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Baked Fiesta Ranch Chicken Tacos

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EASY Baked Fiesta Ranch Chicken Tacos piled with refried beans, fiestalicious Slow Cooker Mexican Cream Cheese Chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, and Tomatillo Avocado Ranch is a heavenly symphony of flavors and textures in every bite!  


Your family will love these crunchy baked chicken tacos and YOU will love how easy the dump and run Ranch Cream Cheese Chicken makes this chicken taco recipe!  EASY Baked Fiesta Ranch Chicken Tacos piled with refried beans, cheese and the most amazing slow cooker chicken making assembly a snap! My family begs for these tacos weekly! And don't skip the Tomatillo Avocado Ranch - its to die for!

Did you grow up on Baked Tacos in the crispy shell?   The ground beef variety were a staple at our house along with Chicken Divan, Sloppy Joes and Whipped Potatoes with Sauce.   My mom always kept a few packages of  hard shells on hand for quick, easy dinners – the kind that come together so quickly you actually feel somewhat guilty but should just feel smart instead because everyone loooooooves Baked Tacos night!

EASY Baked Fiesta Ranch Chicken Tacos piled with refried beans, cheese and the most amazing slow cooker chicken making assembly a snap! My family begs for these tacos weekly! And don't skip the Tomatillo Avocado Ranch - its to die for!

These Baked Tacos could be stuffed with all sorts of meat fillings from my Mexican Chicken to Salsa Verde Honey Lime Chicken to Carnitas, to Sweet Chipotle Pork and even my Burrito Filling would actually be crazy good, but for these tacos, I chose my AH-mazing Slow Cooker Fiesta Ranch Cream Cheese Chicken!  Its creamy, packed with spices and the tang of ranch.  Think Mexican Ranch Chicken and think DE-licicous!

EASY Baked Fiesta Ranch Chicken Tacos piled with refried beans, cheese and the most amazing slow cooker chicken making assembly a snap! My family begs for these tacos weekly! And don't skip the Tomatillo Avocado Ranch - its to die for!

How to make Baked Chicken Tacos

To make these easy baked chicken tacos, you first make your Fiesta Ranch Chicken in the slow cooker which only requires adding ingredients and stirring –  sooooo easy.  You could even make this chicken a day/days ahead of time and keep it on hand for when you are ready to make these tacos – just reheat before assembling.  While your Tacos are baking you can whip of some Mexican Rice and your whole family will be singing your praises.

 To make, line up your taco shells in a 9×13 casserole dish – I use the Stand N’Stuff Taco Shells which are super convenient and such an improvement over the traditional ones that I always tried to keep upright as a kid.  Layer your shells with creamy refried beans….

EASY Baked Fiesta Ranch Chicken Tacos piled with refried beans, cheese and the most amazing slow cooker chicken making assembly a snap! My family begs for these tacos weekly! And don't skip the Tomatillo Avocado Ranch - its to die for!

Stuff with can’t-stop-eating Fiesta Ranch Chicken…

EASY Baked Fiesta Ranch Chicken Tacos piled with refried beans, cheese and the most amazing slow cooker chicken making assembly a snap! My family begs for these tacos weekly! And don't skip the Tomatillo Avocado Ranch - its to die for!

Top with lots of cheeeeeeese…

EASY Baked Fiesta Ranch Chicken Tacos piled with refried beans, cheese and the most amazing slow cooker chicken making assembly a snap! My family begs for these tacos weekly! And don't skip the Tomatillo Avocado Ranch - its to die for!

Bake for 15 minutes while you prep your favorite toppings…

 EASY Baked Fiesta Ranch Chicken Tacos piled with refried beans, cheese and the most amazing slow cooker chicken making assembly a snap! My family begs for these tacos weekly! And don't skip the Tomatillo Avocado Ranch - its to die for!

Pile with lettuce, tomatoes and any of your favorite toppings from avocados to cilantro, to salsa verde, to pico de gallo to hot sauce…

EASY Baked Fiesta Ranch Chicken Tacos piled with refried beans, cheese and the most amazing slow cooker chicken making assembly a snap! My family begs for these tacos weekly! And don't skip the Tomatillo Avocado Ranch - its to die for!

And marry it all together with something creamy, either sour cream, ranch or I like to use my reader’s favorite (and mine!) 5  Minute Blender Tomatillo Avocado Ranch and if you are feeling extra gourmet, top it all off with my Homemade Salsa or  Pico de Gallo !  You won’t be sorry.

EASY Baked Fiesta Ranch Chicken Tacos piled with refried beans, cheese and the most amazing slow cooker chicken making assembly a snap! My family begs for these tacos weekly! And don't skip the Tomatillo Avocado Ranch - its to die for!

This Tomatillo Avocado Ranch makes absolutely everything better.  It tastes like creamy, velvety avocado ranch with a Mexican fiesta flair added by the avocado, tomatillo, jalapeno, garlic, cilantro, lime and smoked paprika.  Layers of herbs, layers of spice, layers of luscious goodness that just make these Fiesta Ranch Chicken Tacos that much  more obsessive worthy.

EASY Baked Fiesta Ranch Chicken Tacos piled with refried beans, cheese and the most amazing slow cooker chicken making assembly a snap! My family begs for these tacos weekly! And don't skip the Tomatillo Avocado Ranch - its to die for!

These Fiesta Ranch Chicken Tacos have it all –  from the crunchy shell, to the creamy beans, to the tender, flavor exploding chicken, to the fresh lettuce and tomatoes and the velvety tangy Tomatillo Ranch.  And with one bite they will have your heart…

  EASY Baked Fiesta Ranch Chicken Tacos piled with refried beans, cheese and the most amazing slow cooker chicken making assembly a snap! My family begs for these tacos weekly! And don't skip the Tomatillo Avocado Ranch - its to die for!

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EASY Baked Fiesta Ranch Chicken Tacos piled with refried beans, cheese and the most amazing slow cooker chicken making assembly a snap! My family begs for these tacos weekly! And don't skip the Tomatillo Avocado Ranch - its to die for!

If you love everything Tacos, be sure to check out some of my favorites from Chili Lime Chicken Tacos, Red Curry Beef Tacos, Baja Fish Tacos, Blackened Fish Tacos, Salsa Verde Chicken Tacos, Buffalo Chicken Tacos,  Honey Chipotle Chicken Tacos, Taco Pasta, Taco Spaghetti, Taco Soup and on and on…

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Baked Fiesta Ranch Chicken Tacos
EASY Baked Fiesta Ranch Chicken Tacos piled with refried beans, fiestalicious Slow Cooker Mexican Cream Cheese Chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, and Tomatillo Avocado Ranch is a heavenly symphony of flavors and textures in every bite!  The dump and run chicken is made in advance making assembly a snap!
EASY Baked Fiesta Ranch Chicken Tacos piled with refried beans, cheese and the most amazing slow cooker chicken making assembly a snap! My family begs for these tacos weekly! And don't skip the Tomatillo Avocado Ranch - its to die for!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes plus slow cooker time
Servings
tacos
Ingredients
Tacos
  • 1 Recipe Slow Cooker Fiesta Ranch Cream Cheese Chicken
  • 11 stand up hard taco shells
  • 1 16 oz. can refried beans
  • 2 cups Mexican cheese blend or 1 cup Monterrey and 1 cup sharp cheddar
  • 1 Recipe Tomatillo Avocado ranch (optional but recommended)*
Toppings (pick your favs)
  • lettuce
  • Tomatoes
  • Avocadoes
  • Guacamole
  • sour cream
  • cilantro
  • salsa
  • hot sauce
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes plus slow cooker time
Servings
tacos
Ingredients
Tacos
  • 1 Recipe Slow Cooker Fiesta Ranch Cream Cheese Chicken
  • 11 stand up hard taco shells
  • 1 16 oz. can refried beans
  • 2 cups Mexican cheese blend or 1 cup Monterrey and 1 cup sharp cheddar
  • 1 Recipe Tomatillo Avocado ranch (optional but recommended)*
Toppings (pick your favs)
  • lettuce
  • Tomatoes
  • Avocadoes
  • Guacamole
  • sour cream
  • cilantro
  • salsa
  • hot sauce
EASY Baked Fiesta Ranch Chicken Tacos piled with refried beans, cheese and the most amazing slow cooker chicken making assembly a snap! My family begs for these tacos weekly! And don't skip the Tomatillo Avocado Ranch - its to die for!
Votes: 0
Rating: 0
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Instructions
  1. Prepare Slow Cooker Fiesta Ranch Cream Cheese Chicken according to directions.
  2. (optional) Meanwhile prepare Tomatillo Ranch according to directions. Refrigerate until ready to use.
  3. Preheat oven to oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x13 baking dish with standing taco shells. Spread 2 tablespoons refried beans on the bottom of each taco shell. Top beans with chicken and a generous amount of cheese.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes or until cheese is completely melted.
  5. Top cheesy tacos with lettuce and other desired toppings and highly recommended Tomatillo Avocado Ranch or, if not using, top with sour cream or traditional ranch.
Recipe Notes

*You will not use all of the dressing on the tacos, but I still recommend making the whole recipe because you will want to use it on everything!
**These tacos would also be delicious stuffed with: Mexican Chicken, Salsa Verde Honey Lime Chicken, Carnitas, Sweet Chipotle Pork, Burrito Filling

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  1. laura says

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    Jen, love your recipes! Do you use bone in, skin on chicken breasts in the slow cooker? Can’t wait to try this.

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    • Jen says

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      Hi Laura, thank you for trying my recipes! I love hearing you are enjoying them! I use boneless skinless chicken breasts 🙂

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  2. Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

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    My family loves baked tacos! I always make the chicken in my slow cooker too! Love it! I need to try your Fiesta Ranch recipe!

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    • Jen says

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      Baked tacos are the best and I agree slow cooking chicken is the way to go! I hope you like this version!

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  3. Teri Giese says

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    Sweetie,nothing you create could ever be boring!lol!!Made your million dollar mac and cheese;the 19 year old LOVES it!!Have made no less than 6 baked,4 crockpot,4 stovetop mac and cheese recipes.This was the best!As well as , having made every Mexican recipe on your blog,(I think).Time to make your pork carnitas,they are calling my name!Then onto these tacos.Love baked tacos,since I reprinted this entire post,am good to go!THANKS DOLL!!xoxo

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    • Jen says

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      LOL! The creative process in recipe development is one of my favorites! I am so honored/flattered that you love the Mac and Cheese so much after all the recipes you’ve put to the test! It is definitely one of my favs as well 🙂 That is so awesome you have also made all of my Mexican recipes, I am excited for you to add this one to the list! Thanks so much Teri, you are the best!

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  4. Layne Schwabedissen says

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    I haven’t had tacos like this in the longest time! Memories! Loved the unique chicken too 🙂

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    • Jen says

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      Right?! It had been forever since I had hard taco shells too – but now that they are back on my radar – so many possibilities!!!

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  5. Jen says

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    HI Jen, It’s Jen … Belnap, from church. I’m making this meal tonight, and I cannot wait to see how it turns out.
    I’ve had so much fun reading lots of your posts on this site. Hopefully I will see you in the hallways at church (I’m still in primary) soon!

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    • Jen says

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      Hi Jen, it is so nice to hear from you! That is awesome you discovered my site and made this recipe last night – I hope it was a winner with the whole fam! Let’s get together soon!

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  6. pamela says

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    I just want to say jen I made the baked fiesta ranch chicken tonight and the sauce that u recommended it was awesome my husband loved tomatillo avocado ranch dressing was very good on the taco’s thanks again 4 a great recipe will be making this again

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  7. Leanne says

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    Are these good leftover or would it be better to only make what I plan on eating at that time?

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    • Jen says

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      Hi Leanne! I think they reheat well. Like all leftovers, they lose a little moisture so you may want to stir in a splash of milk when reheating but I would recommend it!

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