MexicoChickenWeeknight

Chicken and Vegetable Fajitas

⏱ 25 min · 🍽 Serves 2

Sizzling peppers, onion and cumin-spiced chicken, wrapped up in warm flour tortillas.

Chicken and Vegetable Fajitas

Ingredients

  • 250 g chicken breast, sliced
  • 1 red bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 green bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 medium onion, sliced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • 4 small flour tortillas
  • ½ lime
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Method

  1. Combine the chicken with cumin, paprika, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
  2. Heat half the olive oil in a large skillet.
  3. Cook the chicken for 6–8 minutes, until it reaches 74°C internally. Transfer to a plate.
  4. Add the remaining oil, peppers, and onion to the skillet.
  5. Cook for 5–6 minutes until tender but slightly crisp.
  6. Return the chicken to the skillet and squeeze in the lime juice.
  7. Serve hot with warmed tortillas.

Nutrition (estimated per serving; values vary with brands, portions and cooking methods)

Per serving
Calories470 kcal
Protein39 g
Carbohydrates43 g
Fat15 g

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