Grilled Taco Chicken with Frito Slaw
This grilled taco chicken with frito slaw will become your new favorite dinner! Spiced taco seasoned chicken is grilled to perfection and served over crunchy, refreshing slaw with chili cheese fritos. Tastes amazing! And it's fun to serve too.
Ingredients
frito slaw
- 1 small head green cabbage, very thinly sliced
- 4 green onions, thinly sliced
- 2 jalapeno peppers, diced
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 10 ounces corn, cooked if frozen (I use a steamfresh bag)
- ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 (9oz) bag chili cheese fritos
creamy cilantro lime dressing
- 2 cups fresh cilantro
- 1 garlic clove
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoons honey
- ⅔ cup greek yogurt
- kosher salt and pepper
chicken
- 1 ½ pounds chicken thighs
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- kosher salt and pepper
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
frito slaw
- Combine the cabbage, green onions, peppers, black beans, corn and cilantro in a large bowl. Toss with a big pinch of salt and pepper. Drizzle half of the dressing on top. Toss well until everything is combined. Add more of the dressing until it’s coated as desired.
- Right before serving, add in the fritos. Toss well. The chips will be crunchy if you serve right after adding them. As it sits, they get a bit softer but they are still delicious!
creamy cilantro lime dressing
- Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend until combined.
chicken
- Preheat the grill to high. Let it heat for 10 minutes.
- Place the chicken in a dish and drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle on salt and pepper, then cover in the smoked paprika, cumin and garlic powder.
- Place the chicken on the grill and close the lid. Grill for 5 to 6 minutes. Flip and then grill for 5 to 6 minutes more, or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F. Let the chicken sit for 10 minutes before slicing or chopping.
- You can serve the chicken on the side or you can chop it up and add it directly to the slaw!
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