Chicken Fajitas
Season: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter,
Meal: Dinner, Lunch,
Protein: Chicken,
Recipe Time: 30 min
Recipe Servings: 4-6 servings
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2-3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 small package of corn tortillas
- ½ lime
- ½ large, sweet onion, sliced
- ½ green bell pepper, sliced
- ½ red bell pepper, sliced
- ½ yellow bell pepper, sliced
- ½ avocado, sliced
Fajita Seasonings
- ½ tablespoon chili powder
- ½ tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Suggested Toppings
- 3 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons salsa
- Fresh jalapeño slices
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350℉ for corn tortillas in a later step.
- In a small bowl, whisk 1 tablespoon olive oil, juice of ½ lime and all fajitas seasoning ingredients together.
- Cut the bell peppers and onion into thin slices & set aside.
- Cut lime in half. (One half cut into wedges the other half saved for later.)
- Cut chicken into thin strips and toss with the fajita seasoning mixture.Work in thoroughly with hands.
- Preheat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium high. Add ½ of the seasoned chicken and cook about 4-5 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside. Repeat steps cooking the remaining chicken.
- Once the chicken has finished cooking, remove it to a plate and let it rest for a couple of minutes.
- Wrap a stack of about five tortillas in aluminum foil with a wet paper towel and place the package in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes until they are heated through.
- Pour another tablespoon of olive oil in the same pan and add bell peppers and onion over medium heat and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add chicken back to the pan and stir to combine.
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 corn tortilla
- Calories: 378 kcal
- Total Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Cholesterol: 83mg
- Sodium: 459mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 18g
- Dietary Fiber: 4g
- Sugars: 4g
- Protein: 31g
