Tasty Chicken Street Tacos with Chickpeas
Tasty chicken street tacos with roasted ranch chickpeas and homemade ranch dressing. So darn yummy!
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breasts
- 1 tablespoon mexican rub
- 6-6 inch corn tortillas
- 1 cup roasted ranch chickpeas
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
- 1 cup yellow onion chopped about 1/2 large onion
- 1 jalapeño minced
- 1 tablespoon homemade ranch seasoning mix
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
Mexican rub
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon chile powder
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
Homemade Ranch Seasoning Mix
- ½ cup buttermilk powder
- 2 tablespoons dried parsley
- 1 tablespoon dried chives
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1½ teaspoons onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Chicken Breasts
- Preheat oven to 375℉. Coat chicken breasts with olive oil and mexican rub on both sides of chicken. Place in baking dish and bake for 18-22 minutes. Shred chicken and set aside.
- While chicken is baking, chop cilantro, jalapeño, and onion. Stir and place in small bowl and refrigerate until later.
Chickpeas
- Recommend making chickpeas ahead of time to save on time as they take about 25-30 minutes to roast. If using leftover chickpeas that have been in the fridge, I roast them for 10 minutes in the oven at 400℉ right after the chicken is done baking.
Homemade Ranch Dressing
- In medium bowl, add homemade ranch seasoning mix, milk, and mayonnaise. Blend with hand mixer.
Arranging Street Tacos
- Just prior to serving, heat tortillas in a stainless steel skillet without any oil and heat for 30 seconds to 1 minute on medium heat.
- Fill street tacos with shredded chicken followed by spoonful of onion, cilantro, jalapeño mix and sprinkle of roasted chickpeas. Drizzle ranch dressing over tacos or serve on the side.
Notes
Nutrition Label does not include ranch dressing because you will likely not use it all. Recipe for ranch dressing makes about 1 1/4 cups.
If the ranch dressing is too thin, consider adding a spoonful of sour cream to make it thicker which is what I did and that made the consistency better for our liking. :)