Sweet Chili Chicken Soft Tacos
These Sweet Chili Chicken Soft Tacos are sweet with a subtle kick! I marinate the chicken in sweet chili sauce and grill it up. I add that into flour tortillas and make a slaw with cabbage, carrots, red onions, and bean sprouts! These easy tacos are ones you'll want to make over and over again!
If you love organic tacos as much as I do, be sure to check out Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Street Tacos, Tomato Basil Soft Tacos, Chili Lime Ahi Fish Tacos, or BBQ Chicken Tacos.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Recipe Name: Sweet Chili Chicken Soft Tacos
- Ready In: 40 minutes
- Makes: 6 servings
- Main Ingredients: chicken breasts, sweet chili, cabbage, tortillas
- Flavor Profile: sweet with a little heat
- Dietary Info: eggless, no seed oils, gluten free, dairy free
- Difficulty: Easy!
- Why You’ll Love It: Asian twist on taco night
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Sweet and Spicy: The sweet chili sauce adds a sweet and spicy element to these chicken tacos, which is so good! If you love sweet chili, also try Sweet Chili Baby Back Ribs, Honey Garlic Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner and Sesame Ginger Salmon Bowls With Quinoa.
- Simple: This recipe is incredibly simple as I'm using a store-bought Asian dressing for the slaw. You can make your own if you prefer too. If I'm making my own, I usually just use a little coconut aminos, sweet chili, ginger, and sesame seeds – that's it!
- Twist on a Classic: This is an Asian inspired twist on classic chicken tacos. So, if you love tacos and Asian food, then you'll love this recipe.
- Great for Leftovers: These spicy chicken tacos are perfect for meal prep and leftovers. Easily reheat chicken and tortillas and assemble for a quick lunch.
- Gluten Free: Made with corn tortillas, these chicken tacos are naturally gluten free!
Ingredients
- Chicken: I use organic chicken breasts for a light and lean option, but thighs also work too.
- Sweet Chili Sauce: I use the Whole Foods 365 Organic Sweet Chili Sauce. You can use your favorite!
- Cabbage: You can use organic purple or green.
- Carrots: Organic shredded carrots add a little sweetness here, which I love.
- Bean Sprouts: Organic bean sprouts may be one of the most difficult produce items to find organic (for me at least) so it's a real treat when we get them. They add a wonderful crunch and texture to these Sweet Chili Chicken Soft Tacos.
- Tortillas: You can use flour or corn here. I use both with this recipe, but if you're gluten free, then use corn!
*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.
Tips
- If you don't have time to marinate overnight, you can do for an hour and you'll still get added flavor!
- You don't have to grill the chicken, though I like the charred flavor it brings. You can also pan fry or bake as well if you prefer. If you want grilled flavor without a grill, pan fry in a cast iron grill skillet for grill marks without a grill!
- Use flour or corn tortillas, either works!
- For meal prep or leftovers, don't dress all the slaw if you are meal prepping or will have leftovers as it can become soggy. Just dress what you'll eat now.
How to Make Sweet Chili Chicken Soft Tacos
- In a large bowl, marinate the chicken with the sweet chili sauce. Coat it generously and cover and place in the fridge for 24 hours.
- Heat your grill and grill chicken to sear the outsides. Continue to cook until it reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.
- To make the slaw: In a large bowl add the carrots, red onion, cabbage, and been sprouts. Dress with the Asian dressing to coat completely.
- To assemble tacos: In a large skillet, warm flour tortillas. Cut chicken into slices. Place sliced chicken on top of warm tortillas.
- Drizzle a little bit of sweet chili sauce on top, and top with slaw.
What to Serve With Sweet Chili Chicken Soft Tacos
- Try Garlic Lime Hummus with tortillas chips as an appetizer or side!
- Add my Easy Bone Broth Rice as a side (pro tip: use Kettle and Fire Turmeric Ginger Bone Broth for added flavor!).
- Enjoy with tortilla chips and Organic Homemade Salsa With Fresh Tomatoes and 3 Ingredient Mango Guacamole.
- Make Chinese Five Spice Garlic French Fries as a side dish.
Recipe FAQ's
Yes, sweet chili is also great with pork or steak if you want to change it up.
Yes, feel free to use green onions in place of red or even bell peppers would make a great addition.
Yes, you can use beef, pork, or shrimp. All of these go incredibly well with the sweet chili.
Yes, you can use corn tortillas for gluten free.
Yes, you can easily prep the chicken the day before. I like to cook it and then chop it into small cubes and add into a tupperware. I also like to chop red onion and cabbage and add into a tupperware. This makes it super easy to just prep tacos whenever you're ready as all you need to do is heat chicken, warm tortillas and assemble.
These are a mild spice, sweet first with just a little heat!
Up to a week in the fridge.
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Sweet Chili Chicken Soft Tacos
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Grill
- Cutting Board
- Knife
- Cast Iron Skillet
Ingredients
Chicken
- 2 pounds chicken breasts
- ½ cup sweet chili sauce (or more, be sure to coat completely)
Slaw
- 2 to 3 large carrots (grated)
- ½ red onion (diced)
- ¼ cabbage (chopped)
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- Asian dressing
For Serving
- 12 corn tortillas
Instructions
- In a large bowl, marinate the chicken with the sweet chili sauce. Coat it generously and cover and place in the fridge for 24 hours.
- Heat your grill and grill chicken to sear the outsides. Continue to cook until it reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.
- To make the slaw: In a large bowl add the carrots, red onion, cabbage, and been sprouts. Dress with the Asian dressing to coat completely.
- To assemble tacos: In a large skillet, warm flour tortillas.
- Cut chicken into slices. Place sliced chicken on top of warm tortillas, drizzle a little bit of Mae Ploy sauce on top, and top with slaw.
- Serve immediately.
- Store extra chicken and slaw in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Notes
- If you don't have time to marinate overnight, you can do for an hour and you'll still get added flavor!
- You don't have to grill the chicken, though I like the charred flavor it brings. You can also pan fry or bake as well if you prefer. If you want grilled flavor without a grill, pan fry in a cast iron grill skillet for grill marks without a grill!
- Use flour or corn tortillas, either works!
- For meal prep or leftovers, don't dress all the slaw if you are meal prepping or will have leftovers as it can become soggy. Just dress what you'll eat now.
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Love how these tacos are slightly sweet and a little spicy!