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Chicken Fajitas
Serves 6
Easy
Prep:
Cook:
6 hours marinating
Bright, colourful and spicy Mexican Fajitas.
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- 3 red onions cut into wedges
- 2/3 hot chillies finely chopped
- 2 Garlic cloves crushed
- 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh coriander
- 2 limes grated and juiced
- 6 chicken breast fillets cut into even sized pieces (3cm)
- 8 peppers sliced into strips (red,yellow,orange mixed)
- 4 tablespoons of olive oil
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 12 flour tortillas
- Guacamole & soured cream to serve
Method
step 1
Put chillies, garlic, chopped coriander, lime rind and lime juice into a shallow dish.step 2
Add chicken and mix thoroughly. Cover with cling film and marinate for 6 hours.step 3
Add onion wedges and sliced peppers into a large shallow oven proof container. Add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and mix thoroughly to coat.step 4
Place vegetables into a pre-heated oven at 180C Fan and cook for 45 minutes turning occasionally.step 5
Heat the remaining olive oil in a wok to a medium high heat and cook the chicken in batches. Cover and keep warm until all the chicken is cooked.step 6
Cover tortillas with foil and place in a warm oven to heat gently.step 7
When all ingredients are cooked, take a tortilla wrap, place a small amount of soured cream and guacamole in the middle of the wrap and spread around the tortilla. Add onions and peppers followed by 5/6 pieces of chicken. Fold up from the bottom first and then in from the sides to form a wrap and hey presto, Mexican Fajitas!
