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!
Servings 11 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)*
Instructions
- Prepare Slow Cooker Fiesta Ranch Cream Cheese Chicken according to directions.
- (optional) Meanwhile prepare Tomatillo Ranch according to directions. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- 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.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes or until cheese is completely melted.
- 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.
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
**These tacos would also be delicious stuffed with: Mexican Chicken, Salsa Verde Honey Lime Chicken, Carnitas, Sweet Chipotle Pork, Burrito Filling