Baked Chicken Tacos with Peach Salsa
Looking for a meal that's ready in under an hour?! You have to try these Baked Chicken Tacos with Peach Salsa! They're ridiculously easy to make, and you only need a few fresh ingredients!
Equipment
- 12" Cast Iron Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 Pound Chicken Breast
- 2 Cups Cherry Tomatoes
- 2 Peaches, Roughly Chopped
- ¼ Cup Fresh Cilantro
- 1 Lime, Juiced
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- ¼ Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper
Instructions
- Start by adding roughly chopped peaches, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, and lime juice into a food processor. Pulse a few times, then add garlic powder, salt, olive oil, and black pepper. Pulse a few more times until it's a chunky consistency.
- Next add chicken breast to a greased cast iron skillet. (I use coconut oil.)
- Pour the peach salsa over the chicken breast until it's fully covered.
- Bake the chicken for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Once the chicken is done, carefully remove it from the oven. Transfer everything into a large mixing bowl and shred the chicken with two forks.
Notes
Helpful Tips
- Be very careful when removing the cast iron skillet from the oven. It's heavy, and the hand get's extremely hot!
- Shred the chicken with two forks for thicker chunks. If you want to use a hand mixer, just add the baked chicken without the salsa into a bowl. Blend the chicken until finely shredded then stir back in the salsa.
- Make sure the chicken is completely covered with salsa before baking.
- If you don't have a cast iron skillet, you can use a medium sized ceramic casserole dish.
- Don't puree the salsa mixture, use the "pulse" setting on your food processor to break it down into a chunky mixture.
- If you use thin cut chicken breast it will cook faster! Check it after about 20 minutes.
Serving suggestions
The great thing about this recipe is that it's very versatile! You can use this mixture in tacos, burritos, or even a taco bowl. My favorite gluten-free tortillas are made by the brand Siete. Before serving, toast them in the oven for 2-3 minutes. If you don't heat them up, they will break when you fold them. I listed a few topping ideas below!Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 204kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 26gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 721mgPotassium: 729mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 644IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 1mg
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