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Showing posts with label fajitas. Show all posts

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Chicken Fajitas

We really enjoyed these. The chicken tasted great, and the fresh avocado and guac really stepped it up. We'll be making this again soon.


Makes: 4 servings
Prep time: 2+ hours
Cook time: 10 minutes
Printable Recipe

Meat

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 2 T olive oil
  • 4 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 t soy sauce
  • 1 t salt
  • 1/2 t liquid smoke
  • 1/2 t cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 t black pepper
  • 1 lb top sirloin steak or boneless skinless chicken breast

1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl with meat and refrigerate at least 2 hours.

2. Discard leftover marinade.

3. Grill over medium heat for 4-5 minutes per side.

4. Let me sit for 5 minutes then slice into thin strips. Keep warm.

Vegetable Sauce

Ingredients:

  • 2 T water
  • 1 t soy sauce
  • 1/2 t lime juice
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1 dash black pepper
  • 1 T olive oil

1. Combine all ingredients and set aside.

Vegetables

Ingredients:

  • 1 large Spanish onion, sliced thin
  • 1/2 green pepper, sliced thin
  • 1/2 red pepper, sliced thin
  • 1/2 yellow pepper, sliced thin

1. Cool all ingredients in oil until brown.

Fajitas

Ingredients

  • Flour tortillas
  • Meat and vegetables from above

1. Warm tortillas on stove (I just throw them in a hot pan for a few seconds per side).

2. Combine vegetables with vegetable sauce.

3. Place meat filling in tortilla. Add vegetable/sauce mix.

For added flavor, top with guacamole and/or fresh avocados and salsa.