Honey Chipotle Chicken Tacos
Crispy baked or air fried chicken bites tossed in a homemade honey chipotle sauce served on corn tortillas with guacamole, pickled onions, and queso fresco.
Servings: 8 Chicken Tacos
Calories: 350kcal
Ingredients
- 2 pounds 907g Frozen Lightly Breaded Chicken Breast Bites
- 1/2 cup 168g Honey
- 1/2 cup 120g Chicken Bone Broth (or water)
- 1/4 cup 68g Reduced Sugar Ketchup
- 2 Tablespoons 30g Red Wine Vinegar (or your choice of vinegar)
- 2 teaspoons Ground Chipotle Chili Powder
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
For Serving
- 8 Corn Tortillas
- Guacamole about 1 cup
- Queso Fresco
- Pickled Onions
- Lime Wedges
Instructions
- Cook the chicken. Bake or air fry the frozen chicken bites according to the packaging.
- Make the sauce. Add the honey, broth or water, ketchup, vinegar, chipotle chili powder, and salt to a pan or saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens and coats the back of a spatula or spoon. Keep warm over low heat until the chicken is cooked.
- Sauce it up. Add the cooked chicken to the sauce and toss or stir to evenly coat.
- Assemble the tacos. Warm the tacos in a pan or over a low flame on a gas range.* Add about 2 tablespoons of guacamole to each tortilla before topping with the sauced chicken, pickled onions, queso fresco, and a squeeze of lime juice.
Notes
*Read this to learn more about warming tortillas.
I tested this recipe with both Kirkland Signature and Just Bare frozen lightly breaded chicken breast bites (both from Costco). Perdue and Tyson also make lightly breaded chicken breast products available in most grocery stores.
To use fresh chicken, toss diced chicken breast with a bit of olive oil, salt, and pepper. Air fry or bake the chicken until it reaches a 165ºF internal temperature before tossing in the sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 1taco | Calories: 350kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 11g