Description
Dill Pickle Ranch Smash Chicken Tacos are a delicious blend of flavors with crispy cheese, tangy dill pickles, and a creamy ranch sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- Salt and black pepper
- 8 small tortillas
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella or Jack
- 1/2 cup chopped dill pickles
- 2 tablespoons pickle brine
- 1 cup shredded cabbage
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese blended with 1 teaspoon ranch seasoning and a squeeze of lemon
Instructions
- Season ground chicken with garlic powder, paprika, salt, and black pepper and divide into 8 balls.
- Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Place a ball on a tortilla, top with 2 tablespoons of cheese, and smash thin.
- Cook the cheese side down for 2 minutes until frico crispy, then flip to cook the chicken for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Toss cabbage with chopped pickles and pickle brine to create a quick slaw.
- Blend cottage cheese with ranch seasoning and lemon for a drizzle.
- Fill each taco with slaw and drizzle with the ranch cottage sauce.
- Add extra pickle bits for crunch.
- Serve immediately for maximum crispy cheese edges.
Notes
- These tacos are best served fresh while cheese edges are crispy.
- You can adjust the amount of ranch seasoning to taste.
- Feel free to add additional toppings like avocado or hot sauce if desired.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tacos
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 34 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg