No need to go out for delicious fajitas when you can make this spirited version, with lime-scented chicken and fresh and sautéed veggies wrapped in flour tortillas.
Fresh Chicken Fajitas
- Prep Time 50 min
- Total 0 min
- Ingredients 13
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 lb. chicken tenders
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
- 2 medium red or green bell peppers, cut into thin bite-sized strips
- 8 (8-inch) flour tortillas
- 2 cups shredded or torn lettuce
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup thick & chunky salsa
Instructions
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Step1In medium nonmetal bowl, combine lime juice, salt, oregano, cumin and garlic; mix well. Add chicken tenders; stir to coat. Let stand 15 minutes.
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Step2Meanwhile, heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add onions and bell peppers; cook and stir until crisp-tender. Move vegetables to side of skillet.
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Step3Remove chicken from marinade; add to skillet. Discard marinade. If necessary, add additional oil to skillet. Cook and stir about 8 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center.
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Step4Meanwhile, heat oven to 350°F. Wrap tortillas in foil. Heat at 350°F. for 10 to 12 minutes or until warm.
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Step5To serve, fill warm tortillas with chicken, onions, bell peppers, lettuce, tomatoes and salsa; fold over.
Nutrition
495
Calories
14g
Total Fat
35g
Protein
64g
Total Carbohydrate
11g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/4 of Recipe
- Calories
- 495
- Calories from Fat
- 125
- Total Fat
- 14g
- 22%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 15%
- Cholesterol
- 70mg
- 23%
- Sodium
- 1060mg
- 44%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 64g
- 21%
- Dietary Fiber
- 7g
- 28%
- Sugars
- 11g
- Protein
- 35g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 88%
- 88%
- Vitamin C
- 100%
- 100%
- Calcium
- 16%
- 16%
- Iron
- 30%
- 30%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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