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Chicken Nopales Tacos with Chipotle

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Dec 19, 2023
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Treat your family with these tacos made with nopales, chicken, salsa and Old El Paso™ Tortillas–a delicious Mexican dinner that’s ready in just 15 minutes.

Chicken Nopales Tacos with Chipotle

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 15 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 9
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Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup thinly sliced onion
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 jar (30 oz) nopales, drained, or 1 lb fresh nopales (3 or 4), cleaned and cut into strips
  • 4 cups shredded cooked chicken
  • 1 jar (16 oz) thick & chunky salsa
  • 1 tablespoon adobo sauce (from 7-oz can chipotle chiles in adobo sauce)
  • 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 package (8.2 oz) Old El Paso™ Flour Tortillas for Soft Tacos and Fajitas (10 Count), warmed

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Stir in onion and garlic; cook and stir about 5 minutes or until onion is tender.
  • Step 
    2
    Stir in nopales, chicken, salsa and adobo sauce. Cook and stir about 3 minutes or until mixture is hot. Stir in cilantro.
  • Step 
    3
    Spoon about 1/3 cup chicken mixture onto each tortilla. Roll up tortillas.

Nutrition

200 Calories
9g Total Fat
15g Protein
16g Total Carbohydrate
3g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Taco
Calories
200
Calories from Fat
80
Total Fat
9g
13%
Saturated Fat
2g
9%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
40mg
13%
Sodium
510mg
21%
Potassium
270mg
8%
Total Carbohydrate
16g
5%
Dietary Fiber
1g
7%
Sugars
3g
Protein
15g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
6%
6%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 1 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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