CHICKEN PUFFY TACOS
Almost everyone I know rants and raves about "Chicken Puffy Tacos!" The "puffy" part of the name comes from using fried flour tortillas instead of crispy corn or plain flour, but what makes these tacos irrestible is the meat. I personally love the meat in a folded and fried flour tortilla w/ cheese, guacomole, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream. *I've also used simply 4-5lb of frozen chicken breasts for this recipe as well, but the whole chicken (with skin and bone) makes it much better.
Provided by Rocky Walls
Categories Whole Chicken
Time 4h20m
Yield 24 Tacos, 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Place everything except the tortillas and oil in a crockpot or slow cooker and set to high for three hours or until meat is easily removed from the bone (the thickest part of chicken should read 180 degrees on a meat thermometer).
- Remove chicken and let cool, leaving sauce in the vessel.
- When cool enough to handle, pull the chicken meat from the bone and shred. Add shredded meat back into the sauce. Discard chicken skin and bones.
- Reduce crockpot or slow cooker to low and simmer meat in sauce for at least one additional hour (the longer the better).
- Meanwhile, pour vegetable oil into a frying pan until 1/4" deep. Heat oil to 350 degrees or until a flour tortilla "puffs" up and browns quickly.
- Add one flour tortilla at a time into oil and fry one side until lightly browned.
- Using tongs, fold the tortilla over so that the browned side is on the inside.
- Fry the outside until lightly browned.
- Remove from oil, add a pinch of kosher salt and place on a cooling rack.
- Repeat until desired number of Puffy Taco Shells are done.
- Note: Don't dare cut out the onion and/or garlic, as the meat will not tenderize nearly as well.
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Latange Craig
[email protected]These tacos were amazing! I made them for my family, and they all loved them. The chicken was tender and juicy, and the tacos were so easy to make. I will definitely be making these again.
Fatima Nasir
[email protected]I'm a vegetarian, but I made these tacos with tofu instead of chicken. They were still delicious! The tofu was crispy and flavorful, and the tacos were so easy to make. I will definitely be making these again.
MIC Flash YT
[email protected]These tacos were delicious! I made them for a party, and everyone loved them. The chicken was tender and juicy, and the tacos were so easy to make. I will definitely be making these again.
Sheikh Abbas
[email protected]These tacos were a bit too spicy for me, but my husband loved them. He said they were the best tacos he's ever had. I would definitely make these again, but I would use less chili powder next time.
Brendon Sheldon
[email protected]These tacos were amazing! I made them for my family, and they all loved them. The chicken was tender and juicy, and the tacos were so easy to make. I will definitely be making these again.
alvin Boyd
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of tacos, but these were really good. The chicken was tender and flavorful, and the tacos were so easy to make. I would definitely make these again.
SHISHIR ARYAL
[email protected]These tacos were delicious! I made them for a party, and everyone loved them. The chicken was tender and juicy, and the tacos were so easy to make. I will definitely be making these again.
Witika Ndovie
[email protected]These tacos were a bit too bland for me, but I added some salsa and sour cream, and they were perfect. The chicken was tender and juicy, and the tacos were so easy to make. I will definitely be making these again.
Anaya jee
[email protected]These tacos were amazing! I made them for my family, and they all loved them. The chicken was tender and juicy, and the tacos were so easy to make. I will definitely be making these again.
Tinashe Kusotera
[email protected]I'm a vegetarian, but I made these tacos with tofu instead of chicken. They were still delicious! The tofu was crispy and flavorful, and the tacos were so easy to make. I will definitely be making these again.
Sonia Lozano
[email protected]These tacos were delicious! I made them for a party, and everyone loved them. The chicken was tender and juicy, and the tacos were so easy to make. I will definitely be making these again.
Blue Fire
[email protected]These tacos were a bit too spicy for me, but my husband loved them. He said they were the best tacos he's ever had. I would definitely make these again, but I would use less chili powder next time.
Sarev Victoria
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of chicken, but these tacos were really good. The chicken was tender and flavorful, and the tacos were so easy to make. I would definitely make these again.
David Zamudio
[email protected]These tacos were amazing! The chicken was perfectly cooked, and the puffy tacos were so light and fluffy. I will definitely be making these again.
Krystal Lambert
[email protected]I love how versatile this recipe is. I was able to use leftover chicken, and I added some black beans and corn to the filling. The tacos were delicious!
Irish writer1970
[email protected]These chicken puffy tacos were a hit with my family! The chicken was tender and juicy, and the tacos were so easy to make. I will definitely be making these again.