5 Ingredient Easy Chicken Carnitas Tacos

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground chicken is often less expensive and cooks quickly.

Start with some cooked chicken or turkey meat and use a fork to shred it into little bits.

Get a pan nice and hot and add enough neutral oil to coat the bottom.

Add the shredded meat to the pan and let it sit undisturbed for a minute or two to get browned on the bottom.

Season the meat generously with salt and toss it around the pan every so often until it gets nice and crispy, about 5 to 8 minutes.

Spoon the meat into warm corn tortillas.

Top with diced white onion and cilantro.

Serve with plenty of lime wedges and your favorite hot sauce.

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