Sweet Chili Chicken Soft Tacos
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These Sweet Chili Chicken Soft Tacos are sweet and have 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 tacos as much as I do, be sure to check out my Mahi Mahi Street Tacos, Carnitas Street Tacos, or my Tomato Basil Soft Tacos.
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If yo are familiar with Mae Ploy Sweet Chili Sauce then you will love these Sweet Chili Chicken Soft Tacos! Mae Ploy is a sweet chili sauce that can be used on all kinds of things. Delaney, being from Maui, grew up around it because if its Asian roots. It's actually a Thai sauce, but it's used a lot in Hawaiian cooking as well.
Delaney has been making me Mae Ploy Chicken since we first met. This sweet and subtly spicy sauce is amazing on chicken and also really good with seafood. While Mae Play Sweet Chili Sauce is not organic, I have been searching for an organic version that lives up to the original. And, I finally found one at Whole Foods! The Whole Foods 365 Organic Sweet Chili Sauce tastes just like Mae Ploy, but organic! Finally — and since we don't have a Whole Foods here, I will buy every bottle they have in Palm Springs when we visit my dad haha!
So, we finally have a sweet chili sauce in our fridge again! I'm so excited because I love using this in Asian inspired recipes. It's also a great dipping sauce for seafood, like my Air Fryer Coconut Shrimp.
If you like tacos, and you like Asian food, then you will love these light, sweet, and subtly spice tacos! This recipe is so easy which is why we make it so often. First, I marinate chicken in Whole Foods 365 Organic Sweet Chili Sauce and then grill it up. Next, I make a slaw with cabbage, carrots, red onion, and bean sprouts. And I toss it with a store-bought organic Asian dressing, just your favorite one! And then I warm up some flour or corn tortillas and assemble the tacos with grilled chicken, a little drizzle of Whole Foods 365 Organic Sweet Chili Sauce on top, and then top it with slaw. It is literally the easiest and most delicious lunch or dinner!
Why You'll Love This Recipe
Sweet and Spicy: The sweet chili sauce adds a sweet and spicy element to these tacos, which is so good!
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.
Twist on a Classic: This is an Asian inspired twist on classic tacos. So, if you love tacos and Asian food, then you'll love this recipe.
Ingredients & Health Benefits
Chicken: Organic Prairie Chicken Breasts are my fave and you can easily order them online.
Sweet Chili Sauce: I use the Whole Foods 365 Organic Sweet Chili Sauce.
Cabbage: You can use organic purple or green. Cabbage is a cruciferous veggie that's great for your gut.
Carrots: Organic carrots have vitamin A.
Red Onion: I love organic red onion as it gives these tacos a little sweeter flavor that pairs well with the sweet chili sauce. Red onions are loaded with antioxidants.
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 are high in vitamin C which can promote skin health.
Tortillas: You can use flour or corn here. I use both with this recipe, but if you're gluten free, then use corn!
Tools Needed
Cast Iron Skillet (use code MIMIBAKES for 10% off your order!)
Grill (or you can use a cast iron skillet to cook chicken as well)
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Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
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.
Step 2
Heat your grill and grill chicken to sear the outsides. Continue to cook until it reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.
Step 3
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.
Step 4
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.
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.
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Sweet Chili Chicken Soft Tacos
Equipment
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
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