Chicken Tacos from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Chicken Tacos Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

1 package taco shells - (12 shells/ 6" dia)
1 package taco seasoning mix - (1 1/4 oz)
1 lb cooked chicken, shredded, or
torn into small pieces - (2 2/3 cups)
1 1/2 cups shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese, (6 oz)
3/4 cup nonfat sour cream
2 cups shredded lettuce
1 cup diced tomato
3/4 cup chopped onion

Recipe Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Put the taco shells on a cookie sheet.

In a skillet, combine the taco seasoning and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil; add the cooked chicken and simmer 10 to 15 minutes, until most of the liquid is absorbed into the chicken.

Bake the taco shells 5 to 7 minutes, until warm.

Place 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture in each taco shell. Top each with 2 tablespoons Cheddar cheese, 1 tablespoon sour cream, some shredded lettuce, diced tomato, and chopped onion. Serve immediately.

This recipe yields 6 servings. Serving size: 2 tacos.

Exchanges Per Serving: 4 Lean Meat, 2 Starch, 1/2 Fat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 408; Calories from Fat 143; Total Fat 16g; Saturated Fat 4g; Cholesterol 82mg; Sodium 685mg; Carbohydrate 28g; Dietary Fiber 3g; Sugars 5g; Protein 35g.

Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"09-18-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 2001"

Servings: 6

“Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.”

~ Doug Larson

 

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