rotation!
One word: YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
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Mmmmm, those look good to me! I’m sure I’d have one happy hubby if I whipped up a batch of tacos.

Tiff @ Love Sweat and Beers recently posted..Food of Vegas
Chris is OBSESSED.
YUM!! love me some tacos and these look fab!!
Linz @ Itz Linz recently posted..Orange Cream Protein
Taco Tuesday is the best!
I’ve never thought about baking tacos. They look gorgeous.
I will definitely be trying these! What a good idea for cooking the chicken in the crock pot. I never know what to use when a recipe calls for cooked chicken. I’ve tried poaching, but it always turns out blah. Thanks!
They look amazing, easy to prepare and I am 100% sure my kids will eat them! Pinned and ready for action!
Lisa @ RunWiki recently posted..My Favorite Running Things- Spring 2013
I love this idea. I’m always using the crock pot to make shredded chicken for BBQ or Mexican dishes, but I’ve never baked the shells. It’s going to happen soon!
Carissa @Fit2Flex recently posted..Healthy Enchilada Casserole
Those look so easy! I just made a taco bake last week which was basically a deconstructed taco. Fed me for the whole week which was awesome.
Michael recently posted..[Infographic] Websites for Restaurants & More Stats
I’m all about quick and easy dinners too! This looks delicious! Great idea!
Ashley @ My Food N Fitness Diaries recently posted..Simple Ways to Love Yourself Everyday
I think I might make this tomorrow instead of my original plan! And throw some extra veggies inside. Do you think I can use corn tortillas folded instead of hard taco shells?
Nice! I am always looking for quick and easy meals and I will be making these soon! Thanks for sharing !
Amy@ahealthyandhappyheart recently posted..Jacob: 9 Months
How much chilies? It’s in the description, but not in the ingredients list…These look frickin amazing!
Oh yum! We eat Mexican a lot, but I feel like I always do the same dishes. Trying these next week!
Jen recently posted..To race or not?
Pretty sure I could eat about 800 of these. We have taco night weekly and I’ve done chicken in the crock pot like that but never mixed it all WITH the beans. I love the idea of putting it all back in the oven to warm because it takes time assembling everyones tacos (i.e. for the kids) and this would ensure that they are all ready at the same time! Love.
Melanie @ Nutritious Eats recently posted..Spaghetti Squash Au Gratin
oh man, I am TOTALLY doing this. thanks for the idea.
avocado… where is the avocado and fresh tomatoes.
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Made these this past weekend! So good!