Baked Honey Lime Chicken Tacos

Baked Honey Lime Chicken Tacos are a quick 30 minute taco recipe that is perfect with rotisserie chicken or leftover chicken. Chicken tacos seasoned with honey, fresh lime juice, and spices cook in the oven for super crispy & crunchy tacos.

Course Dinner

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword baked chicken tacos, baked honey lime chicken tacos

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Servings tacos

Calories 216kcal

Author Jessica

Ingredients

3 cups cooked chicken shredded or chunked
¼ cup fresh lime juice about 2-3 limes
¼ cup honey
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon cumin
2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
12 corn taco shells
taco toppings of choice

Instructions

Heat oven to 400°.
Lay the taco shells in a 9x13 baking dish. Leaning them against each other until the taco shells are upright in the pan.
* You will probably need an additional smaller baking dish as well if you can't fit 12 taco shells in the pan.
Combine the chicken, lime juice, honey, chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, and 1 cup of the cheese in a mixing bowl. Stir together until mixed well and combined.
Divide the honey lime chicken mixture evenly between the taco shells. Top with the remaining cheese.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Immediately top with taco toppings, or serve the toppings separately so everyone can ad their own, and serve!

Notes

Chicken : Whenever I go to Costco I buy a rotisserie chicken and use it in a recipe for dinner that night. This is the perfect recipe for that. Or use leftover chicken if you have it.

Serving Size : This recipe makes enough for 12 tacos. If you don't need that many save the leftover honey lime chicken for another dinner like honey lime chicken quesadillas or nachos.

If the chicken you are using is not seasoned then add some salt & pepper in with the other spices. I would suggest about 1/2 teaspoon salt + 1/4 teaspoon pepper. I use a rotisserie chicken and never add the salt & pepper because it is already seasoned.

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