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Chicken Fajitas
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1 green sweet pepper, cut into strips
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 yellow pepper, cut into strips
2 tablespoons lemon juice
4 tablespoons orange juice
1 onion, sliced into rings
1 clove garlic, minced
10 flour tortillas, heated
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup salsa
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 cup sliced black olives
1 red sweet pepper, cut into strips
- In medium bowl, mix together lime juice, lemon juice, orange juice and garlic.
- Sprinkle chicken with chili powder and salt.
- Set aside half of juice mixture for basting and in remainder, place chicken, turning to coat well. Cover and refrigerate chicken at least 30 minutes.
- On prepared grill or broiler rack about 6 inches from heat, place chicken. Cook, turning and basting with reserved marinade, about 10 minutes or until fork can be inserted in chicken with ease.
- In nonstick frypan, place oil and heat on medium temperature. Add peppers and onion and cook, stirring, until onion is transparent but still crisp, about 5 minutes.
- Slice chicken breasts into strips and add to pepper-onion mixture in frypan.
- Divide chicken-pepper mixture evenly in center of tortillas; top with dollop of sour cream, salsa and olives; fold tortillas.
Makes 5 servings of 2 tortillas each.
Per Serving: 542 calories; 30.5 g protein; 24.3 g total fat; 8.14 g saturated fat; 50.7 g carbohydrates; 79 mg cholesterol; 766 mg sodium.
Recipe provided courtesy of the National Chicken Council. Used with permission.
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