Dinner for Two

Chicken Fajitas

Total Cooking Time 30 minutes or less
Yield 2
13 ratings

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*Some ingredients may be necessary “from your pantry”.

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces chicken breast, cut into 1/2 inch strips and seasoned
  • 1 bell pepper, julienned
  • 1 red onion, julienned
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 jalapeño
  • 1 lime
  • 4 (6-inch) flour tortillas
  • 3 tablespoons cilantro
  • 6 ounce Cotija cheese, crumbled
  • 16 ounce yellow rice, cooked
  • 8 ounce pico de gallo
  • 1 avocado
  • 4 ounces canola oil

Directions

  1. Slice the garlic in thin pieces and set aside.
  2. Cut the jalapeño in half; remove the seeds and thinly slice. Set aside.*
  3. Cut the lime in half. Juice one half and set the liquid aside. Slice the other half int o thin pieces to serve with the Fajitas.
  4. Heat 2 ounces of the canola oil in a skillet, and sauté the onion, peppers, garlic and desired amount of jalapeño until vegetables are tender but crisp on the exterior.
  5. Remove from the skillet and keep warm.
  6. Heat the remaining oil, and cook the chicken for 5-6 minutes or until no long er pink.
  7. Add the onion/pepper mix to the skillet with the chicken and combine. Add the lime juice and stir.
  8. Warm the yellow rice in the microwave for approximately 25 seconds. (Warming time may vary due to differences in microwave strength.)
  9. Warm the Tortillas in the microwave, and place 1/4 of the chicken/onion/pepper mixture in each.
  10. Garnish each with cilantro leaves, pico de gallo and Cotija cheese.
  11. Plate the rice with the fajitas and garnish with lime slices. Slice the avocado and place several slices on each plate.

* Wash hands immediately after handling jalapeño.

Ingredients used in this recipe