Creole chicken with slaw
Ingredients:
Chicken
- 12 chicken thighs, trimmed of any fat
- 2 tablespoons Whittington’s creole/Cajun spice mix
- 1-2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
- 12 wholegrain soft wraps
Slaw
- ½ small red or green cabbage, finely sliced
- 1 big Granny Smith apple, grated
- 1 green capsicum finely sliced
- 2 large carrots grated
- ½ large red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 cup coriander, finely chopped
- 1 cup mint leaves, finely chopped
Dressing:
- ¾ cup low-fat Greek yoghurt
- Juice of 1 lemon
Method:
- Preheat oven to 180°C and line a baking tray with baking paper
- Place chicken thighs in a bowl and evenly coat both sides with spice mix
- Heat oil in a large pan and lightly cook the thighs for approximately 3 minutes on each side
- Transfer to lined baking tray and bake in the oven for approximately 25-30 minutes
- Toss all slaw ingredients together in a large bowl
- Mix all dressing ingredients together in a jug, and combine with salad
- Serve on a plate or in a burger bun or wrap.
If you can not prepare raw chicken in the canteen, this recipe also works with plain precooked chicken, follow the same steps but only pan fry until chicken is heated and skip cooking in the oven.