Fajitas are fab for sharing. Make Friday fajita night and cook up a Mexican style feast.
To make the fajita chicken you’ll just need to fry up sliced chicken breast with onions and peppers and throw in delicious spices like cumin and smoked paprika for that Mexican vibe.
Serve alongside tortilla wraps, shredded lettuce, sweetcorn, sour cream, grated Monterey Jack cheese, some hot sauce and a dish of potato wedges.
Fun food that’s ready in minutes – just let everyone make up their own fajitas at the table.
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Fajita Night Ingredients
- 1 green pepper
- 450g chicken breast strips
- 1 red pepper
- 1 tbs garlic infused olive oil
- 2 onions
- 1 yellow pepper
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- salt and pepper to season
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How To Make Our Fajita Night Recipe
- Add a splash of garlic olive oil to a wok style pan and heat over a medium heat.
- Throw in the sliced chicken and stir fry briskly for 5-10 minutes.
- Add the peppers and onions.
- Tip in the cumin, smoked paprika, oregano, sugar and lime juice – season with salt and pepper.
- Continue to fry until the vegetables have softened and the chicken has cooked through.
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Make It Your Way…
- Don’t fancy chicken? Add prawns or strips of steak instead.
- Want more heat? Add a big pinch of chilli flakes into the chicken fajita mix.
- Want to go veggie? Skip the chicken and add courgettes and a couple of tins of black beans.
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Fajita night!
Fun, tasty fajita night!
Ingredients
- 450g chicken breast strips
- 1 green pepper
- 1 yellow pepper
- 1 red pepper
- 2 onions
- 1 tbs garlic infused olive oil
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- Juice of 1 lime
- salt and pepper to season
Instructions
- Add a splash of garlic olive oil to a wok style pan and heat over a medium heat.
- Throw in the sliced chicken and stir fry briskly for 5-10 minutes.
- Add the peppers and onions.
- Tip in the cumin, smoked paprika, oregano, sugar and lime juice - season with salt and pepper.
- Continue to fry until the vegetables have softened and the chicken has cooked through.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 279Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 96mgSodium: 163mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 2gSugar: 6gProtein: 37g
Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only and may not be accurate - you should always calculate your own nutritional information especially if you have specific dietary requirements.
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