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A ground chicken taco recipe you'll want to dig into all season.

Upgrade Your Taco Tuesday With This BBQ Twist

BBQ Chicken Tacos Recipe For Taco Tuesday

Last week we showed you how to whip up a delicious firecracker chicken dish for dinner, and this week we're up-leveling Taco Tuesday in our latest collaboration with Perdue. This easy-to-make meal is the ultimate crowd pleaser and chockfull of simple ingredients like PERDUE® FRESH GROUND CHICKENand a colorful array of veggies for a bright slaw finish. Keep reading to find out how to make it yourself!


BBQ Ground Chicken Tacos

Taco Ingredients

Makes 8 Tacos

Ingredients:

  • 1 pack PERDUE® FRESH GROUND CHICKEN (1 LB.)
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/4 cup BBQ sauce
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • 4 cups shredded cabbage (from 1/2 small head)
  • Juice from one lime
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 small carrot, grated
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Step One

BBQ chicken ground chicken meat in skillet

Add olive oil, one pack of PERDUE® FRESH GROUND CHICKEN, garlic powder and smoked paprika to a pan. Cook until browned, then add BBQ sauce and stir until warm.

Step Two

chopping cabbage cutting board

Slaw time! Chop up rainbow-bright veggies like cabbage and cilantro, and grate carrots.

Step Three

mixing taco slaw together with carrots cabbage and cilantro

Combine salt, mayo, and lime juice, then toss in the cut veggies and combine until covered.

Step Four

chicken taco recipe plated

Add the ground chicken to a small taco tortilla, top with slaw, and finish with a fresh squeeze of lime!

Art direction and recipe development by Alonna Morrison. Photography by Jackie Osborne.

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c.liz
23 Mar, 2021
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this is amazinggg

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