LIGHTER CHICKEN TACOS RECIPE | BBC GOOD FOOD
The same tasty Mexican dish with half the fat of standard tacos. Pile on the chicken, salsa and guacamole, and build yourself a delicious dinner
Provided by Angela Nilsen
Categories Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Supper
Total Time 1 hours
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Mix the oil with the cumin and paprika on a large plate. Sit the chicken on the plate and rub the spiced oil all over it. Season with pepper and a pinch of salt, then cover and set aside while you prepare the salsa.
- Heat the grill to high for 10 mins. Meanwhile, line a large baking tray with foil and lay the tomatoes (cut-side up) on it, along with the pepper and red onion. Brush the oil over the onion, and season the tomatoes and onion with pepper. Grill for 12-15 mins, turning the tomatoes and onion halfway through, until well charred. Remove (leaving the grill on) and set aside to cool – put the pepper in a bowl and cover with cling film so that it’s easier to skin later.
- For the guacamole, put the avocado in a bowl and briefly mash with a fork, leaving some chunky pieces for texture. Gently mix in the lime juice, spring onions, coriander and chilli flakes. Season with pepper and a pinch of salt.
- Re-line the baking tray with foil and lay the chicken on it, plump-side up. Grill for about 10 mins until cooked – there is no need to turn it. Meanwhile, scoop out and discard as much of the seeds and juice from the tomatoes as you can (so the salsa isn’t too wet), leaving the pulp and charred skin. When the pepper is cool enough to handle, peel off and discard the skin. Chop the tomatoes and onion, and dice the pepper. Combine in a bowl with the lime juice, cumin, chilli flakes, some pepper and a pinch of salt.
- When the chicken is cooked, remove from the grill, cover loosely with foil and set aside for 5 mins.
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Cut the chicken into chunky slices and spoon over the juices. When ready to serve, lay the taco shells on a baking sheet and warm through for 2-3 mins. Serve the chicken, taco shells, yogurt, lettuce, coriander and lime wedges in separate bowls, so that everyone can build their own tacos.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 477 calories, FatContent 24.1 grams fat, SaturatedFatContent 5.4 grams saturated fat, CarbohydrateContent 26.2 grams carbohydrates, SugarContent 9.1 grams sugar, FiberContent 9.5 grams fiber, ProteinContent 34.1 grams protein, SodiumContent 0.6 milligram of sodium
PULLED CHICKEN RECIPE | BBC GOOD FOOD
Remake a street-food favourite, pulled pork, with juicy chicken thighs to cut the calories for a healthy taco filling
Provided by Sarah Cook
Categories Dinner, Main course
Total Time 1 hours 50 minutes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hours 30 minutes
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Rub the chicken thighs with 1 tbsp of the chipotle paste and some seasoning. Mix the remaining chipotle paste with the passata, barbecue sauce, 100ml water and half the onion. Spoon the sauce into a roasting tin that will fit the chicken snugly in a single layer and add the chicken thighs. Cover tightly with foil and bake for 1 hr, then uncover, increase the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and bake for another 20 mins.
- Meanwhile, mix the remaining onion with the lime juice and some salt, and set aside while the chicken cooks. Mix all the beans in a saucepan with 100ml water and heat, ready to serve.
- When the chicken is really tender, use two forks to shred the meat into the sauce (discard the bones). Keep covered with the foil while you heat the beans for 5-10 mins until piping hot and not too wet, and warm the tacos following pack instructions. Stir the avocado and coriander leaves into the lime-onion mixture.
- Serve the pulled chicken and beans with shredded lettuce and tacos, or rice and lime wedges to squeeze over, if you like. Top with a spoonful of the avocado salsa.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 353 calories, FatContent 13 grams fat, SaturatedFatContent 3 grams saturated fat, CarbohydrateContent 25 grams carbohydrates, SugarContent 10 grams sugar, FiberContent 10 grams fiber, ProteinContent 29 grams protein, SodiumContent 1.2 milligram of sodium
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