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Chicken Bacon Tacos

These tacos are light and flavorful! The Carnivore Tortillas are light, bendy, faintly crispy, and hold all the fixings together well, and the Honey Mustard - tangy and just the right amount of sweet - is a perfect complement to the fatty chicken thigh-bacon base.
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Prep Time40 minutes
Cook Time2 hours 30 minutes
Resting Time10 minutes
Total Time3 hours 20 minutes

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Chicken Bacon Tacos:

  • 3 lbs chicken thighs
  • 14 pieces bacon
  • avocados (to top tacos)
  • fresh cabbage (to top tacos)
  • finely chopped cilantro (to taste)
  • fresh lime juice (to taste)

Instructions

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Make the Honey Mustard.

  • Follow this recipe. Once done, set the honey mustard aside in the fridge.

Make the Carnivore Tortillas.

  • Follow this recipe. Once done, set the tortillas aside to rest.

Make the taco base (chicken thighs + bacon).

  • Chop the raw bacon into bite-sized pieces (no more than 1 in x 1 in).
  • Throw the bacon pieces into a pan and cook on medium heat until the pieces start to brown. They should not be crispy yet.
  • While the bacon is cooking, cut the raw chicken thighs into long, thin pieces (about 2 in x 1/2 in) - think slivers.
  • The pan should be filled with bacon fat by now, and the bacon should be almost done. Add the raw chicken thighs to the pan and cook on low-medium heat. The chicken thighs will fry in the bacon fat and the bacon will begin to crisp. This can take up to 15-20 minutes.
  • Once the chicken thighs are browned and the bacon is crispy, salt to taste, then the taco base is done. Set it aside to cool.
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Put it all together.

  • Chop the avocados into cubes, cabbage into thin pieces, limes in half to prepare them for juicing, and finely chop the fresh cilantro.
  • As a base for the taco filling, fill a tortilla with the chicken thigh-bacon mixture. Top with cubes of avocado, cabbage, and finely chopped cilantro.
  • Squeeze lime juice over the taco and drizzle with Honey Mustard sauce.
  • Savor and enjoy!