February 15, 2025

Low-Cal,High Protein BBQ Garlic Honey Chicken Tacos

Name: Low-Cal, High Protein BBQ Garlic Honey Chicken Tacos
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 ½ lb boneless chicken Breast; 1 ½ tsp onion, garlic, cumin,chilli, pepper and salt (powder for each of them. ); 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1½ Tbsp olive oiloil; 1 Tbsp honey (sugar free Sweetener of your choice.); ⅔ cup BBQ sauce; ¼ cup tomato sauce; 1 Tbsp lime juice; 12 taco shells ( remember corn Tortilla or low calorie Tortilla); ⅓ cup cheese (shredded ); 2 cups lettuce; toppings suggested toppings listed above

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This BBQ Garlic Honey Chicken Tacos is so delicious and tasty melts in your mouth so fast for its juicy and flavourful taste, it delivers a juicy and flavourful Chicken tacos bursting with BBQ flavour with garlic and a touch of honey sweetness. All while keeping you in a calorie deficit or healthy because its low in calories and taste so good its just perfect for a healthy and satisfying weeknight meals. I mean what’s a calorie deficit without a protein goal.

An image of the BBQ Garlic chicken honey tacos.

I’ve been a really big fan of tacos there where so good I couldn’t resist them they tasted so good I couldn’t even go a week without getting my hands on one as time went by I had cut off all my craving because of how much weight I had added and needed to loose.

Cutting off all my cravings where so hard so I came up with a healthier option which was low in calories and still taste good like my tacos and that’s where my low-cal, high protein BBQ Garlic honey chicken tacos came from at first when i made it i couldn’t believe it could taste so good and juicy.

Still stay low in calories gave my family and kids to try them out and they loved it so much and i couldn’t gate keeps this recipe so let’s get into the recipe.

Ingredients Needed For The Recipe

Chicken: use a skinless boneless chicken breast you could get them at a nearby grocery store.

Oil: you could use any variety oil of your choice available I’m using olive.

Honey: any honey of your choice would be fine or a sugar free alternative could also be a good choice.

Spices: your gonna be needing some onion powder, garlic powder, ground cumin powder, smoked paprika powder and chilli powder you could also add some of your favourite spices along with it. Or spice it according to your taste (if preferred)

BBQ Sauce: getting a low calorie BBQ Sauce would be preferable because we are going for something low in calories but still tasty I used Sweet Baby Ray’s Barbecue Sauce OR G Hughes Barbecue Sauce this two works fine and by far is my best option for a healthier BBQ Sauce.

Tomato Sauce: I Just like to use ketchup cause they also work fine by me but your choice of Tomato sauces are fine (do make sure to check the calories per serving).

Lime: what’s a taco without lime I love to use fresh lines for that sour tangy taste that just kicks right in.

Salt and Pepper : to have taste.

Tortillas : Use a corn Tortilla or a low calorie Tortilla I personally used La Tortilla Factory’s Low Carb Tortillas. Or Any low calorie Tortilla of your choice.

Cheese: A low calorie cheese of your choice would work fine, i used Sargeto Light String Cheese Reduced Fat Low Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese Snacks.

Toppings: any Topping of your choice (see some suggestions I made below).

Low-Calorie Topping Suggestions For The Tacos:

Fresh salsa: adds a vibrant flavour and minimal in calories.

Chopped Cilantro: Provides a great freshness and a slight citrus taste to tacos

Diced red onions: it adds a nice crush and a bit of sharpness to it.

Shredded Lettuce: some Shredded Lettuce helps add volume and aa refreshing texture to the tacos.

Avocado (in moderation): adds a healthy fat but quite high in calories so please do make sure to check the amount of calories of Avocado you’ll be adding.

Plain Greek Yoghurt or a Dollop of a Light sour Cream: adds some creaminess (use Sparkly for Calories)

Naw Lets Get Cooking!!!

How To Make Low-Calorie, High-Protein BBQ Garlic Honey Chicken Tacos

Step 1

Let’s start of by marinating the chicken mix together your pepper, salt, garlic powder, smoked paprika powder,chilli powder, onion powder and ground cumin powder in a bowl.

naw add the freshly squished lime juice, honey (or sweetener), BBQ sauce, and Olive oil them mix till combined.then Place the chicken in and turn it to coat it evenly. Marinate for atleast 15 minutes ( longer is better for a deeper and tasty flavour).

Step 2

Naw lets cook the chicken Preheat your oven to 400°f (200°c) and spread the marinated chicken in a single layer on a baking sheet. Naw bake for 20-30. minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and slightly charred.

you could also cook the chicken on a grill or in a skillet over medium-high heat make sure to turn occasionally, until cooked through (about 8 – 10 minutes).

Step 3

On a pan add your BBQ sauce and tomato sauce mix well until combine naw roughly shred the chicken with two forks and then pour it into the pan with the sauce.

Step 4

Mix properly and then allow it to simmer for atleast 3 minutes at low heat or just wait for the sauce to thicken up a bit. Also do make sure to taste and if needed add more salt or pepper to taste to your satisfaction.

Step 5

For the Tacos your gonna give a light tap of the Tacos on top of the BBQ Chicken sauce (remember to take the BBQ Chicken Sauce out of the pan, then the leftover sauce on the pan ( it shouldn’t be much just like a little stain just enough to change the colour of the Tacos to the BBQ sauce) naw give a good rub of the Tacos on pan.

Let’s Assemble The Tacos

Add the BBQ pulled chicken with the sauce mixed with it in the tacos.

Top with some of the varieties of toppings i suggested I personally used some fresh salsa, Diced red onions, some shredded lettuce and then some cheese.

on that same pan used to make the sauce place the tacos in it turn the heat on and then let the tacos sit till it fells hard at both sides and the cheese lookes melted for that lovely crisp and cheese pull when taking a bite.

Add first some lettuce to the Tacos (Tortilla) at the bottom it helps prevent the Taco shell from getting soggy too fast.

Naw you have it your tasty Low-Calories High Protein BBQ Garlic Honey Chicken Tacos serve and enjoy.

Tips and Suggestions

For extra flavour, add a pinch of cayenne pepper to the marinade.

if you prefer a spicier tacos use a spicier BBQ SAUCE or just add more pepper both works fine.

let the chicken soak in the sauce. This allows all the flavour of the sauce to Absorb properly and give that BBQ taste and makes it so delicious.

feel free yo experiment with different low-calorie toppings that suits youe preference.

Naw enjoy this delicious and healthy BBQ Garlic Honey Chicken Tacos! Remember to always check nutrition labels od your specific ingredients to get the most accurate nutritional information for your Tacos recipe.