Name: Easy Tex-Mex Chicken Tacos
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Water - 4 cups; Yellow rice - 1 (16 ounce) package; Olive oil, divided (Optional) - 5 tablespoons; Boneless chicken, cut into 3/4-inch cubes - 1 pound; Chicken taco seasoning mix - 1 (1 ounce) package; Black beans, rinsed and drained - 1 (16 ounce) can; Shredded Mexican cheese blend - 1 ½ cups; Sliced olives - 1 (4 ounce) can; Jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced - 1; Corn tortillas - 12; Bacon grease - 1 tablespoon

Ingredients for - Easy Tex-Mex Chicken Tacos

1. Water 4 cups

2. Yellow rice 1 (16 ounce) package

3. Olive oil, divided (Optional) 5 tablespoons

4. Boneless chicken, cut into 3/4-inch cubes 1 pound

5. Chicken taco seasoning mix 1 (1 ounce) package

6. Black beans, rinsed and drained 1 (16 ounce) can

7. Shredded Mexican cheese blend 1 ½ cups

8. Sliced olives 1 (4 ounce) can

9. Jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced 1

10. Corn tortillas 12

11. Bacon grease 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Easy Tex-Mex Chicken Tacos

1 . Stage

Bring water to a boil in a saucepan; add rice and 1/4 cup olive oil. Bring liquid back to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover saucepan, and simmer until rice is tender, 20 to 25 minutes.

2 . Stage

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir chicken and taco seasoning mix until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 5 to 10 minutes. Mix rice, black beans, Mexican cheese blend, olives, and jalapeno pepper into chicken; cook and stir until heated through, about 5 minutes.

3 . Stage

Heat a separate skillet over medium-high heat; warm tortillas in skillet until pliable, 1 to 2 minutes per tortilla.

4 . Stage

Fill each tortilla with about 1/2 cup chicken-rice mixture, folding tortilla over filling.

5 . Stage

Heat bacon grease in a skillet over medium heat; fry the filled tortillas until crispy, 2 to 3 minutes per side.