Hickory Smoked Buffalo Chicken Tacos

This is not your ordinary Buffalo Chicken Tacos. The chicken breast is first butterfly filleted, drizzled with olive oil and seasoned with a brown sugar based rub on both sides before going into the smoker for two and a half hours. The Buffalo sauce that was used is one of the best you can find from Jaemor Farms @JaemorFarms, and its all actually fairly healthy.

Ingredients:

3 large boneless Chicken Breast
1 Vidalia Onion
3 to 5 raw jalapeno peppers (cut horizontally and remove the seeds)
Olive Oil
1 12oz bag of Broccoli Slaw
1/4 cup Organic Low Fat Yogurt
1  tsp Lemon Juice
2 tsp sugar
salt and pepper
1/4 tsp pickling salt
1 tbsp of Vinegar

Step 1: Make the Rub
In case you missed my previous blog on how to make this fantastic rub titled Rub me the Right Way , you can just click this link and it will walk you through the process.

Step 2: Fillet the Chicken and Season with Rub
As I mentioned earlier, you want to butterfly fillet each chicken breast straight down the middle, drizzle with a little bit of olive oil or grape seed oil and then generously apply the rub on each side. Here is a quick video on how to butterfly fillet chicken breast if you have never done this before. How to Butterfly Fillet a Chicken Breast

Step 3: Smoke the Chicken Breast, Onion and Peppers together
The onion and peppers that are smoked will add extra flavor to the chicken breast, and also will gain a smoky flavor of is own. Make sure to remove and save the onion and peppers 30 minutes prior to removing the chicken from the smoker.

Step 4: Pickling the smoked Peppers
Take the smoked peppers and finely chop them. Add 1/4 tsp pickling or sea salt and 1 tbsp of vinegar into a small container with the chopped peppers and refrigerate them for 20 minutes.

Step 5: Saute the chicken and onion with olive oil
Chop the smoked chicken and onions, and add them along with 1 1/2 tbsp of olive oil to a sauce pan.  Cook on medium heat for 10 minutes before turning the heat down to low.

Step 6: Make the Cold Slaw
Add 1 12oz bag of broccoli slaw to a bowl with 1/4 cup of organic low fat yogurt. Add 1 tsp Lemon Juice, 2 tsp sugar, with salt and pepper to taste. Mix everything together well to complete the process. By substituting  the cream cheese with low fat yogurt, you will reduce your calorie intake tremendously.

I like to use flour tortillas for this dish but you can also use the wheat tortillas if you are looking to cut a few extra calories. Add the smoked chicken and onion with cold slaw and a few peppers on top, drizzle with buffalo sauce and joy!