Dinner/ How to Recipes BY:Mireille PUBLISHED: 08/02/2022 UPDATED: 03/16/2024

Pulled Chicken Tacos With Beans

These pulled chicken tacos with beans are a great taco dinner!

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Add homemade taco seasoning and spice it up with your favorite hot sauce or peppers. Serve with corn tortillas so you can fold them and eat them. So, are you ready to learn how to make pulled chicken tacos? Let’s get started!

What You Need For This Recipe

To make this pulled chicken filling for tacos you need the following ingredients. Note that the full ingredients list, including measurements, can be found in the recipe card below.

Put them on your grocery shopping list and have them ready when you start:

Chicken breast – I use chicken breast in this recipe as you can shred them easily. You can also use chicken thighs which have more fat but also more flavor
Chicken stock cube – to add flavor to the shredded chicken we use chicken stock
Onion – I use white onion in this recipe you can use sweet white onion as well
Garlic – fresh garlic to add flavor to the chicken
Bell pepper – sweet red bell pepper adds texture and taste to the pulled pork
Sunflower oil – use a vegetable oil to cook the chicken like sunflower oil or olive oil
Tomato puree – use tomato puree to add a sauce to the chicken
Kidney beans – these red beans add texture to the pulled chicken
Hot sauce – (optional) If you like spicy you can add Sriracha sauce, chipotle in Adobo sauce, or hot peppers
Corn – add some sweet corn to the tacos
Taco seasoning – for the best taste add some taco seasoning to the chicken mix
Homemade corn tortillas – use store-bought or make corn tortillas yourself to wrap around the chicken mix

How To Make Pulled Chicken Tacos

To make this recipe you need pulled chicken first. Use your favorite way to prepare the chicken (pressure cooker or stovetop).

Then shred the chicken using two forks and pull it apart. Now it is time for the stew sauce. Dice the bell peppers, onion, tomato, and garlic.
Heat oil in a Dutch oven and add the vegetables. Stir continuously until the vegetables are soft and translucent.
Then add tomato puree, and taco seasoning, and add hot sauce. A little bit of chicken stock and kidney beans and add the chicken stock.
Put the lid on the pan and let it simmer for 25 minutes until the stew is nice and soft.
Preheat a cast iron skillet and heat the corn tortilla until you see brown patches. Heat the tortilla for 30 seconds per side and turn. Keep warm in a tortilla warmer or a clean kitchen towel.
Stack the pulled chicken bean filling on top of the corn taco and serve with your favorite topping.

Pulled Chicken Taco Recipe

Tacos are a top-rated recipe that you can make with many different ingredients. You can make Mexican tacos with pork, beef, shrimp, fish, and also with chicken.

You can grill your protein or you can shred it which means little meats which is what happens when you shred the beef, pork, or chicken.

Chicken is a great ingredient to use for your tacos. Especially when you use shredded chicken. Chicken is great to use as it is mostly very lean, it is a great source of protein, very versatile, and tastes great when you season it.

For this recipe, I used chicken breast but you can also use chicken thighs with or without bones. In any case, cook the skin without the skin. Chicken breast shreds very easily that is why I use it.

If you decide to use chicken thighs with bones the cooking time will increase because it takes longer to get it off the bone.

How To Shred Chicken

For this recipe, you can use rotisserie chicken and shred it from the bone. If you use chicken breast or chicken thighs you have several ways to shred it:

Instant Pot – the fastest way to shred chicken is to use your pressure cooker and pressure cook for 8 minutes. Shred the chicken
Stovetop – you can use the stovetop to make shredded chicken. Bring chicken broth to a boil and cook chicken for 20 minutes then shred

You can give the dish more flavor using chicken stock when boiling or pressure cooking the chicken breast but it is not a necessity. You can use plain water to boil the chicken before shredding.

See How To Make Pulled Chicken Tacos

Want to see how to make tacos with pulled chicken and beans. Take a look at the recipe video with step-by-step instructions in the recipe card below.

You can easily follow along and make this recipe at home.

Taco Toppings

You have many different taco topping options to add to your tacos:

How To Store Pulled Chicken Tacos

If you made a big batch or you have leftover pulled chicken you have several ways to store it. Let your filling cool completely before storing.

It is recommended to store the pulled chicken bean stew filling and corn tacos separately else the tortilla tacos will get very soggy:

Refrigerator – store your chicken filling in an airtight food container and keep it in the fridge for up to 3 days
Freezer – want to store it longer put the pulled chicken filling in an airtight container. Store for up to 2 months

How To Reheat Pulled Chicken Tacos

When you have leftover pulled chicken tacos you have several ways to reheat them:

Dutch Oven – the easiest way to reheat the pulled chicken filling is to preheat the Dutch Oven to medium. Then add the filling and a ¼ cup of water. Bring to the boil then reduce to a simmer. Heat for 5 minutes to heat it through. Meanwhile, heat the corn tortilla in a cast iron skillet
Oven – you can also reheat the bean stew filling in the oven. Preheat the oven to 425℉ and put the filling in a Dutch. Add ¼ cup of water and put the Dutch oven in the oven. Wrap the corn tortillas in aluminum foil and warm while the filling reheats Heat for 8-10 minutes. Stir halfway through and check if the filling is hot
Air Fryer – if you have a small amount, you can heat it in an Air Fryer. Preheat the Air Fryer to 400℉ for 3 minutes. Add the chicken taco filling to a cake pan with some water. Heat for 5-7 minutes or until hot. You can heat the corn tortillas in a skillet

Serve Chicken Tacos With

These Pulled chicken tacos are great to eat but taste so much better with these side dishes:

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