Chicken Fajita

خلود سعيدChef

Ingredients

• 500 grams of shredded chicken breast, cut into strips
  500 grams
• 1 green onion
  1 piece
• 1 hot green pepper
  1 piece
• 3 cloves of garlic
  3 cloves
• 2 tablespoons of fresh coriander
  2 tablespoons
• 1 lemon zest
  1 zest
• 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil
  1 teaspoon
• 1 tablespoon of fajita spices
  1 tablespoon
• 1 large onion, sliced
  1 piece
• 1 green bell pepper, cut into strips
  1 piece
• 1/2 yellow sweet pepper, cut into strips
  0.5 piece
• 1/2 red sweet pepper, cut into strips
  0.5 piece
• 1/2 orange sweet pepper, cut into strips
  0.5 piece
• 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil, for the vegetables
  1 tablespoon
• 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil, for the chicken
  1 tablespoon
• Salt, pepper, and chili flakes (optional and to taste)
  0
• 1 lemon juice
  1 piece

Steps

1. 1

   Place the marinade ingredients in a chopper (except for the spices) and grind until it becomes like a sauce.

   Required Tools:

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   Chopper

   5 min
2. 2

   Put the chicken strips in a ziplock bag, add the sauce and spices, and marinate overnight.

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   Ziplock Bag

   1440 min
3. 3

   In a frying pan, add a tablespoon of oil for the vegetables and sauté the vegetables for about two to three minutes on high heat, then remove from the pan and set aside.

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   Frying Pan

   3 min
4. 4

   In the same pan, add a tablespoon of oil for the chicken, remove it from the bag (do not add the juices from the bag, if any), and sauté on high heat to prevent it from releasing its juices, cooking until done (it doesn't take long).

   5 min
5. 5

   Add the vegetables on top of the chicken, stir, and add salt, pepper, and chili flakes to taste, then let it cook for about two minutes and remove from heat.

   2 min
6. 6

   This is the fajita.

7. 7

   It can be served in a sandwich with French bread, heated, and alongside potatoes and any type of Mexican appetizers (I served it with an appetizer called salsa cruda to be added inside the sandwich when eating).

8. 8

   Or it can be served wrapped in tortilla bread, in which case it is called a burrito.

Nutrition Facts

* Nutritional values are approximate and calculations may be affected by ingredient type, farming, storage, and cooking methods.

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