Marinated Chicken Fajita Recipe

If you are a fan of easy chicken recipes, you will like this gourmet chicken fajitas recipe. The chicken is marinated in a deliciously spicy marinade before being cooked with the other ingredients, giving it a really good flavor. You can marinate the chicken for longer, if you want to, for a more intense flavor.

The stir-fried chicken and vegetables fill flour tortillas and the traditional fajita garnishes of cheese, salsa and sour cream are added at the end. If you like international recipes and especially Mexican chicken recipes, this is a very good one to try. Once the chicken has been marinated, this chicken fajita recipe is very quick to make.

Gourmet Chicken Fajitas

Ingredients -

For the Marinade:

1 clove minced garlic
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh limejuice

For the Fajitas:

1 1/2 lbs sliced boneless, skinless chicken breast
3 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup sliced onion
1/2 cup chopped green onion
1 cup sliced red bell pepper
8 large, warmed flour tortillas
1 sliced avocado
Salsa
Sour cream
Shredded cheddar cheese

Preparation:

Combine the marinade ingredients and marinate the chicken strips for 2 or 3 hours.

Sauté the onions and bell pepper in oil until golden brown. Remove from pan.

Sauté the chicken until well coated with the glaze. This will take about 10 minutes.

Add the vegetables and heat them through.

Spoon this mixture into the flour tortillas; add the avocado slices, sour cream, salsa, and cheese.

(Serves 4 to 6)

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