Chicken Fajitas. So easy to make, and so quick. The method involves quickly searing the meat on a griddle or grill, and then slicing and serving with quickly seared peppers and onions. The chicken fajita marinade in these popular wraps is mouthwatering.
Whenever I see rainbow coloured capsicum on sale at the stores, I immediately think of Fajitas. I know, I know, full points for (un)originality. Chicken Fajitas are the perfect anytime dinner you need. You can have Chicken Fajitas using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Chicken Fajitas
- It's 6 oz of chicken breast.
- It's 1/4 cup of shredded Mexican cheese.
- You need 2 of flour tortillas.
- You need 2 tbsp of sour cream (light).
- Prepare 2 of habeñero pappers.
- It's 1/2 of jalapeño.
- Prepare 1/8 of green bell pepper.
- It's 1/8 of red bell pepper.
- You need 1 slice of onion.
- Prepare 4 tbsp of taco sauce.
- You need 1/8 tsp of cayenne pepper.
- You need 1/2 tsp of garlic powder.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper.
- You need 1 tbsp of lemon juice.
We can thank the cuisine of Tex-Mex for the classic fajita. Originally, the term referred to a grilled strip of meat served in a tortilla. These Chicken Fajitas are an easy dinner with tender chicken breasts, bell peppers and sweet onions tossed in homemade seasonings and piled high on tortillas! Serve with your favorite toppings like sour.
Chicken Fajitas step by step
- Slice chicken breast into 1/2" wide strips, by 1" long. Place strips in Zip-loc bag, add in 3 tbsp taco sauce, ground black pepper, and garlic powder. Shake, and let sit for 2 hours..
- Cut sections off bell peppers, and cut into 1/4" wide strips. Cut jalapeño and habeñero peppers into 1/4" slices. Core onion slice, and cut into four sections..
- Combine veggies in bowl, sprinkle with lemon juice, and set aside..
- Combine veggies and chicken strips in frying pan, cook on low - heat to soften peppers and cook chicken. Make sure chicken is cooked to 165°F..
- Take sour cream and cayenne pepper and mix..
- Steam tortillas over frying pan for 30 seconds. Plate tortillas, use 1/8 cup shredded cheese on each tortilla, and evenly split chicken/peppers between tortillas..
- Scoop sour cream mix into Zip-loc bag, cut corner off, and squeeze onto tortillas/plate as desired..
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