Description
These easy chicken fajitas are made with grilled chicken breast, bell peppers and onions and served sizzling hot with tortillas and cheese!
Yield: 4servings | Serving Size: 2fajitas
Ingredients
16ozboneless skinless chicken breasts
1red bell pepper, cut into strips
1green or poblano pepper, cut into strips
1medium onion, cut into strips
3tbsplime juice
1tspground cumin
1tspgarlic powder
pinchancho or Mexican chili powder, to taste
salt and pepper to taste
2tspolive oil
8reduced-carb whole wheat flour tortillas, or corn tortillas for GF
For garnish:
1/2cupreduced fat shredded Mexican cheese
reduced fat sour cream, optional
guacamole, optional
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken with lime juice, and season with chile powder, salt, pepper, garlic powder and cumin.
Season vegetables with salt and pepper and toss with olive oil.
- To grill the onions and peppers outside on the grill, use a cast iron skillet and grill covered over medium heat until tender, about 15 minutes. Or, to cook them indoors, you can use a large skillet on the stove over medium heat for 16 to 18 minutes, covered until the onions and peppers are soft.
- Heat an outdoor grill or indoor grill pan over medium heat; grill chicken until cooked through, about 8 minutes on each side.
- Transfer to a cutting board when done and cut into strips. Once cooked, combine with the peppers and onions.
Serve immediately with warmed tortillas, cheese and toppings.
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