Island Chicken Tacos- vegan or vegetarian

Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

10 mins

Total time

25 mins

Cuisine: American / Caribbean/ Vegan or Vegetarian

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 3-4 boneless Vegan chicken breasts cut into slices
• 1½ tablespoons Caribbean seasoning (store-bought OR see below for homemade version)
• 8 taco-sized soft flour tortillas- vegan or regular if you just want vegetarian version!!
• 2 cups cole slaw (without dressing)

Caribbean salsa

• ½ red bell pepper, diced
• ½ red onion, diced
• 1 mango, diced
• 1 cup pineapple, diced
• ¼ cup cilantro, roughly chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice (about ½ of a juicy lime)
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

1. Prepare the salsa by combining all ingredients in a bowl and stirring well. Cover and chill until ready to use.
2. Slice chicken breasts into strips (or chop into bite-sized pieces) and place in a bowl. Sprinkle chicken with half of the Caribbean seasoning, stir, then sprinkle with remaining seasoning and toss to coat.
3. Cook chicken in a large greased pan or skillet over medium heat for 5-8 minutes until cooked through.
4. To serve, fill each tortilla with cooked chicken, then top with cole slaw and Caribbean salsa. Serve immediately with fresh limes for drizzling if desired.

Homemade Caribbean seasoning
2 teaspoons paprika
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons black pepper
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Stir together all seasoning ingredients in a small bowl.