One-Pan Spicy Carolina BBQ Chicken Tacos
with Creamy Slaw
- Wheat
- Soy
Carolina BBQ is known for the spicy, mustard-spike sauce that tops slow-cooked, pulled meat. These tacos aren’t just about the BBQ though: you’ll add pickled jalapeño, crispy fried onion, and a creamy slaw. The best part? This taco night takes just 15-minutes to get to your plate, and only a few more seconds to get into your belly!
Ingredients
4 tablespoon
Sour Cream
5 teaspoon
Red Wine Vinegar
1 unit
Jalapeño
4 ounce
Shredded Red Cabbage
6 unit
Flour Tortillas
(Contains: Wheat, Soy)
1 unit
Crispy Fried Onions
(Contains: Wheat)
4 teaspoon
Dijon Mustard
10 ounce
BBQ Pulled Chicken
1 teaspoon
Hot Sauce
Not included in your delivery
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Thinly slice jalapeño crosswise into rounds, removing ribs and seeds for less heat. • In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine jalapeño, half the vinegar (you’ll use the rest later), ¼ tsp sugar (1⁄3 tsp for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt. Microwave for 30 seconds. Set aside, stirring occasionally.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. • Add pulled chicken* and cook, stirring, until warmed through, 2-3 minutes. • Stir in mustard, ¼ cup water, and as much hot sauce as you like. Season with salt and pepper. • Reduce heat to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly combined, 3-4 minutes more.
• While filling cooks, in a medium bowl, combine sour cream, jalapeño pickling liquid (reserve jalapeño for serving), remaining vinegar, and ½ tsp sugar (1 tsp for 4 servings). • Add cabbage; toss until thoroughly coated. Season with salt and pepper.
• Wrap tortillas in damp paper towels and microwave until warm and pliable, 30 seconds. • Divide tortillas between plates. Fill with chicken filling, slaw, pickled jalapeño, and crispy fried onions. Serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the unique blend of BBQ chicken, pickled jalapeños, and crunchy onions; some found it too sweet or vinegary.
- Ease of prep: Customers raved about how quick, easy, and stress-free this meal was to prepare 🎉.
- Suggestions: Consider adding cheese, lime, or cilantro; some preferred less BBQ sauce or vinegar for a more balanced flavor.
- Portions: Several mentioned not having enough chicken to fill all the tortillas; adding a side dish could make it more filling.
- Spice level: Opinions varied widely; some found it perfectly spicy, while others wanted more heat or less 🌶️.
Reviews from our home cooks
Delicious!! We enjoyed the BBQ chicken very much. Not too spicy. The Creamy slaw was a great topper. It needs a salad to go with it.
Love the bbq chicken tacos! They were easy to make and delicious. I would definitely order these again.
The combination between the BBQ chicken, pickled jalapenos and crunchy onions was perfect! Best tacos I've had so far.
The crunch of the picked jalapeños and slaw with the softer texture of the chicken and tortilla was amazing!
When it says spicy they actually mean spicy. The combination between the cabbage and bbq chicken with the heat was actually surprisingly delicious.
This is a super quick and easy meal to throw together. I wish there was a little more filling, it makes pretty skimpy tacos. But they are really good.
I was not sure of the combination, but it was wonderful. The bbq sauce was the best I've ever had!
I was wavering between a 3 and a 4, but I added some Sweet Baby Ray's honey chipotle bbq, left out the mustard (just seemed weird), and a second or third packet of Cholula would have been nice, but I have hot sauce on hand. It did get me to reach out of my comfort zone with the slaw and pickles and crunchy onions, so I really appreciate that, and it was very tasty. Oh, I crumbled some queso fresco on too.
The "Carolina BBQ" taste reminded me of my SC roots (love the mustard!)--a really good dish
This tasted great! The portions seemed a little off. Ex. There was waay more slaw and tortillas than there was meat. Maybe a suggestion to increase the meat portion. Or decrease the toppings portion. Other than that it was great!
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