Description
Delicious and easy chicken fajitas with a flavorful marinade.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/3 cup avocado oil (can also use olive oil, it just has a little stronger flavor)
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 4 cloves garlic (crushed)
- 2 tablespoons Tajin (or more to taste)
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne (to taste, add more for more heat)
- salt (to taste)
- pepper (to taste)
- 2 pounds chicken sliced thin (marinated in the marinade)
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- 1 orange bell pepper
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 white or yellow onion
- fajita tortillas
- toppings: chopped cilantro, sour cream, guacamole, etc.
Instructions
- Combine marinade ingredients in a bowl with a whisk.
- Pour marinade into a gallon size Ziplock bag with raw sliced chicken. Allow to marinate at least 30 minutes before cooking.
- Thinly slice bell peppers and onion and set aside.
- In a heavy skillet over medium heat, add 1 tablespoon of oil. When oil is hot, remove chicken from marinade and discard excess marinade. Cook chicken for 10-15 minutes until cooked through.
- Add bell peppers and onion and cook for additional 5 minutes.
- Serve with warm flour tortillas, guacamole, sour cream, cilantro, and limes.
Notes
- Tajin and soy sauce have a lot of salt, so keep that in mind when adding extra salt.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fajita
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 90mg