Your favourite fajitas made easier. Served with a zesty avocado crema and pico de gallo. Delicious!
Course: Main Course
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Chicken Fajitas
5chicken breastsboneless & skinless
3bell peppers
1medium onion
1tbsp chili powder
1tbspground cumin
1tspsmoked paprika
1tsporegano
1tspsalt
1/2tspground pepper
2limesone juiced, one cut into wedges for serving
3tbspolive oil
86-inchflour tortillaswrapped in foil
1cupgrated cheddar cheese
Avocado Crema
2ripe avocados
1/3 cup sour cream
juice of 1 lime
1cloveminced garlic
3/4tspTajin
pinchsalt
1tbspwater (optional)
Pico De Gallo
4roma tomatoesdiced
1/2oniondiced
1smalljalapenoseeded and diced
1/3cupcilantrochopped
juice of 1 lime
salt to taste
Instructions
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Slice peppers and onions into strips and add in a thin layer to one side of a large foil-lined baking sheet. Drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil. Cut chicken breasts into 1/4 inch thick slices and add to a large bowl. Add 2 tbsp of olive oil to the chicken and top with chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, oregano, salt, pepper and lime juice. Stir to make sure chicken is coated evenly with spices. Add chicken to the other side of the baking sheet. Place baking sheet in oven for 30 minutes until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees. At the 25 minute mark, place the foil wrapped tortillas in the oven for warming. Serve with grated cheddar, lime wedges, avocado crema and pico de gallo. Recipes below.
Avocado Crema
Add avocados, sour cream, lime juice and minced garlic to blender. Blend until creamy adding a tbsp of water if necessary to reach the desired consistency. Using a spatula, transfer the crema to a small bowl and season with Tajin and salt to taste.
Pico De Gallo
Add chopped tomatoes, onion, jalapeno and cilantro to a medium bowl. Stir in lime juice and salt to taste.