Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, chicken fajitas. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Chicken Fajitas is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Chicken Fajitas is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have chicken fajitas using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Fajitas:
- Prepare 2 tbsp fresh squeezed lime juice
- Prepare 2 tbsp oil
- Take 1 large garlic clove, minced
- Take 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- Prepare 1 tsp salt
- Make ready 1/2-1 tsp ground chili (adjust to your desired spice preference)
- Prepare 1 tbsp fresh chopped cilantro (optional)
- Take 1 1/2 lb (650 grams) chicken thighs, skinless and boneless
- Take 3 large bell peppers (or capsicums), cut into strips (I use green, red and yellow)
- Prepare 1 onion thinly sliced
Steps to make Chicken Fajitas:
- Slice chicken into strips
- In a large shallow bowl, combine lime juice, oil, garlic, cumin, salt, chili and cilantro; mix together. Add the chicken and If time allows, let marinate for 30 minutes.
- Heat a large skillet or pan (12-inch | 30cm) on medium-high heat until smoking. Add a drizzle of olive oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pan. Sear the chicken on both sides until golden, charred and cooked right through. Cook for about 8 minutes. Flip them a couple of times while cooking so they get a nice even char.
- Transfer chicken to a warm plate, loosely tent with foil and let rest
- Cut peppers and onions into strips
- Add the peppers and onions to the skillet (drizzle with a little extra oil only if needed), and cook until the onion is soft and the peppers are slightly charred and cooked to your liking. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add chicken strips and cook for about 2-3 minutes.
- Serve with warmed tortillas, sour cream and chopped cilantro
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