Shredded Chicken and Tomatillo Tacos with Queso Fresco

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I use Food Network recipes all the time, but rarely sign in and review. I just had to review this recipe though b/c it deserves 5 stars.
We've made this meal in our house for the past year or two. It is a hit every time. I serve the chicken with soft tortillas, shredded cabbage, sour cream and a Corona :
We like a little heat so I add chopped jalapeno pepper to the mix.
A+++. You could even do this on a stovel-top grill pan if the weather isn't cooperating.

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I doubled the recipe and thought I would have left overs, not! I thought my family was going to lick the bowl. Made it again a week later to the same rave reviews. I used our homegrown serrano peppers. Later in the week I used the roasted serrano peppers like butter to spread on cheese in Quesidillas, boy was that good.

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I pretty much followed the recipe; used only 5 small tomatillo's, added some green chilies I needed to use up and just used chedder cheese I already had. also I chopped up cabbage to top them with. These are really easy to make and the flavors go perfectly together. I will be making these a lot!!! Glad to find a yummy easy recipe, even my 15 month old loved them and she usually will not eat meat.

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I actually converted the chicken & tomatillo combination and put it into enchiladas- and used a verde enchilada sauce and mozzeralla cheese. It was amazing. The second time I made it, I added an extra poblano pepper and a jalapeno pepper. It is much better when you use a roasted chicken and shred it, then when you use other chicken parts. The meat is so much more tender.

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I made this with one less tomatillo, Spanish onion, and farmer's cheese since I had those on-hand. I didn't have the corn tortillas, so I used flour tortillas. To my knowledge I never have had serranos before, and boy were they hot! It wasn't unbearable, but it woke me up for a while. It was a good use for my left-over frozen fajita chicken. I did add about 1/4 t of kosher salt at the end. I think this would be a very healthy dish, too, if one is trying to eat healthy.

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This might be a dumb question, but do I peel off the blackened skin from the tomatillos/pepper or leave them??

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Made this the other night for my relatives visiting from Norway, wanted to give them a little spice. They loved it. It was easy, quick and light with a little salad on the side. Brought in the leftovers to share at work and everyone's asking for the recipe. This is a keeper Bobby!

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I made this receipe tonight and was impressed by how quickly everything went together and how well the flavors tasted. The lime and cilantro just take the flavor to a whole other level. I wasn't able to grill the serrano or tomatillos, so I just popped those babies under the broiler and waited until they blackened and sauteed them with a bit of kosher salt. Also subsituted white corn tortillas for the blue, since I haven't been able to find soft blue corn tortillas down here. Turned out great. My family says this is a keeper and can't wait until we have 'green' tacos again. Very rich, and very easy.

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Since my husband likes his food spicy, I opted to add an extra serrano pepper and reduce the honey to 1 Tablespoon. We have made this many times and it has become a favorite at our house. On one occasion I used tomatillos that were too big and it threw the proportions off, so now I stick to using the smaller tomatillos. This one is definitely a winner.

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I made this using chicken breasts marinated in Mojito Lime seasong marinade by Montreal Steak. Half way down the pkg is a variation for honey and lime so I used that one. Marinated the chicken for about 3 hours then just grilled them.

My girls went nuts. I used two serrano peppers for the Tomatillo sauce which was too hot for them but I loved it. I sliced the breast meat very thinly and bought small yellow corn tortillas. I did not add the chicken to the sauce instead I put the small corn torts sprinkled with fresco into the microwave for 15 seconds, then layered in two strips of the breast meat and topped with the tomatillo sauce and rolled it into tacos. YUMMMMMMM.