Chicken Fajitas
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Equipment
- 1 cast iron skillet
Ingredients
Meat and marinade:
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless chicken breast sliced into strips
- 1/2 cup lager beer
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce minced
- 1 teaspoon adobo seasoning or seasoned salt
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
Vegetables:
- 4 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 red bell pepper sliced
- 2 poblano peppers sliced
- 1 large onion cut in wedges
- 2 roma tomatoes quartered
Other optional ingredients:
- Flour tortillas
- Sour cream
- Guacamole
- Pico de gallo or salsa fresca
- Shredded cheddar or jack cheese
Instructions
- Mix together all ingredients for marinade and add sliced chicken.
- Marinate, refrigerated, 6 hours or overnight.
- Before cooking, drain marinade.
- Place chicken with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a cast iron skillet, and cook, stirring frequently, until chicken is cooked through.
- Remove chicken and keep warm.
- Add the remaining oil to the skillet and cook the onion and peppers until tender, adding the tomatoes at the end to cook briefly.
- Serve chicken and veggies on flour tortillas with sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo or salsa fresca, cheese, or other toppings of your choice.
Notes
From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com |
Optional ingredients not included in nutrition facts as they depend on what you use.
Nutrition
Calories: 393kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 38gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 109mgSodium: 843mgPotassium: 995mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1482IUVitamin C: 100mgCalcium: 45mgIron: 2mg
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