These Smoked Chicken Salad Tacos are a great twist for Taco Tuesday! Taco Tuesday is a regular occurrence in our house, I love how quick and easy it is. Plus all the kids will eat dinner that night with no fights! I have been compensated by Old El Paso for this post; however, I am sharing my own thoughts. All opinions are my own. (This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase from these links I may receive a commission. Thank you for supporting brands that I like.)
I have to confess while I am excited about the big game this weekend a big part of me has been missing all the football!! Monday nights, Thursday nights, college games, and all the games on Sunday!! I do have to say though that I am excited about the big game, but a big part of me is sad for the football season to be over. If you are looking for a great spread of food to have for the big game day then you need to be sure to try out these Smoked Chicken Salad Tacos made with Old El Paso shells!! Super easy set and the taste is amazing!!
Old El Paso Stand N’ Stuff Soft Tortilla, 6.7 Ounce (Pack of 8)Old El Paso Stand ‘n Stuff Nacho Cheese Flavored Taco Shells, 5.4 Ounce (Pack of 6)El Paso Seasoning, Taco, 6.25-ounce
Smoked Chicken Salad Tacos Ingredients:
- Boneless chicken breasts
- Tequila Lime (I used Cabela’s seasoning -> here)
- Shredded Lettuce
- Cheese
- Slices of Avocado
- Chopped tomatoes
- Shredded Cheese
Old El Paso Vegetarian Refried Beans 16 oz Can (pack of 12)Old El Paso Chilli Pepper Rice 250GOld El Paso Sides, Spanish Rice, 7.6-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 12) by Old El Paso
How To Make Smoked Chicken Salad Tacos:
Be sure to know you know your smoker and how to prep it for smoking. For this, I used my electric smoker and prefer to use apple disks for smoking all my meat.
I start by prepping my smoker, I use an electric smoker. I start by removing my chip holder, water bin, and racks out of your smoker and capping off my exhaust pipe.
Apple sawdust puck for electric smoker pack of 48Smoke Hollow 30162EW 30-Inch Electric Smoker with Window, Black
Fire up the smoker by raising the temperature on the dial.
Fill the water dish and chip holder if needed.
Place in your chips and once they start to smoke put in your water tray. I find I can get good smoke faster by doing this method.
While the smoker is coming up to smoke and to the temperature I preparing the chicken.
Rub down your chicken with some olive oil and then your seasoning, I used a dry rub of Tequila Lime.
Spray down your smoker rack with nonstick spray and set out your chicken breast onto the racks.
Slide racks into your smoker once it has a good smoke going and is warm enough. I remove my pipe cap at this time to allow the smoke to leave a bit.
Smoke for about 3 hours in your smoker, be sure to keep checking your smoke and your temperature as well.
When I could tell my chicken was coming close to the temperature I started to prep the veggies and all other side items my family wanted. We went for a buffet-style so the kids could make theirs however they wanted to!
Remove your chicken when it has reached an internal temp of 160 (I love using a digital thermometer for this part takes out the guesswork if it’s cooked or not this is the one I use ->here)
The flavor on the chicken turned out amazing, and was the perfect kick for our Smoked Chicken Salad Tacos!!! I sliced them up to fit the lengths of the Old El Paso shells and served them up!
I mean how easy is this setup?? Everybody was able to get up and get more as they wanted it and how they wanted it!!
I have to say one of the biggest hits was the shells from Old El Paso!!! So easy to stuff and eat a Smoked Chicken Salad however you wanted!
Now my son was partial to the Bold Nacho Cheese Stand and Stuff for his but the boats were the biggest hit with everyone!
Seasonings To Try For Smoked Chicken Tacos:
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- Taco Seasoning
- Fajita Seasoning
- Kinders Tequila lime
- Chili Lime Seasoning
Trader Joe’s Chile Lime Seasoning Blend 2.9 Oz, Pack of 1Badia Fajita Seasoning, 9.5 ozOrtega Taco Seasoning Mix 24 Oz (2 Pack)
What would you have in your Smoked Chicken Taco Salad?? Don’t forget to head to Walmart to pick up your own shells and everything for the big game!
Smoked Chicken Salad Tacos
Ingredients
Instructions
- Be sure to know you know your smoker and how to prep it for smoking. I use an electric smoker and prefer to use apple disks for smoking all my meat.
- I start by prepping my smoker, I use an electric smoker. I start by removing my chip holder, water bin, and racks out of your smoker and capping off my exhaust pipe.
- Fire up the smoker by raising the temperature on the dial
- Fill the water dish and chip holder
- Place in your chips and once they start to smoke put in your water tray. I find I can get a good smoke faster by doing this method.
- While the smoker is coming up to smoke and to the temperature I preparing the chicken.
- Rub down your chicken with some olive oil and then your seasoning, I used a dry rub of Tequila Lime.
- Spray down your smoker rack with nonstick spray and set out your chicken breast onto the racks
- Slide racks into your smoker once it has a good smoke going and is warm enough. I remove my pipe cap at this time to allow the smoke to leave a bit.
- Smoke for about 3 hours in your smoker, be sure to keep checking your smoke and your temperature as well.
- When I could tell my chicken was coming close to the temperature I started to prep the veggies and all other side items my family wanted. We went for a buffet-style so the kids could make theirs however they wanted to!
- Remove your chicken when it has reached an internal temp of 160 (I love using a digital thermometer for this part takes out the guesswork if it's cooked or not)
- Slice up the chicken and serve
Video
Notes
Seasonings To Try For Smoked Chicken Tacos:
- Taco Seasoning
- Fajita Seasoning
- Kinders Tequila lime
- Chili Lime Seasoning
Leslie says
You know, I would miss football if I ever got to actually watch it anymore. ? It seems the kids always need something during any of the games. What a fantastic idea to use smoked meat in your tacos. We’ll definitely be giving this a try when we use our smoker next time.
Sandra Garth says
You scored big time with these! Game or no game I would love these. I’m also amazed at the price on those avocados. They were priced sky high at my grocery a couple of weeks ago. Prices ranged from $1.50 -$3.00 each. Needless to say I didn’t buy any. Love the recipe and your pictures are always fantastic.
Laurie says
Jenny, I love these simple and tasty dishes! Pinning to share. Have a wonderful Valentine’s Day with your family!
~Laurie
Angela says
These look delicious!
Helen says
These look amazing!!
Melissa says
These look absolutely amazing and make me want to go get them ready right now! I will definitely be making these very soon.