Serves 4- 30 mins
So….. hands up who doesn’t like FAJITAS!!!!!! OMG this recipe with homemade tortillas(weekend only too much hassle during the week), guacamole, salsa, iceberg lettuce, sour cream(or if you are in this house natural Greek yoghurt as always have a tub in the fridge)and grated cheese(yes I know that it is not technically what you put in a fajita but believe me and my children it works!!)
Because we are lucky enough to live in a very sunny warm BBQ loving country we have slightly changed the way that we do fajitas. In BBQ weather we actually skewer the marinated chicken to make kebabs that sit on the BBQ over the flame and the vegetables are cooked on the hot plate.
When we have been camping and made Chicken Fajitas I have used the ready made packets of seasoning and they work well but nothing beats making your own.
INGREDIENTS – SERVES 4/6 (DEPENDS HOW HUNGRY YOU ARE)
3 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
juice and grated rind of 2 limes (I find that the micro-plane works best for grating rind as you do not get too much pith)
1 tbsp caster sugar
2 tsp of ground oregano(if you can get Mexican oregano even better)
1 tsp hot smoked paprika (because I love it and it imparts some smokiness to the dish) or cayenne pepper to taste
tsp ground cinnamon
2 onions (any colour or mixed is really nice at end dish)
3 peppers/capsicum (any mixture of colour but not just green) seeded and sliced
3 tbsp of vegetable oil
salt
Method
Step One
Slice the chicken breast into strips and place in a large bowl or zip-lock bag(I prefer this as easier to mix and does not take up tons of room in your fridge), add the lime juice and rind, sugar, oregano, cinnamon and paprika the mix everything together, leave to marinate for at least 30 minutes – if not longer.
Step Two
When you are ready to get cooking peel and chop the onions into strips of about 1.5 cms and place with the seeded and sliced peppers/capsicum.
Step Three
Heat the oil in a large frying pan and start by stir frying the chicken strips for about 5 minutes. Throw in the onions and peppers and continue frying until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are soft and tender.
Step Four
Tip the chicken mixture into a warmed serving platter and take it to the table.
Step 5
Serve with salsa, guacamole, warm tortillas and sour cream/yoghurt (and cheese if you are me).
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