BBQ Chicken Thigh Tacos with Apple Slaw & Chive Yoghurt

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Prep in 10 High protein New

BBQ Chicken Thigh Tacos with Apple Slaw & Chive Yoghurt

Prep time: 10 mins
Total time: 25 mins
Cuisine: Mexican
Food group: Poultry

Turn up Taco Tuesday with these show-stopping tacos. Think tender free-range British chicken thighs, glazed in a sticky and smoky homemade BBQ sauce. A crisp apple slaw for freshness and crunch. A creamy chive yoghurt to balance the flavours. All stuffed in Cantina del Sabor Cali street tacos, for those authentic Mexican flavours. Delish!

Cooking Instructions

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Before you start

  • Preheat the oven to 240C / fan 220C / gas mark 9 / air fryer 200C
  • Line a baking tray with parchment paper
  • Pull out a large frying pan, a large bowl, a small bowl & a grater

Get started

  • In the small bowl, combine the ketchup, smoked paprika, honey, half the vinegar and half the mustard. Season with salt and pepper
  • Lay the chicken thighs flat onto the lined baking tray, coat with half the sauce and drizzle with 1 tsp oil
  • Bake for 10 mins / air fry 10 mins

Make the slaw

  • Meanwhile, trim and finely slice the cabbage. Coarsely grate the apple. Finely chop the chives
  • To the medium bowl, add the cabbage, apple, half the chives and the remaining vinegar. Season with salt and pepper, mix well, then set aside

Glaze the chicken & make the sauce

  • After 10 mins, add the remaining BBQ sauce to the chicken and turn to coat, then bake for a further 6 mins / air fryer 5 mins, until the chicken is cooked through
  • Wash and dry the small bowl, then add the yoghurt, remaining chives and remaining mustard. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add a splash of water to get a drizzling consistency

Heat the tortillas

  • Heat the large frying pan on high heat. Once hot, add 3-4 tortillas to the pan and cook for 1 min on each side, until golden. Remove and repeat with the remaining tortillas (3-4 per person)

Plate up

  • Check your chicken is cooked through by inserting a skewer into the thickest part of the meat; the juices should run clear
  • Thinly slice the chicken against the grain
  • Serve the tortillas onto plates, spread each tortilla with a dollop of yoghurt and top with the slaw. Add the sliced chicken. Drizzle with the remaining BBQ sauce and yoghurt sauce to finish

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