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Spicy chicken tacos with slaw and avocado dressing

Crunchy slaw with creamy avocado and yoghurt dressing partner perfectly with these high protein spicy chicken tacos. They are a must make taco this summer season!

  • Time to make: 30 mins, plus 2-3 hrs marinating
  • Serving: 8 people (2 per serve)
Ratings: 4.7
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • ½ teaspoon chilli flakes
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ¼ cup lime juice
  • 1kg skinless chicken breast fillets, halved horizontally
  • ½ (450g) red cabbage, finely shredded
  • 4 large carrots, grated
  • 1 cup roughly chopped fresh coriander
  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 large avocado, mashed
  • ½ cup low-fat plain yoghurt
  • cracked black pepper
  • 16 small corn tortillas, warmed, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 In a large glass or ceramic dish, combine spices, chilli flakes, olive oil and 2 tablespoons of the lime juice. Add chicken and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 2–3 hours.

    2 Preheat barbecue or large chargrill pan to medium-high. Grill chicken for 3–4 minutes each side, or until golden and cooked through. Place on a large plate, loosely cover with foil and set aside to rest for 5 minutes. Thinly slice the chicken.

    3 Meanwhile, in a large bowl combine cabbage, carrot, coriander and red onion. In a small bowl, mix avocado, yoghurt and remaining lime juice until smooth. Season with cracked black pepper.

    4 To serve, fill tortillas with chicken, slaw and avocado dressing and divide among 8 plates.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check spices and tortillas are gluten free.

    One comment on Spicy chicken tacos with slaw and avocado dressing

    1. Natasha Sumner August 3, 2021 at 7:46 pm #

      Delicious and fresh recipe, next time I’ll reduce the lime juice in the avocado dressing as it was very overpowering.

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