There is no need to make chicken fajitas from a store bought packet full of unnecessary unhealthy ingredients. This marinade is easy and tastes just the same if not better.
Ingredients:
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
6 whole wheat tortillas
1 red bell pepper sliced
1 green pepper sliced
1 small white onion sliced
1 tablespoon olive oil
¼ cup water
1 cup diced fresh tomatoes
1 cup salsa of your choice (homemade or store bought)
Marinade:
6 teaspoons chili powder
3 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoon oregano
2 tablespoon minced garlic
1 ½ cup fresh lime juice
¾ cup water or beer
Directions:
1. In small bowl mix all of the marinade ingredients together. Cut excess fat from chicken and cut into strips lengthwise. Add chicken to marinade. Make sure all of the chicken is covered. You can add more water or lime juice if you need to. Let marinade in fridge for at least 2 hours.
2. Remove chicken from fridge and place on grill (If you don’t have a grill cook in frying pan) until cooked through. In the mean time. Slice peppers and onions into strips and add to frying pan with ¼ cup water and one tablespoon olive oil. Cover and saute until tender.
3. Place tortillas in microwave for 15 to 20 seconds. Take out and add peppers, onion, salsa, chicken and diced tomato. Fold ends in and roll like a burrito. Place in lightly oiled fry pan over medium heat. Cook until browned on all sides. If you like sour cream a great alternate is plain non-fat yogurt or cottage cheese.
Servings: 6
Nutritional Facts (per serving):
362.66 total calories; 85 calories from fat; 8.8g total fat; 2.9g saturated fat; 36.6mg Cholesterol; 511mg Sodium; 51.58g Carbohydrates; 6g Fiber; 4.8g Sugar; 21.13g Protein.
Deliz said
October 29 2008 @ 1:21 am
People should read this.