The BEST Chicken Tacos recipe EVER!!!!

    This is the chicken tacos recipe that I stole...I mean... "borrowed" from my mom. It's by far the best recipe I've ever tasted when it comes to tacos. Don't believe me? Try it yourself! It's kinda a lot of work but its worth it. The shredded chicken turns out super full of flavor and really moist. This is also a great way to use leftover cooked chicken, just skip the boiling and shredding part. This recipe makes enough for about 18 tacos with leftovers the next day. I use the leftovers for nachos. Yum :)


You'll need:
1 whole chicken
1 green bell pepper
2 stalks of celery (without leaves)
1 T. extra-virgin olive oil
4 or 5 T. taco seasoning
Toppings of your choice (lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, 
sour cream, etc...)


   First, take the insides out of the chicken and dispose of them. Yuck :P Okay. Now put the chicken in a big soup pot and fill it with water about 2 inches up the side of the pot. Once it comes to a boil, cover with a lid. Now comes the really tedious part. Boil the chicken for (I know) an hour. Once it's done cooking, carefully take it out of the pot and put it on a plate, reserving the broth from the bottom of the pot (don't worry if there's fat floating around...it gets strained out later). 

  While the chicken cools, chop the celery and bell pepper.

Then heat the olive oil in a saucier or a large skillet, and add the veggies. Saute until soft, about 7 minutes. Then add 1 tablespoon of the taco seasoning to the veggies and stir. 

 

If the chicken is cool enough to handle, start shredding the meat with your fingers and tossing it in.

     While on medium heat, pour a quarter of the broth from the pot through a mesh strainer into the pan with the chicken and vegetables. While you continue to add chicken, alternate taco seasoning and broth, pausing in between to let the liquid evaporate, until you have used all of both .

   The meat is done! Now all you have to do is put the taco shells in the oven on 350 degrees for 7 minutes, and prepare the toppings for your super-yummy tacos :) There'e nothing wrong with having too much cheese...

 The last step is assembling the tacos. Just stuff it in and you're done! That wasn't so hard, was it? Enjoy!