Restaurant-thentic Chicken Taco Salad

1) To begin the fiesta of flavors, add the first nine ingredients (chicken, water and spices) to a medium-large pot. You want to make sure your pot is small enough so that the water still covers all of your chicken, but is large enough so that you don’t have water boiling over the top.

2) Bring all of your ingredients in the pot to a boil over high heat. Boil for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low, and place lid on top of your pan (keep it cracked open a bit) and simmer the ingredients for 30-40 minutes, or until the chicken is no longer drowning in water.

3) Next, pull out a large plate or cutting board. Pull out a chicken thigh one at a time and use two forks to shred the meat. This may be a bit time consuming, but boy is it fun. Shred all of your meat while allowing the sauce to continue to cook until it is thick. Once the sauce is thickened, throw the meat back in and stir it back up. Let it soak up all of that extra moist, juicy flavor.

4) I’m sure your stomach is growling and grumbling by now. You’re almost there! Now it depends on how you wish to serve your taco. Would you like to do it salad style? You can toss the meat into a bowl, or even a taco shell shaped bowl to make it JUST like eating at your Mexican restaurant. You can eat it in a wrap, or even a crunchy taco shell. Put as much in as you desire, and then top with lettuce, cheese, any other toppings you crave, salsa… And ta da!

5) Now.. Go enjoy your Restaurant-Thentic Chicken Taco Salad!