Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, chicken fajitas. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Chicken Fajitas is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Chicken Fajitas is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
Making homemade fajita seasoning is a lot easier than you might think, and you probably already have the ingredients in your spice cabinet. Put the cilantro, lime juice, broth, scallions, garlic, jalapeno, honey, and salt in a blender, puree until smooth. Trim chicken of any excess fat and place in a large, lidded bowl.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook chicken fajitas using 17 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Fajitas:
- Take 4 tablespoons canola oil, divided
- Make ready 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- Make ready 1-1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt
- Get 1-1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- Make ready 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- Prepare 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- Take 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- Make ready 1-1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into thin strips
- Make ready 1/2 medium sweet red pepper, julienned
- Prepare 1/2 medium green pepper, julienned
- Make ready 1/2 medium yellow pepper, julienned (optional)
- Take 4 green onions, thinly sliced
- Make ready 1/2 cup chopped onion
- Get 6 flour tortillas (8 inches), warmed
- Take Optional: Shredded cheddar cheese, taco sauce, salsa, guacamole, sliced red onions and sour cream
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Instructions to make Chicken Fajitas:
- In a large bowl, combine 2 tablespoons oil, lemon juice and seasonings; add the chicken. Turn to coat; cover. Refrigerate for 1-4 hours.
- While chicken is marinating, prepare and cut your peppers and onions.
- In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, sauté peppers and onions in remaining oil until crisp-tender. Remove and keep warm.
- Drain chicken, discarding marinade. In the same skillet, cook chicken over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 5-6 minutes. Return pepper mixture to pan; heat through.
- Spoon filling down the center of tortillas; fold in half. Serve with desired toppings.
The method involves quickly searing the meat on a griddle or grill, and then slicing and serving with quickly seared peppers and onions. This chicken fajita recipe is a total breeze to make! The chicken is flavorful and juicy while the peppers are perfectly tender-crisp! Cook chicken in olive oil in a pan, add veggies. Chicken fajitas are so easy to make, and their seasoning is amazing.
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