Chicken and black beans tacos
Background
These Mexican-style chicken and black beans tacos or tortilla wraps are perfect for laid-back dinner parties or weekend family meals. You can prepare the chicken and bean filling ahead - actually, it tastes even better when precooked -Β and the only thing youβll need to do before serving is making some salsa or guacamole and char the tortilla wraps. My version is dairy-free, but you can serve it with grated cheese and/or soured cream, if you prefer.
Ingredients
- 1 red onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 jalapeno chilli
- 300g chicken breast or thigh fillets
- ½ tsp ground coriander
- Β½ tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 Tbsp tomato purée
- 500 ml chicken stock
- 1 tin black beans, drain
- 1 small tin of sweetcorn
- 100g green beans/spinach
- 2 Tbsp chopped coriander
- Juice of 1 lime
- To serve:
- 1 bunch of spring onions
- Chopped tomatoes or salsa
- Chopped coriander leaves
- Sour cream (optional)
- guacamole (optional)
- lime juice
- Tortilla (corn or gluten-free)
Instructions
- Finely chop the onion and garlic. Deseed the chilli and remove the veins, if you prefer it mild. Dice the chicken into 2cm cubes.
- Heat the oil in a large pan, add the onion and sautΓ© for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and chilli, cook for another minute. Add the chicken and cook until it starts browning, for about 5 minutes, while stirring.
- Stir in the tomatoes purée and herbs. Coat well, while stirring, for a minute or so.
- Add the chicken stock and bring to the boil. Cook for 15 minutes over medium heat.
- Add the black beans, season to taste, and cook for another five minutes.
- Add the sweetcorn and chopped green beans/spinach, cover and cook for 3-5 minutes until the spinach has wilted or the beans are tender. Turn off the heat, stir in the coriander leaves and some lime juice. Rest under cover.
- When youβre ready to serve, heat a pancake or cast iron flat pan and lightly char the tortilla.
- Add dollops of the chicken& bean mixture to each tortilla, garnish with spiced salsa or chopped tomatoes, spring onions, coriander leaves, guacamole and sour cream (if liked) or a squeeze of lime juice.
- Wrap them up and serve immediately.
Categories
- Meal Type: - Lunch - Supper
- Cuisines: - Mexican - Tex-Mex
- Occasions: - Fathers Day - Halloween - New Year - Parties - Sports Food
- Ingredients: - Beans - Chicken & Turkey
- Health and Diet: - Combination - Dairy Free - Egg Free - Gluten Free - High Fibre - Low Carb - Nut Free - Sugar Free
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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