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Chili Chicken & Shrimp Tortilla Bowls

09/06/2016 By Katrina

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These chili chicken and shrimp tortilla bowls with cilantro slaw and pico de gallo are a great way to pull a meal together fast, and still have it bursting with flavour and fresh ingredients! A total life saver on my busy sports nights!

These chili chicken and shrimp tortilla bowls with cilantro slaw and pico de gallo are a great way to pull a meal together fast!
I’ve already learned that my summer is going to be a hectic one. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights are lost to the kids sports, and while take out worked that first week, I quickly realized I was going to have to come up with meals I can whip up fast for everyone.

These chili chicken and shrimp tortilla bowls with cilantro slaw and pico de gallo are a great way to pull a meal together fast!
Walking down the grocery aisles I’d seen these OLD EL PASO tortilla bowls at Loblaws for a few weeks now, and they’d peeked my interest. With little ones in the house, traditional tacos always seemed like a disaster waiting to happen. I’ve made fajitas a few times, but the kids struggle to keep the wraps wrapped, and that’s not a mess I want to deal with on an already hectic night.

These chili chicken and shrimp tortilla bowls with cilantro slaw and pico de gallo are a great way to pull a meal together fast!
Tortilla bowls though, those seemed like such a great idea! The kids could pick it up and try eating it like a taco, but if that didn’t work out, all I had to do was hand them a fork. I was willing to give it a shot (spoiler alert, they’re AMAZING). They have mini sizes too, which I also bought, and they were even easy enough for Sophie to eat (she’s 2.5).

These chili chicken and shrimp tortilla bowls with cilantro slaw and pico de gallo are a great way to pull a meal together fast!
Bo isn’t a big taco guy, at least not the standard fare. If it’s ground beef and bean paste, he’s got no interest. Everyone in this house LOVES chicken and shrimp though. I like my Mexican inspired my meals to be bursting with fresh flavour, but these had to be fast too, I needed everything done in 30 minutes or less, so there couldn’t be a lot of complicated prep work.

These chili chicken and shrimp tortilla bowls with cilantro slaw and pico de gallo are a great way to pull a meal together fast!
First up was the bottom layer of my OLD EL PASO tortilla bowl – some cilantro slaw. I just whisked together some mayo, vinegar, garlic, jalapeños, honey, and lime juice, then tossed it up with a bag of  PC brand shredded cabbage mix and a handful of chopped cilantro. 5 Minutes from start to finish and this was ready to go. Seriously, FIVE MINUTES.

These chili chicken and shrimp tortilla bowls with cilantro slaw and pico de gallo are a great way to pull a meal together fast!
Next up it was time to make the pico de gallo. This was the most prep that I had all meal, and it was less than ten minutes. Just dice up a couple of seeded tomatoes (to seed them, just cut your tomatoes in half, then use your thumb to push the seeds out into the sink, it keeps your mix less runny), an onion, and some jalapeños. Toss it with some salt, garlic, lime juice, and cilantro, and you’re done. Notice how we’re pulling lime juice and cilantro through both? That means you only have to prep it once!

These chili chicken and shrimp tortilla bowls with cilantro slaw and pico de gallo are a great way to pull a meal together fast!
So, we’re at the half way point now, 15 minutes to go, and we’re up to the meat. This is the best part, seriously, because it’s SO easy and fast. I worked in two pans at the same time, but you could totally do it in one, and just add the shrimp when the chicken was half way done. Cut two chicken breasts up into bite size pieces. Put them in a pan with some oil, chili powder, and salt. Cook til they’re done. Do the same with the shrimp. 10 minutes, that’s all it takes to get it all prepped and cooked. This is when the fun happens – you get to fill the bowls. This is AWESOME for kids, because when they get to make their own dinner at the table, they are A LOT more likely to eat it!.

These chili chicken and shrimp tortilla bowls with cilantro slaw and pico de gallo are a great way to pull a meal together fast!
From start to finish I was only 25 minutes, and I had overflowing OLD EL PASO tortilla bowls absolutely jammed with a creamy and tangy cilantro slaw, tender bites of chili chicken and shrimp, and fresh bursts of pico de gallo. The kids went CRAZY for them, devouring the bowls from top to bottom, left to right, and there was NO MESS!!! Hallelujah! These bowls are my new best friend in the kitchen, and I can’t wait to experiment with more meals in them, like my pork carnitas, and I’m thinking brushing the inside with butter, sprinkling on some cinnamon sugar, then toasting the bowls before filling with some strawberries and cream might just be one of the best desserts of the summer.

These chili chicken and shrimp tortilla bowls with cilantro slaw and pico de gallo are a great way to pull a meal together fast!

Servings 6 generous servings

Chili Chicken & Shrimp Tortilla Bowls

15 minPrep Time

10 minCook Time

25 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

  • 1 package OLD EL PASO tortilla bowl
  • Creamy, Tangy, Cilantro Slaw
  • 3 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1 tsp white vinegar
  • zest and juice of 1 lime
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 jalapeno chili, seeded and minced
  • 1 bag mixed, shredded cabbage
  • freshly ground salt and pepper to taste
  • Pico de Gallo
  • 3 large, firm tomatoes, seeded and diced
  • 1 small, sweet onion finely diced
  • 1/4 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves, chopped
  • 1/2 jalapeno chili, seeded and minced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • zest and juice of 1 lime
  • freshly ground salt and pepper to taste
  • Chili Chicken and Shrimp
  • 2 tbsp olive oil, divided
  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
  • 1 lb medium sized shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 4 tsp chili powder, divided
  • 2 tsp kosher salt, divided

Instructions

Creamy, Tangy, Cilantro Slaw

In a medium bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, vinegar, lime zest and juice, honey, garlic, and jalapeno. Add the shredded cabbage and toss well to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and set aside.

Pico de Gallo

Add all ingredients to a medium bowl and toss to coat, seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.

Chili Chicken and Shrimp

Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in each of two pans. Add the chicken pieces to one pan, and the shrimp to the other.

Add 2 teaspoons of chili powder and 1 teaspoon of kosher salt to each pan. Cook, tossing frequently, until the chicken is cooked through, and the shrimp is no longer opaque, about 5 minutes, a little less for the shrimp.

Assembly

Place a layer of chicken and shrimp in the bottom of your tortilla bowl. Top with a layer of cilantro slaw, then more of the chicken and shrimp. Add the pico do gallo to the top of your bowl, along with a few sprinkles of cilantro. Sour cream and shredded cheese are some other great additions!

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Comments

  1. Cyn says

    12/06/2016 at 11:06 pm

    I love how quick and easy these are and how delicious it sounds! I can't wait to try your recipe. #client
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Hi, I’m Katrina…

I used to be a graphic designer who slept in every Saturday and ate out more than in. Now, I'm a stay at home mom of three little kids who loves cooking great tasting meals at home. I hoard a ridiculous amount of cookbooks, have been known to bbq in three feet of snow, and am obsessed with keeping things organized (though you'd never know it by the state of my house). More about me here...

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