These chicken taco recipes are a great way to do something a little bit different for taco night! There are crispy tacos, soft tacos, grilled chicken tacos, fried chicken tacos and more! Tacos will never be boring again.
Almost everyone loves chicken tacos, especially kids! This collection of chicken taco recipes is a treat for your taste buds and includes fun twists on the classic recipe like fruit salsas, Asian influences and slow cooker options.
We eat a lot of chicken in our home, mainly because chicken is so versatile. From the simplest chicken and broccoli pasta to a more extravagant firecracker chicken, it is our go-to protein around here.
We also have a tradition that Tuesdays are Taco nights. Wonder where that came from? Ha! We use chicken in our tacos almost every time and absolutely love it. Have you scoured the web for an amazing chicken taco recipe lately? You will be overwhelmed with the search results. The literally millions of way people spin a chicken taco recipe could blow your mind.
I took the work out of this massive and overwhelming search for you. I’ve narrowed those results down to my top 17. This may not seem like a lot but when you go searching on your own you may just result back to this list. This chicken taco recipes list is the cream of the crop and ones we make all the time.
Print out my list and check them off one by one as you try them. They are really THAT good!
17 Fabulous Chicken Taco Recipes
- Asian Chicken Tacos with Mango Slaw
- Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos
- Thai Chicken Tacos
- Pulled Chicken Tacos
- Honey Chipotle Chicken Tacos
- Oven Baked Spicy Chicken Tacos
- Grilled Chicken and Avocado Street Tacos
- Chicken Ranch Tacos
- Chili Lime Chicken Tacos
How do you cook chicken for tacos?
There are many ways to cook chicken for tacos, I typically use my grill, slow cooker, Instant Pot and oven to cook my chicken. You can even fry your chicken if you’re looking for crispy chicken in your tacos, or try sauteeing some ground chicken with taco seasoning for a different flavor and texture.
- Oven Baked Buffalo Chicken Tacos
- Baked Chicken Tacos
- Caribbean Chicken Tacos
- Oven Baked BBQ Chicken Pizza Tacos
- 20 Minute Ancho Chicken Tacos
- Crispy Chicken Tacos with Avocado Ranch
- Baked Fiesta Ranch Chicken Tacos
- Korean Fried Chicken Tacos
- Teriyaki Chicken Tacos
What is a good side dish with tacos?
I typically serve my chicken tacos with pinto beans and Mexican rice. Other great sides would be a Mexican style coleslaw, cilantro lime rice, black beans, Mexican fruit salad and Mexican caesar salad.
DEBBIE says
So many great options! Taco night is a family favorite!
Jeanine says
Yum! These all look amazing. I haven’t ever had chicken tacos before, but I will for sure be giving them a try!
Amy says
I haven’t had a chicken taco in quite a while. It is a great change to a meal, instead of just straight chicken.
Kita Bryant says
Now you are speaking my language! Chicken tacos are so underrated!
Chubskulit Rose says
These are definitely great variety of tacos. My taco-loving daughter would love any of these!
Jenn @ EngineerMommy says
I had no idea there are so many variations on the chicken taco. I totally need to try some of these versions. We love taco night!
Debra Hawkins says
My husband would eat tacos all day every day if I would let him. I am going to have some of these recipes on our menu this week.
Joanna @ Everyday Made Fresh says
We love tacos in general, and chicken tacos are something that I don’t do a lot of. The main reason being I don’t have any recipes for them. These all look so tasty.
Lisa says
I have chicken tacos on our meal plan for next week. Now I am going to have to figure out which one of these to try.
Heather says
Oh this is great! We need to do a taco night sometime soon. I love all these different ideas.
Pam says
We eat a lot of chicken in our house too. It’s so versatile… as is evidenced by these awesome looking taco recipes.
Sandy N Vyjay says
These look like great recipes. We love Tacos but being vegetarians opt for the veggie variants.. These are recipes that we can try with veggies too.
geekdad248 says
I want chicken tacos for dinner now! I tend to get mine from Del Taco but it probably would be more economical to write down some of these great recipes and make them myself. Time to get cooking!
Kim says
Great recipes to add to Taco Tuesday. They all look so yummy and will be adding them to the menu.
Amber Myers says
Yum! Tacos are some of my favorite foods, so I would love to try all of these. It’s a dish I don’t think I could ever get tired of.
candy says
There is nothing like a chicken taco bar set up. Start pulling from the oven some of the already warm chicken tacos and everyone comes running. Perfect for any occasion.
Karen Morse says
We’re huge fans of chicken at home as well and I love the idea of making tacos! These are awesome recipes to try, especially on Taco Tuesday! Thanks for making an effort to compile the best ones.
Alison Rost says
Love that you narrowed all the chicken taco recipes down. I don’t like searching for recipes in Google because it can get confusing. Thanks for the list, these definitely made me hungry!