Mexican Spiced Chicken for Tacos, Burritos, Quesadillas or Salads

This all purpose Mexican spiced chicken is cooked in a skillet and is delicious in tacos, burritos, quesadillas or salads. Make a batch for easy Mexican meals throughout the week. 

I'm a huge fan of Mexican anything.

So comforting, SPICY and full of so much flavor.

As with most of our Mexican recipes, chicken takes the centre stage and as Rachel Ray would say it, 'tis cheap and cheerful.

I normally make a batch of this spicy Mexican chicken over the weekend and it is very handy for school /work lunch box or dinner <---- Flavorful and delicious. 

It could be served plain as part of your family dinner or stuffed in quesadillas, salads, burritos, wraps, tacos or meal prepped. Find more quick and easy weeknight chicken dishes in our round up post of 30 minute chicken recipes.

A great chicken recipe begins with a delicious Mexican chicken seasoning. Store bought stuff is ok, but homemade is way better, right?

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What is Mexican spiced chicken?

It is chicken coated with flavorful blend of Mexican spices and then cooked. You could simply use some store-bought taco seasoning here. But, why would ya when you can make it yourself. The advantage here is that you get to control the flavors according to your taste - More/less salt, more/less spicy, more/less garlicky,.......

How to make Mexican flavored chicken? 

Rub some seasoning (as much or as little)  onto boneless skinless chicken thighs. Marinade in the fridge for at-least an hour (or up to a day)

Heat vegetable oil in a cast iron skillet and cook on both sides until fully cooked. Cool, slice or chop and use in your favorite recipe. 

Main ingredients:

If you have chicken taco seasoning mixed, then this recipe has only 2 main ingredients : chicken and taco seasoning

What are the ingredients in chicken taco seasoning?

Paprika, dried oregano, onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper and salt.

So many spices <--- you know this is one flavorful chicken

Expert tips:

To use chicken breasts: Use boneless, skinless chicken breast. Pat the thicker part with a meat mallet so that it is mostly even in thickness before marinating. This helps chicken to cook evenly without the thinner part being overcooked before the rest of the  chicken is done (Cooking time will be lesser when working with breasts).

Marination time: Marinated chicken can be refrigerated for at least one hour (can be stored up to 1 day). If pressed for time, go ahead and cook it right away. 

How to serve this Mexican spiced chicken recipe?

• Use 'em in quesadillas ----> Spicy Chicken Ranch Quesadillas
• Serve for dinner with Cilantro Lime Rice and topped with Avocado Crema
• Chop 'em up stuff into tacos.
• Make a Spicy Chipotle chicken burrito bowl 
• Top your Nachos
• Make burrito. Wrap all burrito bowl ingredients in a large tortilla. 
• Make a salad ---> all your favorite salad ingredients topped with Mexican spiced chicken and creamy ranch dressing
• Serve with a drizzle of cilantro lime sauce

Storage instructions:

Cooked and cooled chicken can be refrigerated in a sealed container for up to 4 days. Reheat in microwave before serving.

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