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Spicy Popcorn Chicken & Bacon Jam Tacos

Spicy Popcorn Chicken & Bacon Jam Tacos

with Avocado, Salad & Hot Sauce
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Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamUpdated on July 07, 2026
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Calories
892 kcal
Protein
55.1g protein
Preparation Time
35 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Allergens:
  • Milk
  • Soy
  • Wheat
  • Gluten
  • May contain traces of allergens
  • Almond
  • Brazil nut
  • Cashew
  • Gluten
  • Hazelnut
  • Macadamia
  • Milk
  • Peanuts
  • Pecan
  • Pine nut
  • Pistachio
  • Sesame
  • Soy
  • Walnut
  • Wheat
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Serving amount

2

Mashed Avocado

1 packet

Cheddar Cheese

(Contains: Milk)

330 g

Chicken Thigh

1 packet

Cornflour

(May be present: Almond, Brazil nut, Cashew, Gluten, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Milk, Peanuts, Pecan, Pine nut, Pistachio, Sesame, Soy, Walnut, Wheat.)

1

Cucumber

100 g

Bacon

1 packet

Light Sour Cream

(Contains: Milk)

1 sachet

Mexican Fiesta Spice Blend

6

Mini Flour Tortillas

(Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten May be present: Milk.)

1

Red Onion

1

Baby Cos Lettuce

1

Hot Sauce

Not included in your delivery

1 drizzle

olive oil

2 tbs

water

1 tsp

balsamic vinegar

1 tsp

brown sugar

1 drizzle

white wine vinegar

Energy (kJ)3730 kJ
Calories892 kcal
Fat45.5 g
of which saturates19.3 g
Carbohydrate65.4 g
of which sugars17.8 g
Dietary Fibre7.1 g
Protein55.1 g
Cholesterol0.1 mg
Sodium2190 mg
The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ
Large Non-Stick Pan

Cooking Steps

Get prepped
1

• Cut cucumber into thin sticks.
• Roughly chop baby cos lettuce.
• Thinly slice red onion. 
• Cut bacon into 1cm pieces.
• Cut chicken thigh into 2cm chunks.
• SPICY! This spice blend is hot! Add less if you're 
sensitive to heat. In a medium bowl, combine 
Mexican Fiesta spice blend, a pinch of salt and a 
drizzle of olive oil. Add chicken and toss to coat.  

Make the bacon jam
2

• In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over 
medium-high heat.
• Cook onion and bacon, breaking bacon up with a 
spoon, until starting to brown, 5-6 minutes.
• Add the water, balsamic vinegar and brown sugar, 
stirring to combine. Cook until reduced, 1 minute.
• Transfer to a bowl and set aside.

Prep the popcorn chicken
3

• Meanwhile, add cornflour to the bowl with chicken, 
tossing to coat.  

Cook the chicken
4

• Wash out frying pan and return to medium-high heat 
with enough olive oil to coat the base.
• When oil is hot, dust off any excess flour from 
chicken, then cook, tossing occasionally, until 
browned and cooked through (when no longer pink 
inside), 4-5 minutes.
• Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. 

Toss the salad & warm tortillas
5

• Meanwhile, microwave mini flour tortillas on a 
plate in 10 second bursts, until warmed through. 

Finish & serve
6

• In a second medium bowl, combine baby cos lettuce 
and a drizzle of the white wine vinegar and olive 
oil. Season generously.
• Bring everything to the table.
• Build your own tacos by spreading each tortilla with 
bacon jam.
• Top with salad, mashed avocado, cucumber, 
popcorn chicken and Cheddar cheese.
• SPICY! Use less hot sauce if you're sensitive to heat! 
Drizzle over hot sauce and light sour cream to 
serve. Enjoy! 

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