Not your typical taco

Plum sauce chicken tacos with an apple,celery and bell pepper slaw

This may sound like an odd combo but the flavors work great together and make for an easy  and interesting twist to your taco tuesdays. If you'd like a more low carb option this can also be turned into a lettuce wrap. The inspiration for this dish came from the need to use a bunch of random things in my fridge. Also I had some amazing lettuce wraps at a place called Yard House and wanted to come up with a version of my own.

I need to give credit where credit is due, my mom gave my the idea to use apple. My mom and I were talking healthy recipes the other day and I mentioned how I wanted to make a carrot apple slaw of some sort.  So a few days later when I mentioned making a chicken plum sauce wrap, but was struggling to figure out the other components she brought up making the carrot apple slaw.

The recipe I will be sharing with you today is my second try of making this dish. I made a few tweaks to the way I cook the chicken as well as the slaw. 

Plum Chicken:

*every stove is different so please please please check your chicken and make sure it is fully cooked!

Ingredients:

• 1-2 boneless skinless chicken breast ( depends on how much you want to make)
• 3 tablespoons of plum sauce ( more or less to taste)
• 3-4 cloves of minced garlic

- Cut chicken breast into 1/2 inch wide strips. Heat a frying pan to medium high heat and grease pan with a bit of olive oil. Lay pieces of chicken breast in pan and let sear for about 1 minute on each side to create a golden crust. Turn down to medium heat and cover with lid. Let chicken cook for about 2 minutes, turn the pieces. Cover and let cook for another 2 minutes. Take chicken off heat and allow to rest on a cutting board for 5 minutes.

*See slaw recipe below

- Cut chicken into bite size chunks. In a frying pan roast your minced garlic with a small amount of olive oil over medium heat. Once your garlic is golden brown toss in the cubed up chicken. Add in the plum sauce and stir until coated. let cook for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  

Apple, celery and bell pepper slaw:

*ju·li·enne

ˌjo͞olēˈen/

verb

1. cut (food) into short, thin strips
2. .

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Fuji apple julienned 
• 1 celery stick julienned
• 1/4 yellow bell pepper julienned
• 1/2 lime juiced.

- While your chicken is resting chop your ingredients for the slaw.

 In a medium-small mixing bowl toss your apple, celery and bell pepper. squeeze the lime juice over the mix and toss until well coated.

  To put it all together I used a Wheat and black bean tortilla by Mission. put down my layer of chicken and topped with my slaw. On the side I made brown rice. This dish was simple, easy and fun to make for dinner. It brings a unique twist to a classic favorite. I hope you enjoy this recipe and I will have more fun unique recipes to come. 

As always, play with your food, experiment and enjoy.

Cheers,

   Angel