Chicken Tacos recipe
Prep Time
30min
Cook Time
20min
Total Time
50min

Delicious homemade chicken tacos with fresh ingredients and homemade flour tortillas.

Ingredients

4 Servings
(1 serving = 2 tacos)

Flour Tortillas

  • 2cups
    all-purpose flour
  • 2tbsp
    olive oil blend
  • 1tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2cup
    warm tap water

Taco Filling

  • 2cups
    chicken breast fillet (strips)
  • 1cup
    chopped tomatoes (canned)
  • 1tbsp
    red chillies (finely sliced)
  • 1tsp
    garlic (minced)
  • 1tbsp
    cumin powder
  • 1tbsp
    smoked paprika
  • 2cups
    cocktail tomatoes (quartered)
  • 2cups
    butter lettuce (shredded)
  • 2cups
    cucumber (deseeded & diced)
  • 1/2cup
    red onion (julienned)
  • 2cups
    cheddar cheese (grated)
  • 2cups
    avocado (cubed)
  • 3tbsp
    lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
  • 3tbsp
    sunflower oil
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • coriander leaves (roughly chopped)

How to make Chicken Tacos

Flour Tortillas

  1. In a bowl, combine all the ingredients. Mix well with a spoon, then start mixing with your hands until the flour comes together into a ball. If the dough is too dry, add a little more water. If too sticky, add a little more flour.

    Step 1.1: In a bowl, combine all the ingredients
  2. Place the dough onto a lightly floured surface, then knead with the palms of your hands. The more you work the dough, the softer it becomes.

    Step 1.1: Place the dough onto a lightly floured surface, then knead with the palms of your hands
    Step 1.2: Place the dough onto a lightly floured surface, then knead with the palms of your hands
  3. Once your dough is smooth, divide it into equal round balls. On a lightly floured surface, roll out your dough with a rolling pin, from the center outwards, rotating the dough on each roll to help create a round wrap. Roll each wrap very thin, about 2mm thick. If you would like a perfectly round wrap, use a round plate to cut a perfectly round wrap.

    Step 1.1: Once your dough is smooth, divide it into equal round balls
  4. Heat a griddle pan on very low heat. Add a tiny bit of oil and tilt your pan to spread the oil. When warm, add one wrap and cook for about 3 minutes on one side. You will see bubbles appear on the top of the wrap, then flip the wrap to cook the other side. You want both sides to have golden brown markings.

    Step 1.1: Heat a griddle pan on very low heat
  5. Once cooked, place the wraps onto a plate and cover to keep them moist so they don't dry out. Wraps can be used immediately or frozen in an airtight container with greaseproof sheets in between wraps to prevent them from sticking to each other.

    Step 1.1: Once cooked, place the wraps onto a plate and cover to keep them moist so they don't dry out

Taco Filling

  1. Heat a pan to high heat, add the vegetable oil, then add the chicken strips. Sauté until golden brown, then turn down the heat to medium.

    Step 2.1: Heat a pan to high heat, add the vegetable oil, then add the chicken strips
  2. Add the cumin powder, smoked paprika, and sauté for 2 minutes. Add the chopped tomatoes, garlic, and chillies. Turn down to low heat and simmer for about 5 minutes. You should smell the Mexican aroma.

    Step 2.1: Add the cumin powder, smoked paprika, and sauté for 2 minutes
  3. In the meantime, have your salad and cheese ingredients ready.

    Step 2.1: In the meantime, have your salad and cheese ingredients ready
  4. Place the avocado cubes into a bowl and pour the freshly squeezed lemon juice over. Mix well but gently so the avocado does not turn brown.

    Step 2.1: Place the avocado cubes into a bowl and pour the freshly squeezed lemon juice over
  5. Now build your tacos, starting with lettuce in the center, topped with chicken, tomatoes, cucumber, red onions, cheddar cheese, and avocado. Make sure the tacos are not overfilled as they will be eaten by hand. The tacos must be able to be folded, resembling a sandwich.

    Step 2.1: Now build your tacos, starting with lettuce in the center, topped with chicken, tomatoes, cucumber, red onions, cheddar cheese, and avocado
    Step 2.2: Now build your tacos, starting with lettuce in the center, topped with chicken, tomatoes, cucumber, red onions, cheddar cheese, and avocado

Tips & Tricks

  1. If the dough is too dry, add a little more water. If too sticky, add a little more flour.

  2. To keep the tortillas moist, cover them with a cloth after cooking.

  3. For a perfectly round tortilla, use a round plate to cut the dough.

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Recipe by

Anna Middleton

(@chefanna)

I have been a professional South African chef for 18 years, now teaching kids & adults how to cook by using their instincts. I...