Sweet Chili Chicken Tacos with Yogurt Sauce

These sweet chili chicken tacos are made with slow cooker sweet chili chicken, and are topped with a crunchy cabbage slaw and creamy sweet chili yogurt sauce!

Cooking a big batch of chicken in the slow cooker is a great way to get a head start on the week's dinners. We love cooking up slow cooker sweet chili chicken or slow cooker honey lime shredded chicken, as they are simple to prepare and make a big batch!

Preparing the slow cooker sweet chili chicken ahead makes these tacos easy peasy to throw together for an easy dinner.

With juicy sweet chili chicken, crunchy slaw, and a creamy sweet chili yogurt sauce, these tacos are unique and tasty.

Ingredients you'll need

• Slow cooker sweet chili chicken- or any shredded chicken
• Tortillas- flour or corn, you may use hard shells
• Veggies- shredded cabbage and carrot add a crunchy texture to these tacos
• Apple cider vinegar- to toss the veggies; gives them a slightly tangy flavor
• Yogurt- plain yogurt works great
• Sweet chili sauce- is sweet and savory but should not be spicy; find it in the international section of your grocery store
• Avocado- optional; see how to cut an avocado and not your hand

This recipe is part of a meal prep plan

One of my favorite meal prep strategies is to cook up a big batch of a protein in the slow cooker and use it up in multiple meals throughout the week. This saves so much time and gives you a huge head start on dinner.

For this meal prep plan, we cook a big batch of slow cooker sweet chili chicken, then use it up in three dinners through the week:

Variations

This is an extremely flexible recipe, and you can get really creative with the add-ins!

• Swap tortillas for pitas or even a brioche bun
• Swap the yogurt/sweet chili sauce for chipotle mayo, tomatillo salsa, avocado crema or cilantro lime dressing
• Swap the chicken for black beans
• Swap the cabbage and carrot for bagged slaw, romaine, or your favorite taco toppings
• Turn it into a taco salad, serving over the veggies with tortilla chips to scoop it up

Meal Prep + Storage Tips

Once assembled, these tacos should be eaten quickly, however, the components themselves can be prepped ahead and stored in the fridge:

• Sweet chili chicken lasts 4 days in an airtight container in the fridge; reheat in a frying pan, turning as needed with tongs
• Veggies last 5-7 days (do not toss in vinegar until just prior to serving)
• Sweet chili yogurt sauce can last for up to 4 days in the fridge; give it a good stir just before serving

More delicious taco recipes to try

• Homemade Taco Seasoning (GF, Low Carb)
• Healthy Taco Salad (+ meal prep tips)
• Easy Tofu Tacos
• Breakfast Tacos (Meal Prep)
• Cilantro Lime Chicken Crockpot Tacos
• Turkey Taco Meal Prep Bowls

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Sweet Chili Chicken Tacos with Yogurt Sauce

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Prep Time: 15 minutes mins

Total Time: 15 minutes mins

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These sweet chili chicken tacos are made with slow cooker sweet chili chicken, and are topped with a crunchy cabbage slaw and creamy sweet chili yogurt sauce!

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Ingredients

• ▢ 2 cups slow cooker sweet chili chicken note 1

Yogurt Sauce:

• ▢ ½ cup yogurt
• ▢ 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce

Slaw

• ▢ 2 cups cabbage thinly sliced
• ▢ 1 carrot shredded
• ▢ 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

Other:

• ▢ 2 avocados sliced
• ▢ cilantro leaves
• ▢ 8 tortillas small, 6 inch

Instructions 

• Reheat the chicken gently in a fry pan over medium-low heat.
• While chicken is heating, stir together the yogurt sauce and set aside.
• Combine all the slaw ingredients, and prep the avocados.
• Assemble the tacos: ¼ cup of chicken in a tortilla, topped with yogurt sauce, avocado slices, cilantro and the cabbage slaw.

Tips:

1- this is a recipe in a meal prep plan where we cook a big batch of slow cooker sweet chili chicken ahead of time, and use it up in 3 dinners through the week

Storage

• store sweet chili chicken in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 4 days (or freeze for up to 3 months)
• pre-shred the veggies and store in the fridge for 5-7 days
• stir together the sweet chili yogurt sauce up to 4 days ahead and store in the fridge

Nutrition Information

Serving: 2small tacos, Calories: 410kcal, Carbohydrates: 37g, Protein: 23g, Fat: 18g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Cholesterol: 4mg, Sodium: 444mg, Fiber: 7g, Sugar: 7g

Author: Denise Bustard

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

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