Grilled Chicken Tacos With Bacon

Grilled Chicken Tacos with Bacon

What better way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo than with TACOS? Ok, ok, these Chicken BLT Tacos aren’t “authentic” but they are still delicious! You are going to love the bacon-y flavor in each bite. SO tasty! We made these the other night when we wanted to make grilled chicken tacos but also had some extra bacon we needed to use up. I mean, when is chicken and bacon ever a bad idea? We decided to add the bacon to the tacos and Whoah Nellie, it was GOOD. My kids liked it best with a little ranch dressing over the top. My husband and I loved it with just a little sour cream. Try it both ways, or use both! You can’t lose here.

Steps for perfectly grilled chicken

Grilled chicken tacos can seem intimidating because you are doing the chicken on the grill, but trust me, it is so worth it to grill it! Here are a few tips to make sure your grilled chicken turns out perfect every time:

Season your chicken: And don’t hold back. Be generous with the seasoning. I like using a little olive oil so the seasoning has something to stick to on the chicken. Just make sure you are getting an even distribution of seasoning all over the chicken. The more flavor the better! For this recipe we like to use our Homemade Taco Seasoning, click HEREUse a meat thermometer: When grilling the chicken ALWAYS be sure to use a meat thermometer. ANY time you do ANY meat on the grill, you will want to use a meat thermometer. Meat can be so tricky and in only a few short minutes it can get dry and overdone. Or worse, pull it off too early and it’s UNDERdone. Hacking the chicken in half to check doneness is not a great way to go. You will be letting all those juices drain out and you will have dry chicken before you know it. I can’t emphasize it enough, invest in a meat thermometer if you want perfectly juicy grilled chicken.Let it rest: You are going to be smelling that amazing grilled chicken smell and you will want to dig in right when you pull them off the grill– but resist! Just for a few short minutes. It is hard, I know. Let that chicken rest before cutting into it. It will taste better and will be more tender.

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Grilled Chicken Tacos With Bacon