Mole Chicken Tacos | Gimme Some Oven

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These Mole Chicken Tacos are made with my favorite shortcut 20-minute mole sauce, and they are full of the best rich and zesty flavors!  Feel free to swap roasted cauliflower for the chicken to make them vegetarian/vegan if you prefer.

Friends, have you been made a batch of my holy mole sauce yet?

If not, I say it’s time. And I say you use it to make these fabulous mole chicken tacos!! ♡

They’re easy to make with any kind of diced or shredded chicken (I used leftover baked chicken, but you could just as easily shred a rotisserie).  They’re tossed with the most heavenly, nutty, chocolate-y, savory and slightly-sweet shortcut mole sauce, that’s easy to make in just 20 minutes.  They can be made with your choice of corn or flour tortillas, or you can layer them up with rice to make burrito bowls instead.  And when piled high with all of your favorite toppings, I’m telling you, these tacos are just so, so good.

The whole recipe comes together in just 40 minutes or so.  But feel free to prep the chicken and/or sauce in advance, if you would like to assemble these little guys extra-quickly after work or if you’re serving a crowd at a party.  Oh, and I also totally recommend making a double batch of the mole sauce while you’re at it, because this stuff is crazy good on just about everything.

Alright, let’s make some mole chicken tacos!

Mole Chicken Tacos Ingredients:

To make these chicken mole tacos, you will need the following ingredients:

• Holy mole sauce: One batch of my favorite shortcut homemade mole sauce, which is easy to make in just 20 minutes!  Ingredients for the sauce include: oil, onion, garlic, flour (or you can thicken with cornstarch), veggie stock, almond (or peanut) butter, tomato paste, cocoa powder, salt and spices.
• Chicken: This recipe calls for 4 cups of cooked shredded or diced chicken, which you are welcome to cook however you would like!  (It’s a fantastic recipe to use up leftover chicken!)  I used my favorite baked chicken breasts recipe in the photos here, but this would also be a great occasion to make Instant Pot shredded chicken recipe too.  Or to make things even easier, you can just shred a rotisserie chicken.
• Tortillas: Either corn or flour — whichever you prefer.
• Avocados: Usually I say that avocados are an optional topping, but I think they’re essential in this recipe!  Their cool creaminess balances out the rich mole sauce perfectly.
• Lime wedges: A sprinkle of bright citrus also pairs perfectly with the mole sauce.
• Toppings, toppings, toppings: I recommend adding a bunch!  I’m especially partial to chopped fresh cilantro and diced red or white onions here.  But thinly-sliced radishes, crumbled cotija cheese, or sliced jalapeños would also be delicious additions.

How To Make These Chicken Tacos:

To make these mole chicken tacos, simply…

1. Cook the mole sauce. Prep the mole sauce on the stovetop, according to these recipe instructions.  Once it’s ready to go, reserve one cup of the sauce on the side, which we will use to drizzle on the tacos just before serving.
2. Toss the chicken. With the remaining mole sauce until it is evenly coated.
3. Assemble the tacos.  Then layer everything up!  Fill each tortilla with a generous scoop of the chicken, drizzle with a spoonful of extra mole sauce, top with avocado, a squeeze of fresh lime juice, and whatever other toppings sound good to you.  (You know me — I vote the more toppings, the merrier!)
4. Serve.  And enjoy!

Possible Variations:

There are all sorts of delicious ways that you can customize these mole chicken tacos if you would like!  For example, feel free to…

• Add beans: If you happen to have some black, pinto or refried beans on hand, they would be delicious in these tacos too.  (Plus, extra protein!)
• Add slaw: This easy cilantro lime slaw would also taste fantastic on these chicken mole tacos.
• Make it gluten-free: Just use corn instead of flour tortillas, and be sure to use a cornstarch slurry to thicken the mole instead of flour.
• Make it vegetarian/vegan: Feel free to use roasted cauliflower or roasted sweet potatoes in place of the chicken!
• Make it into burrito bowls: I also used the leftovers to make chicken burrito bowls one day, simply swapping rice in for the tortillas.  Delicious!

More Favorite Taco Recipes:

Looking for more great taco recipes?  Here are a few of my faves!

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