Delicious Chicken Fajitas

Try these delicious chicken fajitas – they are the perfect shared meal for super-simple entertaining.

It’s the beginning of the Easter long weekend here in Australia where, unlike lots of other parts of the world, we get a delicious four day break. It’s traditionally a relaxing time when we in the southern hemisphere get to enjoy either the last of the summer weather or the first welcome chill of autumn days – often sharing casual meals with family and friends. With four days up our sleeves there’s plenty of time for entertaining any way we like, but I’m a casual kind of girl so easy shared meals are favourites in our house and these delicious chicken fajitas are always popular.

Before I go any further, I will apologise for the quality of these photos. I often make these chicken fajitas for a quick, tasty dinner and every time I do I wish that I’d made them for lunch instead – the evening light in my kitchen is not great for photos.

I don’t claim that these are authentic in any way, but they are seriously delicious. No matter how big a batch I make (sometimes with left-overs in mind) they are always gobbled up, so I’m clearly not the only one who thinks so. Give yourself a break the next time you are looking for food to share and try these – you won’t be sorry.

Amanda McInerney of www.lambsearsandhoney.com

Delicious Chicken Fajitas

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 600 gms chicken thigh or breast cut into slices
• 2 onions sliced
• 1 red capsicum sliced
• 60 mls olive oil
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tbsp heaped tsp ground cumin
• salt to taste
• juice of 1 lime
• soft flour tortillas
• sour cream
• grated cheese
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• SALSA
• 3 tomatoes chopped
• 1 spring onion sliced
• 1/2 red chilli chopped finely
• 1/2 bunch coriander leaves & stems chopped
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• GUACAMOLE
• 2 avocados mashed
• 1 tomato chopped
• 1/2 bunch coriander leaves chopped
• juice of 1 lime

Method

 

1. Place chicken, spices, salt and half the olive oil in a large bowl, mix to combine well. Set aside.
2. Heat the other half of the olive oil in large frypan, over medium heat. Add onion slices and cook until transparent.
3. Add sliced capsicum and cook with onions until onions are golden and caramelised. Transfer to plate and set aside.
4. Add marinated chicken to hot pan, using a little more oil if necessary, and stir over high heat in batches until cooked through and golden brown.
5. Return all chicken to the pan, with the onions and capsicum, add lime juice, and heat through.
6. SALSA
7. Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
8. Guacamole
9. As with the salsa, combine in a bowl.
10. Serve the fajitas with salsa, guacamole, sour cream and cheese in soft flour tortillas.

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