Looking for a quick and easy dinner idea? These delectable low FODMAP chicken tacos will rock your socks!

My husband is obsessed with my low FODMAP tacos… There was a period in my life where if you asked him to make dinner you didn’t even need to ask what he was making. Not even if he had made dinner the night before. The answer was tacos. always. forever…

This lasted so long, to this day we still have a moratorium on tacos in our house. But a life without tacos is no life at all! So we compromised and gave our taco Tuesdays a spin with these tasty low FODMAP chicken tacos!

These chicken tacos are a cinch to make! Just pop them in your slow cooker and walk away! They have a little pop of lime zest and a whisper of heat, so they feel like a fresh start for anyone feeling a little burned out on taco night.

Keep it FODMAP friendly

Give taco Tuesday a shake with these tasty low FODMAP chicken tacos! Check out the notes below for tips on keeping this recipe FODMAP friendly!

First up, chicken breasts. Since proteins like chicken, beef, pork, and seafood don’t have any FODMAPs, this won’t add anything to your FODMAP load.

We’ll also be using leeks. According to Monash University, the green part of a leek is low FODMAP in servings of 2/3 of a cup (54 g) per sitting. Servings of 1 cup (75 g) or more are high in the polyol mannitol.

We’ll be using 1 cup of leeks total, which works out to 19 g per serving. This is well within Monash’s recommended range.

Next up, chicken broth. Low FODMAP chicken broth can be hard to come by, since most brands use high FODMAP ingredients like onion, garlic, mushrooms, and celery for flavouring. You have a few options here.

We eat a lot of chicken at our house, so I normally make my own broth using leftover bones. You can grab my low FODMAP chicken broth recipe here.

This recipe is made in the slow cooker and doesn’t have any FODMAPs. So it won’t add anything to your FODMAP load. – Heads up! This is the recipe I used to calculate our FODMAP math. If you use anther recipe or a pre-made brand, don’t forget to adjust your FODMAP math!

For my North American peeps, the last time I checked, both Campbell’s no salt added and GoBio’s chicken broth are low FODMAP.

If you’re looking for a low-FODMAP certified pre-made broth, you can also use Fody Food Co.’s low FODMAP chicken soup base. This product comes in granules so it will last you a billion years. If you do a fair amount of cooking, this is worth the delivery wait.

Next up, cane sugar syrup. What the heck is that? Cane sugar syrup is made by boiling regular table sugar in water. Cane sugar syrup is thick and sweet, so it’s the perfect low FODMAP swap for recipes with honey, agave syrup, or corn syrup!

You can make it in bulk and store it in airtight containers in your pantry. That way it’s there whenever you need a tablespoon or two of “the good stuff.”

We’ll also be using chilli powder. Chilli powder can be tricky because (for some reason that’s still not clear to me) many brands add garlic powder. I managed to find a pure chilli powder at my local bulk food store. I’ve also found it a few times when snooping in the organic aisle at a few of our local stores.

If you’re having trouble finding a low FODMAP chilli powder, don’t panic! You can make your own be sending some dried chilli peppers through your food processor.

Heads up, if you’re using the fresh stuff, you’ll want to use less than normal, as the flavour will be more pungent than you’re used to!

We’ll also be using the zest of one lime. Heads up! Lime zest hasn’t been tested by Monash, yet. But, they’ve included lemon and lime zest in larger servings in certified recipes on their blog.

Just for reference, 1 cup of lime juice (250 g) is low FODMAP. So it’s unlikely that the tbsp of lime zest we’re using will contribute much to your FODMAP load.

Next up, tortilla wraps. Monash hasn’t tested wraps, yet (rude!), so there isn’t a definitive answer on how many wraps you can have per sitting. Since brown rice doesn’t have any detectable FODMAPs, as long as there aren’t any other high FODMAP ingredients added you should be good to go.

Heads up, wraps made of rice sometimes crack when folded. You can save your wrap from a fateful death by warming it up in a pan or in the oven! Just make sure you wrap it while it’s warm.

We’ll also be using shredded red cabbage. According to the Monash app, red cabbage is low FODMAP in servings of 3/4 cups (75 g) per sitting. Servings of 1.5 cups (150 g) or more are high in the FODMAP fructan.

We’ll be using 1 cup of cabbage total, which works out to 12.5 g per serving. This is well within Monash’s recommended range.

Last but not least, sour cream. Heads up, if you’re in the elimination phase of the low FODMAP diet, you’ll need to use lactose-free sour cream.

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