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    Home » Recipes » Main Dishes » Chicken

    Crispy Baked Chicken and Black Bean Tacos

    Published by Melissa on May 4, 2012 | Updated June 10, 2022 | 34 Comments

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    Crispy Baked Chicken Black Bean Tacos

    Crispy baked corn tortillas filled with chicken, black beans, spices and fresh salsa. An easy, quick, healthy meal that would be perfect for any Cinco de Mayo celebration.

    Last week at Harmons, they were sampling a Hearty Taco recipe made with Harmons fresh mild salsa. It was a great combination of flavors, so I brought the recipe card home and put it on the menu for this week.

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    My kids like to order hard shell tacos when we eat out, so I thought it would be fun to make them at home. Eating Well posted an easy, baked Crispy Taco Shell recipe that was a perfect match for the Chicken and Black Bean filling.

    If you drape the tortilla over two of the oven rack rows, you’ll get a flat bottom taco shell like Old El Paso’s Stand and Stuff Taco Shells. Then you’ll have more room to load up your taco with all your favorite toppings.

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    My daughter was visiting and stayed for dinner the night I served these tacos. She declared them muy deliciouso!

    If you’re looking for more delicious Cinco de Mayo recipe ideas, Pam, For the Love of Cooking, and Rachel, Simply Fresh Cooking, did delicious recipe roundups; and Anna, Cookie Madness, and Liz, Hoosier Homemade, posted Cinco de Mayo treats. So there’s no excuse for not eating well on Saturday.

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    Crispy Baked Chicken and Black Bean Tacos

    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time20 mins
    Total Time30 mins
    Course: Chicken
    Servings: 8 tacos
    Author: Barbara Schieving
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    Ingredients

    Taco Filling

    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • ½ lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts about 2 breasts, diced
    • ¼ cup onion chopped
    • 2 cloves garlic minced
    • 1 can 15 oz. black beans, drained and rinsed
    • 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro minced
    • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
    • ½ teaspoon chili powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon pepper
    • 1 cup mild salsa

    Crispy Baked Taco Shells

    • 8 6- inch corn tortillas I used white corn tortillas
    • Canola oil cooking spray
    • ½ teaspoon chili powder
    • ¼ teaspoon salt

    Instructions

    • Crispy Baked Chicken and Black Bean Tacos
    • Sauté chicken, onion and garlic in olive oil in a sauté pan over medium heat until the chicken is no longer pink.
    • Stir in beans, cilantro, cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper and salsa. Cook until heated through.
    • Serve on crispy baked taco shells with shredded cheese, lettuce or your favorite taco toppings.
    • Crispy Baked Taco Shells
    • Preheat oven to 375°F. Heat tortillas in microwave on High until softened, about 30 seconds. (Alternatively, wrap in foil and heat in preheated oven until steaming, 5 to 7 minutes.)
    • Coat one side of tortilla with cooking spray and sprinkle with a little chili powder and salt.
    • Drape each tortilla over two rows of the oven rack and bake until crispy and brown, 7 to 10 minutes.

    Notes

    Crispy Baked Taco Shells adapted from Eating Well
    Crispy Baked Chicken and Black Bean Tacos adapted from Harmons Healthy Living Recipe

    More recipes perfect for Cinco de Mayo:

    Super Fast Salsa, Barbara Bakes
    Stacked Green Chile and Chicken Enchiladas, Barbara Bakes
    10 Top Tomatillo Recipes, Foodie Crush
    Grilled Shrimp Taco, Everyday Southwest
    Key Lime Tart, Two Peas and Their Pod

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    1. Harold

      June 16, 2022 at 10:01 pm

      So yummy! I tried this and my family loved it!

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    2. carrian

      May 15, 2012 at 10:38 am

      These Look Fantastic!!!!!! Totally a great idea to hang the tortillas from the rack like that versus holding them in loads of oil. Love it!

      Reply
    3. kelley {mountain mama cooks}

      May 11, 2012 at 11:10 am

      What a great idea for baked taco shells! I’ll definitely have to give it a try!

      Reply
    4. Becki's Whole Life

      May 08, 2012 at 7:19 pm

      The taco filling has so much flavor but I have to say I really love the idea for the taco shells. I am definitely trying this!

      Reply
    5. Jamie

      May 07, 2012 at 11:17 am

      Seriously too good! How easy, flavorful and healthy and it looks delicious to boot! I want to move in with you…

      Reply
    6. Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious

      May 07, 2012 at 7:42 am

      These look amazing. And I had no idea you could crisp up the tortillas that way!

      Reply
    7. Laura

      May 06, 2012 at 9:32 pm

      Yum, I really want to make those baked crispy shells.

      Reply
    8. Yudith @ Blissfully Delicious

      May 06, 2012 at 8:08 pm

      Oh yum! I love the crispy shells. And black beans and chicken filling? Double yum!

      Reply
    9. Kim

      May 06, 2012 at 1:01 pm

      Awhile back I tried that method for baking the tortillas and we really liked it. It’s nice to have more room for all that delicious filling. Your tacos look incredibly tasty!

      Reply
    10. Deb

      May 06, 2012 at 11:00 am

      What a scrumptious weeknight dinner! Crisping the shells in the oven is a great idea. I usually warm the tortillas in a skillet for soft tacos. My family would love crispy, crunchie!

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    11. nat@thesweetslife

      May 05, 2012 at 9:01 pm

      i can’t wait to try this taco shell trick!

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    12. Kathy

      May 05, 2012 at 8:18 pm

      Made this for dinner tonight!!! It was soooo. Good!!!

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    13. Ryan

      May 05, 2012 at 7:04 pm

      Hi! Wow, these tacos look incredible and I love the idea of the crispy taco shells. I know we would devour these at our house! 🙂 I’m enjoying looking at all the yummy recipes on your beautiful blog and subscribed by email so I can follow along! Have a great evening!

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