Chicken Fajitas with step by step pictures. Spicy chicken fajitas with lots of bell peppers, onions and spices makes perfect filling for warm tortillas.
Chicken Fajitas Recipe
Fajitas is one of my favourite recipe. I have shared a veg version of it before, this is a chicken version. And this is my favourite. I have a love toward mexican cuisine. It is delicious and spicy one.
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About this Recipe
A fajita is any stripped grilled meat with stripped peppers and onions served on a flour or corn tortilla in Tex-Mex cuisine. The term originally referred to skirt steak, which was the first cut of beef used in the dish. Chicken and other cuts of beef, as well as vegetables in place of meat, are popular alternatives to skirt steak. The meat is usually cooked with onions and bell peppers in restaurants. Shredded lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, mushrooms, pico de gallo, shredded cheese, refried beans, and diced tomatoes are popular condiments. The dish is known as arrachera in northern Mexico.
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Whats the difference between a taco and a fajita?
Fajitas typically combine grilled or sautéed peppers and onions cut into similarly sized strips with the meat. In tacos, vegetables are frequently chopped or sliced and served raw as a topping.
How did Fajitas get its Start?
Fajitas were invented by Mexican ranch workers in Texas at the end of the 1930s and the beginning of the 1940s. There were times when workers were paid in meat, which included the least desirable parts such as the head, entrails, and skirt steak.
Ingredients for Easy Chicken Fajitas Recipe :
- Chicken Breast - 2 large cut into thin strips
- Olive Oil - 3 tblspn
- Garlic - 6 cloves chopped
- Onion - 1 large sliced thinly
- Green chillies - 1 chopped finely
- Bell Peppers - 3 cups sliced thinly (i used red, green & yellow)
- Chilli Powder - 1 tsp or to taste
- Black Pepper Powder - 1 tsp or to taste
- Cumin Powder - 2 tsp
- Oregano - 2 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Sugar - 1 tsp
- Parsley - 3 tblspn finely chopped
- Lemon Juice - 2 to 3 tblspn
- Tortilla for serving (regular or whole wheat)
Bell Peppers :
Bell peppers of various colours have distinct flavours. Green is the least ripe and most bitter colour. The others are significantly sweeter, with red being the most so.
Chicken Breast :
Chicken breasts are prone to drying out when overcooked, so they should be cooked quickly over high heat. Cooking chicken breasts in a skillet, stir-frying, roasting/baking, or grilling are the best options.
Black Pepper Powder :
Black pepper is one of the worlds most popular spices and may have numerous health benefits. Piperine, the active ingredient in black pepper, may fight free radicals and improve digestion and nutrient absorption.
Oregano :
It has a strong, pungent aroma and flavour and should be used with caution. In cooking, both fresh and dried forms of the herb are used. Oregano is anti-inflammatory and has the ability to kill certain infections. It is high in dietary fibre, as well as vitamins A, C, K, and iron.
How to Make Chicken Fajitas
Season chicken with salt and lemon juice and set aside.
In a pan, heat oil and add in onions and chillies and cook till transparent.
Now add in garlic and cook for couple of mins.
Add in peppers and cook that for 5 mins or so.
Now add in chicken and toss well. Keep cooking for 5 mins.
Add in all the spice powders, salt and sugar and mix well. Cook for couple of mins.
Add in lemon juice and parsley. Mix well.
Serve with tortilla..
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Chicken Fajitas Recipe | Mexican Chicken Fajitas Recipe
Ingredients
- Chicken Breast - 2 large cut into thin strips
- Olive Oil - 3 tblspn
- Garlic - 6 cloves chopped
- Onion - 1 large sliced thinly
- Green chillies - 1 chopped finely
- Bell Peppers - 3 cups sliced thinly i used red, green & yellow
- Chilli Powder - 1 tsp or to taste
- Black Pepper Powder - 1 tsp or to taste
- Cumin Powder - 2 tsp
- Oregano - 2 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Sugar - 1 tsp
- Parsley - 3 tblspn finely chopped
- Lemon Juice - 2 to 3 tblspn
- Tortilla for serving regular or whole wheat
Instructions
- Season chicken with salt and lemon juice and set aside.
- In a pan, heat oil and add in onions and chillies and cook till transparent.
- Now add in garlic and cook for couple of mins.
- Add in peppers and cook that for 5 mins or so.
- Now add in chicken and toss well. Keep cooking for 5 mins.
- Add in all the spice powders, salt and sugar and mix well. Cook for couple of mins.
- Add in lemon juice and parsley. Mix well.
- Serve with tortilla..
Chicken Fajitas Step by Step
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| take sliced chicken strips in a bowl |
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| add little salt |
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| add little lemon juice |
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| Heat oil in a pan |
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| add in onions, chillies |
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| cook that till done |
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| add in garlic |
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| mix that through |
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| add in capsicum |
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| mix that well |
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| add in the marinated chicken |
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| mix well till the chicken is done |
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| add spice powders, salt and sugar |
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| mix well |
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| toss through |
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| add lemon juice |
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| add in coriander leaves |
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| mix well |
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| Serve with tortilla.. |
Shilpa Chatterjee
Very nice and tempting recipe. will try this at home.
Anonymous
Hi,
I tried this receipe and it was YummO.
Thanks for sharing.