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Crispy Chicken Tacos on a baking sheet lined with parchment topped with beetroot slaw.
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Crispy Chicken Tacos with Slaw

Delicious crispy chicken tacos with slaw - a great light mid week dinner option served with a vibrant beetroot & apple slaw. The perfect street food snack!
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Diet: Gluten Free
Servings: 4
Calories: 560kcal
Author: Sasha Hooper

Ingredients

Beetroot & Apple Slaw

  • ½ small green cabbage
  • 1 small beetroot
  • ½ apple
  • ½ red onion
  • ½ lime juice only
  • ½ cup Greek yoghurt
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180C/350F. Get out 3 shallow bowls suitable for dredging your chicken in. Line a baking sheet with greaseproof baking paper.
  • Place the flour into one bowl and season it lightly with salt and pepper. Crack the egg into the second bowl and lightly beat it - season this too. In the third bowl, mix together the panko breadcrumbs with the herbs, spices and salt.
    ½ cup all purpose flour, 1 egg, 1 cup panko breadcrumbs, 1 teaspoon smoked paprika, ½ teaspoon dried oregano, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon onion powder, ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper, ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • Cut each chicken breast fillet into 4 strips diagonally. Dredge each piece in the seasoned flour, before dunking in the beaten egg. Finally, coat each chicken piece in the seasoned breadcrumbs.
    1 pound chicken breast
  • Lay out the chicken pieces on the prepared baking sheet with wire rack. Spray each piece with a little cooking oil. Place in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden and cooked through.
    cooking spray
  • Serve each chicken piece inside a soft taco topped with beetroot & apple slaw, avocado, pea shoots or any greens of your choice and pumpkin seeds.
    8 soft taco tortillas, pea shoots or greens of choice, avocado and pumpkin seeds

Beetroot & Apple Slaw

  • Finely slice the cabbage using a mandolin or sharp knife. Coarsely grate the beetroot and apple (we find a food processor with the grating attachment the easiest way to do this!). Finely slice the red onion. Place your veggies in a mixing bowl. Mix together with the remaining slaw ingredients, taste and adjust seasoning as desired. 
    ½ small green cabbage, 1 small beetroot, ½ apple, ½ red onion, ½ lime, ½ cup Greek yoghurt, ½ teaspoon fine sea salt

Notes

  • We recommend tossing together your slaw just before serving and eating it straight away as it's best eaten fresh. 
  • We also recommend keeping one hand for flour/breadcrumbs and the other for egg dunking, to avoid getting clumpy hands! This makes it much easier for dredging the chicken.
  • Make sure to season all layers for the chicken to ensure you have flavoursome tacos.
  • You can flip the chicken half way through, but the recipe still works well without flipping. 

Nutrition

Serving: 2 tacos | Calories: 560kcal | Carbohydrates: 85.5g | Protein: 22.3g | Fat: 14.7g | Saturated Fat: 2.9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 61.5mg | Sodium: 1768mg | Potassium: 406.6mg | Fiber: 3.8g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 91.7IU | Vitamin C: 10.7mg | Calcium: 318mg | Iron: 4.5mg