Chicken fajitas with avocado & Caesar dressing

Chicken fajitas with avocado & Caesar dressing

A fun, light and healthy family dinner that the kids can get involved in making too

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Method

  1. Slice the chicken on a board with a sharp knife, then put in a large bowl. Grate in the lime zest and squeeze in the juice. Crush the garlic, then add to the chicken with the ground coriander, chilli powder (if using) and seasoning to taste. Stir well, cover, then chill until ready to cook. You could do this the night before.
  2. On a clean chopping board, and using a clean knife cut the avocado into quarters. Ease the quarters away from the stone, then peel off the skin. Slice or chop the flesh. Thinly slice the lettuce. Halve the pepper, remove seeds and stalk, then slice or chop the flesh.
  3. Chop the fresh coriander, then stir it into the chicken. Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan. Add the pepper, then stir, continuously, over a high heat for 2 mins. This is called stir-frying. Add the chicken, then stir-fry over a high heat for 5 mins until the chicken is cooked.
  4. Heat a large, dry frying pan until hot, then add the tortillas one at a time to heat and brown a little. Turn them over with tongs so that both sides are warmed.
  5. Take a warm tortilla and spread with some Caesar dressing. Add some lettuce and avocado, then some of the chicken and pepper mixture and a little more Caesar dressing if you like.
  6. Fold in the sides of the tortilla, then carefully roll up so that the filling is completely enclosed. Alternatively, put the dishes of the salad, chicken and tortillas on the table for the family to make up their own.
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Cook it on the barbecue

Cut the chicken into chunks, marinate and thread onto skewers with the peppers, then cook over the coals. The tortillas can be warmed on the barbecue, too.

A few golden rules

Be strict with food hygiene. Get kids to wash their hands before cooking and during preparation, especially when handling raw chicken. Don't use the same boards and knives to prepare the salad and chicken. Raw chicken can contain salmonella, which can cause food poisoning. Always supervise when children are working with the hob and sharp knives.

679 kcalories, protein 44.0g, carbohydrate 52.0g, fat 34.0 g, saturated fat 4.0g, fibre 6.0g, sugar 7.0g, salt 3.15 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2009.

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  • Binder photo bobby

    22 September 2009

    bobby rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is really tasty. I used one chicken breast enough for 2 wraps and two people. I used half zest and half juice of one lime, 2 crushed garlic cloves, half a red pepper, half of an avocado 1/4 teaspoon of ground coriander and 1/4 tsp of hot chilli powder. I let it marinate for 1/2 an hour and served it with leaf salad and tomatoes. Delicious!!!

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    06 January 2010

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  • Binder photo Lau

    13 September 2010

    Lau rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    lovely! my boyfriend was sceptical about caesar dressing but even he loved it!

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  • Binder photo ShiwaJewels

    22 November 2010

    ShiwaJewels rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I love my spicy food, but sometimes i really try and make things that are not overly spicy for the kids. Well this was a winner, my seven year old son loved the wraps, and my 10 month old daughter enjoyed munching away on the avocado. My husband took the remainder to work with him. Looks like this will be used again and again and again :)

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  • Binder photo Jane

    23 February 2011

    Jane commented on this recipe

    I've done two variations of this - a milder version without the chilli for the kids and spread sour cream on the tortilla and grated cheese with the chicken mix. For the grown ups who like a bit more fire, add a drizzle of Nandos piri piri sauce instead of the chilli - the garlic one is superb!

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  • Binder photo cookiemonster799

    16 June 2012

    cookiemonster799 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Yummy - I used guacamole instead of avocado and sour cream instead of Caeser dressing. Went down a treat at a family dinner.

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  • Binder photo rozmorgan

    14 September 2012

    rozmorgan rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Just had these for dinner. Followed the recipe exactly. These were really lovely. The fresh avocado really added something, much nicer than store bought guacamole. Loved all the veg, you almost didn't need the chicken although it worked deliciously with the Ceaser dressing. A nice alternative to salsa based wraps. Would eat again!

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Ingredients

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679 kcalories, protein 44.0g, carbohydrate 52.0g, fat 34.0 g, saturated fat 4.0g, fibre 6.0g, sugar 7.0g, salt 3.15 g

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