
Chicken Tacos and Homemade Coleslaw
- Mini tortillas – I used 7…
- 750 grams chicken, cut into small chunks – I used 2 chicken breasts
- 100 grams-ish chopped lettuce
- 1 red onion, finely sliced
- 1 avocado (or guacamole)
- Jalapeños (optional) – I used ones in a jar
- Mayonnaise – to your heart’s content
- Cheese – never too much cheese
Chicken Seasoning
- Salt
- Pepper
- 2 cloves of crushed fresh garlic
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tbsp harissa paste – can be adjusted based on spice
- 1 tsp chilli powder (hot) – can be adjusted based on spice
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 white cabbage
- 1/4 red cabbage
- 1 red onion
- 2 carrots
- 2 tbsp roughly chopped parsley
Sauce
- 300 ml mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- Salt
- Pepper
- Season your chicken
- Mix all the spices, harissa, and lemon juice
- Coat the chicken evenly
- Leave to rest for 15-30 minutes to marinate
- Cook the chicken
- Heat a pan on medium-high heat
- Cook chicken for 6-10 minutes, until fully cooked
- Let it get slightly crispy for a bit of extra flavour
- Prep your tacos
- Preheat the oven to gas mark 6
- Fold your mini tortillas in half and put them in the oven for 2-5 minutes to get a taco shape
- Mash your avocado in a bowl with salt and pepper
- Chop lettuce and onion
- Grate cheese
- Build tacos
- Lay the guacamole as the base
- Follow with the lettuce
- I then laid 4 jalapeños on top of the lettuce (should’ve added more – you can add as many as you like)
- Mayo to your heart’s content
- The important layer – chicken
- Finally, cheese… all the cheese
- Finely shred both cabbages and carrots, and finely slice the onion.
- Mix the cabbages and carrots in a large bowl with the onion and add the parsley.
- Make the dressing by mixing together the mayonnaise, vinegar and sugar. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Toss the dressing through the cabbage mixture, and level to stand at least 30 minutes before serving.
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