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Cilantro Lime Chicken Fajitas

Author Shannon Lyon | Plum Street

Ingredients

Fajita Ingredients

  • 8-10 flour tortillas warmed (in pan or microwave)
  • 2 avocados, sliced into strips
  • sour cream
  • pico de gallo
  • extra cilantro for garnish

Seared Peppers and Onions

  • 1/2 tsp. garlic salt
  • 1/2 tsp. chili powder
  • 2 bell peppers, sliced in thin strips, sauteed (any color)
  • 1/2 sliced red onion, sauteed
  • olive oil for cooking peppers and onions

Cilantro Lime Grilled Chicken

  • 5-6 large chicken breasts
  • 2 handfuls cilantro leaves & stems
  • 4 cloves garlic (or 4 tsp. minced garlic)
  • 1/2 c, olive oil
  • juice of 1 lime, fresh squeezed
  • zest of 1 lime
  • 1 tsp. chili powder
  • 1 tsp. ground cumin
  • 1 tsp. onion powder
  • 1 tsp. garlic salt
  • 1/2 tsp. paprika
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. pepper
  • 1 tbsp. sugar

Instructions

Cilantro Lime Chicken

  • Combine all marinade ingredients (cilantro, garlic, olive oil, lime juice, lime zest, and all seasonings) in a food processor. Blend until ingredients are well combined.
  • Pour ingredients into a large ziploc bag. (Reserve a couple tablespoons for basting.)
  • Add chicken breasts to bag. Marinate chicken for 2 hours up to overnight.
  • When ready to cook, heat grill to medium heat. Remove chicken from ziploc bag with tongs and place onto hot grill.
  • Cook chicken slowly so it stays juicy. Let grill for 10-15 minutes per side, until cooked through.
  • Once chicken is cooked through, remove from grill and set aside. Brush with extra marinade and let rest for 5 minutes.
  • Slice into strips before serving.

Seared Peppers and Onions

  • In same pan, add another tbsp. of olive oil. Add sliced peppers, cover and cook until slightly brown. Remove cover then add 1/2 tsp. of garlic salt and 1/2 tsp. of chili powder. Stir and cook until peppers are slightly soft. Remove and set aside.
  • Heat 1 tbsp. olive oil in a large skillet on medium high heat. Add sliced onions. Cover and cook until soft. Remove from pan, set aside.
  • *Note, you can cook onions and peppers together! We have a couple onion haters in my house so I cook separately ;)

Fajita Assembly

  • Take warm tortillas and layer them with chicken, peppers, onions, pico, cheese and/or sour cream. Add an avocado slice to your fajita and enjoy!