
Ingredients:
- 8 small corn tortillas
- 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
- 4 oz reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup salsa
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup shredded lettuce
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- Lime wedges, for serving
Instructions:
- Prepare Chicken:
- Cook the boneless, skinless chicken breasts until fully cooked. Shred the cooked chicken using two forks.
- Make Cream Cheese Mixture:
- In a mixing bowl, combine the softened reduced-fat cream cheese, salsa, ground cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Mix until well combined.
- Mix Chicken with Cream Cheese Mixture:
- Add the shredded chicken to the cream cheese mixture. Mix until the chicken is evenly coated with the cream cheese mixture.
- Warm Tortillas:
- Heat the small corn tortillas in a skillet or microwave until warm and pliable.
- Assemble Tacos:
- Divide the cream cheese chicken mixture evenly among the warm tortillas.
- Add Toppings:
- Top each taco with shredded lettuce, diced tomato, and chopped fresh cilantro.
- Serve:
- Serve the low-point cream cheese chicken tacos with lime wedges on the side for squeezing over the tacos.
Nutrition Facts (per serving, makes about 8 servings):
- Calories: 200 kcal
- Total Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
- Sodium: 350mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 18g
- Dietary Fiber: 3g
- Sugars: 2g
- Protein: 18g
Note: Nutrition values are approximate and may vary depending on specific ingredients used.
- Small corn tortillas (8) – Points vary depending on the specific brand and size, approximately 1-2 points
- Boneless, skinless chicken breasts (1 lb) – Points vary depending on the specific preparation, approximately 1-2 points
- Reduced-fat cream cheese (4 oz) – 1 points
- Salsa (1/2 cup) – 0 points
- Ground cumin (1 teaspoon) – 0 points
- Chili powder (1/2 teaspoon) – 0 points
- Garlic powder (1/2 teaspoon) – 0 points
- Salt and pepper – 0 points
- Shredded lettuce (1 cup) – 0 points
- Tomato (1, diced) – 0 points
- Fresh cilantro (1/4 cup, chopped) – 0 points
- Lime wedges – 0 points
Adding up the points for all ingredients:
Total points = Points for tortillas + Points for chicken + 1+ 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0