Mexican Shredded Chicken 
in Tacochilada Form

All Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 lb chicken breasts
• 2 Tbls Olive Oil
• 1 Roma tomato
• 2 Tomatillos
• 1/2 Med size white onion, diced
• 1 Red, Orange or Yellow Bell Pepper
• 2-3 Cloves fresh garlic
• 2 Tbls tomato paste
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/4 tsp cumin (or more if you like)
• 1/4 tsp chili powder
• Dash of red pepper flakes
• Salt & Pepper to your taste
• 12-14 Small Corn Tortillas
• Shredded Cheese
• Lime wedges
• Sour Cream
• Black Beans
• Avocado
• Salsa

Preparation:

• Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper.  Place them in a skillet with about 1″ of water, turning as you need to cook almost all the way through.  Note #1:  You do not fully need to cook the chicken this way you will cook it more after you shred it.  Note #2:  If you are crunched for time, you could skip this step by buying a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store and shredding that.
• While the chicken is cooking, mince the garlic, dice the onion, and chop the tomatillos, pepper and tomatoes.  Timing wise, when you pull the chicken off to start cooling for about 5 minutes (it’s easier and less painful to shred when not so hot), start about 2 Tbls olive oil in skillet over medium heat.  Reserve some of the water the chicken cooked in (if there is some left – sometimes it all evaporates or soaks into the chicken).
• Add onions to oil and saute till close to clear and tender…salt and pepper to your taste.  When onions are close to done, add garlic and peppers.  Cook till soft.  Then add tomatoes, tomatillos, tomato paste, cayenne pepper, cumin, chili powder and red pepper flakes.  Cook very breifly until the flavors meld.  **If you are making the guacamole recipe down below, make sure to reserve a small amount of the chopped onion and tomato.
• While the vegetables are cooking down, begin shredding your chicken.  This is best accomplished with two forks from my experience, but if it has chilled enough, you could use your hands as an alternative. 
• Add shredded chicken to mix and let everything work itself together.  At this point, if the mixture is kind of dry, add some of the reserved chicken water.  It is also a good time to test for flavor.  If you think it’s too mild, add more spices.  If you think it’s too spicy, add a little brown sugar to cut (only a little).  If it’s too runny, take the time to let some of the water heat and evaporate.  Sometimes, I even add more water to really heat and cook the flavors together.
• Open your can of black beans (or rinse re-hydrated black beans).  Dump into colander and rinse till almost cleaned.
• Take your corn tortillas and layer chicken mixture, black beans and shredded cheese.  Roll up and place in glass baking dish.  Bake in oven for 8-10 minutes.  The goal is to crisp the tortilla and melt the cheese, so it doesn’t need a long bake time.
• Serve with shredded cheese, sour cream, sliced avacado, salsa, taco sauce, lime wedges and chopped veggies (onion, tomato and lettuce).