Chicken and Avocado Soft Tacos

These tacos are versatile, yum and incorporate all 5 food groups. Consider halving the recipe ingredients for a smaller batch. 

Chicken and Avocado Soft Tacos
15 min prep
5 min cook
10 serves
2.0 serves of veg
  • 20 x 15cm soft tortillas* 
  • 750g roasted, shredded chicken breast 
  • 1 x 400g tin red kidney beans*, drained, rinsed and crushed 
  • 1 baby cos lettuce, shredded 
  • 3 medium avocados 
  • 4 Roma tomatoes, diced 
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber, diced 
  • ½ red onion, finely diced 
  • 30ml lemon juice 
  • 100g grated reduced fat cheddar 
  • 100ml light sour cream 

*For Gluten Free: check the products are ‘gluten free’.  

*To make Gluten Free: replace tortillas with gluten free tortillas.  

  1. Wrap the tortillas in foil and warm in the oven or lightly grill them on a grill pan before serving. 
  2. Gently mash the avocado, fold through the tomato and lemon juice season with pepper. 
  3. Lay out the tortillas, spread each with a heaped teaspoon of crushed beans, lettuce, chicken, a spoonful of the avocado mix, a teaspoon of sour cream and a sprinkle of cheese. 
  4. Serve while the tortillas are still warm.   

Serving Suggestion: Red kidney beans can be swapped for other beans you may have on hand such as 3 bean mix, black beans or chickpeas.  Cos lettuce can be swapped for other salad leaves you may have on hand such as iceberg lettuce, baby spinach leaves, mixed salad leaves. Other vegetables and herbs could also be added to the taco including grated carrot or beetroot, shredded cabbage, parsley or coriander.  

Allergen considerations:  

Double-check the food label ingredient list for any allergens each time you purchase it. 

Prevent any allergen contamination during preparation, cooking, and serving by ensuring proper hygiene and avoiding cross-contact with allergens.  

Storage: For optimal freshness, store the ingredients separately and assemble just before eating. Roasted, shredded chicken breast can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 2 days or in the freezer for 4 months.   

Kids in the kitchen tips:  

Depending on your child’s age and skill, they can help prepare the avocado mixture, and then help assemble the tacos.   

Important

When preparing this recipe:

  • Double check the food label ingredient list for any allergens each time you purchase it.
  • Prevent any allergen contamination during preparation, cooking, and serving with proper hygiene and avoiding cross-contact with allergens.

Nutritional Facts

Serving size: 317g Per serving Per 100g
Energy (kJ) 1887 595
Fat (g) 18.6 5.9
Saturated fat (g) 6.9 2.2
Carbohydrates (g) 34.6 10.9
Sugars (g) 3.6 1.1
Fibre (g) 7.7 2.4
Protein (g) 32.4 10.2
Sodium (mg) 375.2 118.4

Acknowledgement

Health and Wellbeing Queensland

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