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A tray of small tacos with ground chicken, bacon, lettuce and hot sauce.

Chicken Smash Tacos with Bacon

Published on July 20, 2023 | By

Layers of crispy chicken with your favorite taco toppings and a sprinkle of bacon piled onto a tortilla. Talk about a delicious flavor combination that you will love to make. 

We had to try the viral smash tacos, which live up to the hype! Hopefully, you will, too.

Chicken Smash Tacos with Bacon is the ultimate recipe to be having right now. It is so easy to make, feeds a hungry crowd, and each person can customize this quick and easy meal with their favorite toppings. Chicken smash tacos with bacon are guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser.

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Ingredients

  • 8 slices Hempler’s bacon
  • 1lb Isernio’s ground chicken
  • 1/2 yellow or white onion, finely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons taco seasoning
  • 8 small flour or corn tortillas
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 8 oz pepper jack or cheddar cheese, thinly sliced
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  • Toppings:
  • Finely chopped romaine lettuce, sliced green onion, sliced avocado, and hot sauce.

Instructions

  1. Cook the bacon. Place the bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook, flipping occasionally, until crisp. Remove bacon from the skillet and place on a paper towel-lined plate to drain. When the bacon is cooled, crumble it with your fingers or chop it with a knife.
  2. Make the taco filling. Season the ground chicken with taco seasoning and add finely chopped onion. Combine until well mixed and roll it into eight balls.
  3. It’s time to make a smash taco! Add meat mixture to your tortillas and spread out to the edges. Make sure it’s a thin layer.
  4. Heat your griddle or cast iron skillet over medium-high heat and drizzle with a light layer of olive oil when hot.
  5. Working in batches, put the tortillas and meat, meat side down in the pan. Smash the tortilla and meat as thinly as possible with a round burger press, a large spatula, or a small saucepan. Cook until the bottoms brown, approximately 3-4 minutes.
  6. Flip the tortilla and meat so the tortilla is face down in the pan. Then add your cheese. Cover with a lid to melt the cheese for 2 minutes.
  7. Time to enjoy! Transfer tacos to a plate or cutting board, add your favorite toppings, and finish with bacon crumbles.
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