You can make this Taco Baked Chicken with three simple ingredients; then serve it over Spanish rice and beans for a tasty, weeknight meal.
I didn't think I would even post this recipe for Taco Baked Chicken because it was SO easy. I mean ridiculously easy. I don't like to use a lot of pre packaged foods, but every now and then I buy them to use in a pinch.
Lately, my time has not been my own and I've been scrambling to make dinner every night for weeks now.
One day I had taken chicken thighs out for dinner, but by the time I got home from being out all day, I was too tired to even cook so I looked for the quickest thing I could find.
What I found was a package of taco seasoning I had purchased a while back when my daughter had requested that I make tacos, but I kept forgetting it was in my pantry so I also hadn't purchased ground beef (or turkey) in quite some time.
How do you make Taco Baked Chicken?
I decided to use the taco seasoning as a marinade and added Canola oil to it; which I then used to marinate the chicken thighs. I left them in the refrigerator for about 2 hours; then baked them for 1 hour in a 350 degree F oven.
While the chicken was cooking, I was trying to decide what to make with them and found a box of Spanish Rice so I decided to make that and add in some black beans.
These Taco Baked Chicken thighs were amazing. The bold flavors really paired well with the chicken, rice and beans. If you don't have bone-in chicken, use boneless chicken; however, I would probably grill the chicken rather than bake it.
I can't believe how easy this was to make. Though I won't make it a habit out of buying prepackaged foods, it certainly came in handy in a pinch. ~Enjoy!
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Taco Baked Chicken
Ingredients
- 8 bone-in chicken thighs
- 1- (1-ounce)package taco seasoning
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
Instructions
- Combine the taco seasoning and oil in a bowl until it's dissolved; then add to a resealable plastic bag with the chicken. Refrigerate for a minimum of two hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place the chicken in an oven safe baking dish and bake for 1 hour or until the chicken is cooked through and juices run clear.
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Felicia Thayer says
This chicken was very tasty! Thanks for a great quick and easy recipe!
Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says
You're welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Doug Brogowski says
Any changes to the recipe or instructions if you only have boneless skinless chicken thighs?
Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says
I'd increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees F; then check after 20 minutes to see if they're cooked through (internal temp of at least 165 degrees F). If not done, check every 5 minutes after that (depends on how large the pieces of chicken are). Let me know how they turn out this way!
Darrell W Seilhamer says
It was awsome !! I made it a second time but dipped in a egg wash and than in flour taco seasoning and sprayed with cooking spray and baked 1 hour at 390 and had awesome fried taco chicken .
Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says
That's great, I'll have to try that next time!
Richard Hicks says
I like this because few ingredients and not hard to do. WIll give it a try
Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says
I hope you enjoy the recipe Richard.
Lisa Brown says
Looks great, especially like the rice dish.
Anja Skrba says
This looks very easy to make...Will try it out tonight!
Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says
Thank you Anja!
Terry Poage says
Looks good and easy to make.