Grand Bazaar Spiced Chicken Tacos
with Garlicky White Sauce, Carrot Slaw & Golden Raisins
- Milk
- Wheat
- Soy
Our week just isn’t complete without taco night. If you agree (and how could you not?), you’re in luck! Our chefs put together an epic spice bazaar-inspired sweet and savory taco mashup that’s sure to satisfy. You’ll add Tunisian-spiced chicken to a hot pan with charred bell pepper and onion and sauté to juicy perfection, then pile it all into soft, warm flour tortillas alongside creamy, lemony carrot slaw. With a sprinkle of golden raisins for chewy-sweet contrast and drizzle of savory, garlicky white sauce on top, taco Tuesday (or Thursday, or any day!) just got a dazzlingly delicious makeover.
Ingredients
3 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
10 ounce
Chopped Chicken Breast
4 ounce
Shredded Carrots
1 unit
Onion
1 unit
Lemon
6 unit
Flour Tortillas
(Contains: Wheat, Soy)
1 tablespoon
Turkish Spice Blend
1 unit
Bell Pepper
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
1 ounce
Golden Raisins
1 teaspoon
Hot Sauce
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
¼ teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Halve, core, and thinly slice bell pepper into strips. Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion. Quarter lemon.
• Pat chicken* dry with paper towels; chop into bite-size pieces if necessary. Season all over with Turkish Spice Blend, half the garlic powder, salt, and pepper. (You’ll use the rest of the garlic powder in the next step.) • Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper, onion, and a large pinch of salt; cook, stirring, until softened and lightly browned, 3-4 minutes. • Add another drizzle of oil to pan. Add chicken and cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes more. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine sour cream, remaining garlic powder, juice from one lemon wedge (two wedges for 4 servings), a pinch of salt, and as much hot sauce as you like. Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Set aside. • In a medium bowl, toss half the carrots (all for 4) with ¼ tsp sugar (½ tsp for 4), a drizzle of olive oil, and juice from one lemon wedge (two wedges for 4). Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Wrap tortillas in damp paper towels and microwave until warm and pliable, 30 seconds. • Divide tortillas between plates; fill with chicken mixture and carrot slaw. Drizzle with sauce and sprinkle with raisins. Serve tacos with remaining lemon wedges on the side.
Chicken is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many enjoyed the unique Turkish-inspired flavors, though some found it bland and added extra seasoning or hot sauce 🌶️.
- Ease of prep: Quick and simple to make, with pre-chopped chicken saving time for most.
- Suggestions: Toast tortillas for better texture; consider serving over rice or as a bowl instead of tacos.
- Portions: Some felt the meal was skimpy; adding a side like beans or rice would make it more substantial.
- Texture: The crunchy carrot slaw divided opinions; some suggested softening the carrots or using cabbage instead.
- Raisins: A polarizing addition – some loved the sweet contrast, while others preferred to omit them.
Reviews from our home cooks
As always, this needed spicing up, so I added a chopped chile to the onion and bell pepper. I also sprinkled the tacos with a little shredded cheddar cheese. It occurred to me that this would probably work really well as an enchilada recipe, needing only the addition of some salsa (red and/or green) plus cheese. Instead of taco form, I'd roll up the tortillas with filling in them, put them in a baking dish, cover with salsa and cheese, and bake or broil for a short while.
Kind of a different flavor for tacos but definitely delicious. Loved the carrot slaw and golden raisins.
So much flavor! The raisins really complement the spices in the chicken and lemon flavors. Would order again in a heartbeat!!! Yum!!
Felt like restaurant tacos with a flavorful twist! Huge servings as well. Flour tortillas were very fresh.
Loved this recipe so much I will attempt to recreate it using my own spices. It's great how simple this was to cook and how good everything ended up tasting! Definitely a winner!
This was a delicious and quick meal. The chicken came pre chopped so it was the perfect weeknight dinner.
It's tacos a different way and very tasty. I slightly warmed the slaw and liked it.
Full of flavor but after one steamed tortilla taco which was just ok, I decided to toast the tortillas in the same pan and that was a game changer!
The overall dish was tasty. The issues were with a few of the ingredients. The pepper was turning black in spots. The lemon was a bit hard, not ripe enough. A bit of grizzle on the chicken.
It was not bad but it was kind of one note. I also didn't really care for the carrot slaw, I didn't think it added much. My fiance enjoyed it though, so I think it's just a me thing! I personally would not order this one again. I think cooking the onions with the chicken made them lose their flavor. I think it might be better if the pepper and onions were cooked separately from the chicken.
