Chicken Fajitas
Sizzling chicken fajitas with peppers, onion and a smoky lime-spice coating.
30 min · Easy · Serves 4 · ~500 kcal / serving · Mexican-inspired
Ingredients
- 600 g chicken breast · thinly sliced
- 2 bell peppers · sliced
- 1 onion · sliced
- 1 tbsp oil
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 0.5 tsp chilli powder
- 1 lime
- 8 small tortillas
- salt · to taste
Cook tips
- Slice chicken evenly so it cooks at the same rate.
- Use a hot pan to get colour on the peppers without over-softening them.
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Method
- 1
Season the chicken
Toss chicken with paprika, cumin, chilli powder, salt, oil and half the lime juice.
- 2
Cook the chicken
Cook the chicken in a hot pan until browned and the thickest pieces reach 75°C internally.
8 min timer · Checkpoint 75°C — read with a thermometer
- 3
Cook the vegetables
Remove chicken. Add peppers and onion to the same pan and cook until lightly charred but still tender.
6 min timer
- 4
Bring together
Return chicken to the pan and toss everything together with the remaining lime juice.
1 min timer
- 5
Serve
Serve with warm tortillas and your preferred toppings.
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