Steps to Prepare Chicken Fajitas

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, chicken fajitas. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

So easy to make, and so quick. The method involves quickly searing the meat on a griddle or grill, and then slicing and serving with quickly seared peppers and onions. Chicken fajitas in the air fryer doesn't get any easier than this.

Chicken Fajitas is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Chicken Fajitas is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

Recipe of Chicken Fajitas

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have chicken fajitas using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Fajitas:

1. Prepare 2 tbsp fresh squeezed lime juice
2. Get 2 tbsp oil
3. Take 1 large garlic clove, minced
4. Make ready 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
5. Get 1 tsp salt
6. Take 1/2-1 tsp ground chili (adjust to your desired spice preference)
7. Make ready 1 tbsp fresh chopped cilantro (optional)
8. Make ready 1 1/2 lb (650 grams) chicken thighs, skinless and boneless
9. Take 3 large bell peppers (or capsicums), cut into strips (I use green, red and yellow)
10. Take 1 onion thinly sliced

I know, I know, full points for (un)originality. Chicken Fajitas are the perfect anytime dinner you need. We can thank the cuisine of Tex-Mex for the classic fajita. Originally, the term referred to a grilled strip of meat served in a tortilla.

Instructions

Steps to make Chicken Fajitas:

1. Slice chicken into strips
2. In a large shallow bowl, combine lime juice, oil, garlic, cumin, salt, chili and cilantro; mix together. Add the chicken and If time allows, let marinate for 30 minutes.
3. Heat a large skillet or pan (12-inch | 30cm) on medium-high heat until smoking. Add a drizzle of olive oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pan. Sear the chicken on both sides until golden, charred and cooked right through. Cook for about 8 minutes. Flip them a couple of times while cooking so they get a nice even char.
4. Transfer chicken to a warm plate, loosely tent with foil and let rest
5. Cut peppers and onions into strips
6. Add the peppers and onions to the skillet (drizzle with a little extra oil only if needed), and cook until the onion is soft and the peppers are slightly charred and cooked to your liking. Season with salt and pepper.
7. Add chicken strips and cook for about 2-3 minutes.
8. Serve with warmed tortillas, sour cream and chopped cilantro

These Chicken Fajitas are an easy dinner with tender chicken breasts, bell peppers and sweet onions tossed in homemade seasonings and piled high on tortillas! Serve with your favorite toppings like sour. Chicken Fajitas made with homemade fajita seasoning, chicken thighs, bell peppers and onions in a cast iron skillet. We love easy everyday Mexican Food. Chicken fajitas are so easy to make, and their seasoning is amazing.

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