Lemon Baked Chicken Soft Tacos

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 lbs broiler-fryer chickens
• 1 lemon, grated peel of
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 10 -12 soft flour tortillas, warmed (6- to 7-inch taco size)
• shredded lettuce
• chopped tomatoes or sliced tomato
• canned black beans or retried beans, heated
• bottled salsa or fresh salsa
• avocado, slices
• cilantro leaf (optional)

Recipe

• 1 remove neck, giblets and any excess fat from body cavity of chicken; discard.
• 2 rinse chicken well and drain.
• 3 turn wing tips under back of chicken.
• 4 it is not necessary to close body cavity with skewers or tie legs together with string.
• 5 place chicken, breast side up, on rack in aluminum foil-lined roasting pan.
• 6 in small bowl, combine lemon peel, juice and oil.
• 7 spoon lemon mixture over chicken and inside body cavity.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees f for 1 hour and 20 to 30 minutes, or until chicken is tender.
• 9 cool enough to handle.
• 10 cut chicken breast (both halves) off bone with skin intact; slice crosswise into thin strips, remove remaining skin from chicken.
• 11 remove cooked chicken from bones; shred or slice.
• 12 arrange shredded chicken on serving platter; top with sliced chicken breast.
• 13 serve chicken in warmed tortillas with additional accompaniments, as desired.