These easy Cheesy Bean and Chicken Tacos are perfect for busy taco lovers. Loaded with chicken, beans, salsa, cheese, and more mouth-watering ingredients!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword bean tacos, best chicken taco recipe, best chicken tacos, chicken taco recipe, easy chicken taco recipe, easy chicken tacos, homemade tacos, mexican dinner idea
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 5 minutesminutes
Total Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 6servings
Calories 384kcal
Equipment
Stove
Ingredients
15ouncecan Old El Paso Black Bean Refried Beans
2cupscooked shredded chicken
2teaspoonsOld El Paso Taco Seasoning
2tablespoonsfresh lime juice
1/2cupprepared mild salsa
2cupsshredded cheddar cheese
1cupshredded lettuce or spinach leaves
6sprigs fresh cilantro
Instructions
Place your refried beans into a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring to soften. When hot, place a spoonful of beans into the bottom of 6 taco shells.
Place cooked chicken, taco seasoning, lime juice and salsa into a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir to combine. When hot, spoon chicken into taco shells over the bean layer.
Top chicken with 1/4 cup of shredded cheese and place tacos under oven's broiler for just a couple minutest to melt cheese. Remove, garnish with shredded lettuce and cilantro sprigs.