Chicken Fajitas
The sizzling platter of Texas–Mexican border cooking — strips of lime-and-spice chicken seared hot with peppers and onion, then wrapped at the table in warm flour tortillas with guacamole, soured cream and salsa.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 600 g chicken breasts, cut into strips
- 2 limes
- 3 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 0.5 tsp dried oregano
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 red pepper, sliced
- 1 green pepper, sliced
- 1 yellow pepper, sliced
- 1 large red onion, sliced
- 8 flour tortillas (20 cm)
- 200 g guacamole
- 150 ml soured cream
- 200 g fresh tomato salsa
- 2 tbsp coriander, chopped
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 3508 kcal · P 236g · C 289.6g · F 157.1g
Estimated from 18 of 18 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Mix the juice of 1 lime with 1 tbsp of the oil, the cumin, paprika, chilli powder, oregano, garlic and salt. Toss the chicken in it and marinate for 20 minutes, but no longer than 2 hours, or the lime turns the meat mushy.
- 2Heat a large cast-iron pan over high heat until it smokes. Add 1 tbsp of the oil with the peppers and onion and cook for 5–6 minutes, tossing, until charred at the edges but still crisp. Tip onto a warm plate.
- 3Add the last of the oil and the chicken in one layer, in batches if needed. Sear without moving for 2 minutes, then turn and cook for 3–4 minutes more, until cooked through and charred in places.
- 4Return the vegetables to the pan and toss everything together for 1 minute.
- 5Warm the tortillas in a dry pan or wrapped in foil in a low oven, and cut the second lime into wedges.
- 6Bring the pan to the table still sizzling, with the tortillas, guacamole, soured cream, salsa, coriander and lime wedges, and let everyone fill their own.
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Questions and answers
How long does Chicken Fajitas take to make?
About 45 minutes: 25 min prep and 20 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Chicken Fajitas?
18 ingredients: chicken breasts, limes, sunflower oil, ground cumin, smoked paprika, chilli powder, dried oregano, garlic, salt, red pepper, green pepper, yellow pepper and 6 more.
How many servings does this Chicken Fajitas recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Chicken Fajitas?
About 877 kcal, with 59 g protein, 72.4 g carbohydrate and 39.3 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
What cuisine is Chicken Fajitas?
Chicken Fajitas comes from American cuisine.
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