How to Cook Ground Chicken Recipe (Easy, Tacos)

Cooking ground chicken, especially for some easy tacos is so simple you'll be adding it to your regular routine today!

Prep Time2

Cook Time6

Total Time8

Course: main

Cuisine: American

Keyword: how to cook ground chicken

Servings: servings

Calories: 179kcal

Cost: $5

In a frying pan set over medium heat on the stove top, add oil to the pan. Use your fingers to break up and pull off pieces of the ground chicken in chunks and put into the pan.
Once the ground chicken is all added to the pan, use a potato masher to mash and break up the ground chicken into fine, small pieces. Repeat this as the ground chicken cooks.
Once the ground chicken is no longer pink, add the taco seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder and stir well.
Add 1 Cup of chicken broth to the pan and put a lid on the pan and allow to simmer over low heat for 5 minutes.
Remove the lid and if there is still water in the pan, increase the heat to medium high and allow the excess water to cook off. Once cooked off, taste to see if you want to add any salt and pepper.
Serve hot with taco base of your choice and toppings of your choice.

Chicken is very lean and you may not have any fat to drain, don't worry about this.
Chicken will need more seasoning than beef, usually.
Allow the meat to cook and sear well before trying to flip or turn. When the meat is completely seared, it will release from the pan, but before that, it will stick and it makes trying to brown the meat a bit nightmarish.
If you do not have a potato mashing tool, break up with a wooden spoon or spatula as best you can.
You probably will not need to add salt and pepper at the end, but keep it open as an option. Chicken often needs more seasoning than other ground meats.