Homemade Chicken Fajitas

5 from 2 votes

These Easy Homemade Chicken Fajitas are tastier and healthier than a meal kit and almost as easy! A delicious, family friendly meal that's ready in just 15 minutes.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Mexican, Tex-Mex

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings people

Calories 420kcal

Author Eb Gargano

Ingredients

12 flour or corn tortilla wraps (I use Old El Paso)
2 teaspoons cumin
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (more if you like things hot!)
2 teaspoons dried oregano
Juice of 1 lime
2 cloves garlic grated or crushed
2 large chicken breasts sliced into thin strips
2 large onions sliced
3 peppers (I like to use a mix of colours), sliced into strips
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh coriander chopped finely
Your choice of guacamole / sour cream / salsa / grated cheese / extra limes & coriander / tortilla chips to serve - any or all of them!

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

If you are making your own guacamole or salsa, make these first and refrigerate until needed – or ask someone else to make these for you while you get on with the fajitas.
Preheat your oven to 220C / 200C fan / gas mark 7 / 425F.
Remove the tortilla wraps from the packet and wrap in foil.
Mix together the cumin, cayenne pepper, oregano, lime juice and crushed garlic in a large bowl.
Slice the chicken into thin strips and place in the marinade. Toss the chicken to thoroughly coat in the marinade and set aside for 5 minutes (or cover and put in the fridge to marinate for longer if you prefer).
Use the time while the chicken is marinating to slice the onions and peppers.
When the oven has heated up, put the tortilla wraps in the oven for 8 minutes until warmed through. After 8 minutes remove from the oven but keep wrapped in foil until needed.
Meanwhile, fry the onions and peppers in a little olive oil on a low heat for 5 minutes until softened but not brown. Turn up the heat and add the chicken and marinade and fry for about 5 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and browned and the veg is slightly charred.
To check if the chicken is cooked all the way through, choose the thickest piece of chicken and cut it in half – if it is completely white with no pink, it is cooked. And if the thickest piece is cooked, so should all the thinners ones!
Sprinkle the chicken with the chopped coriander and serve in the pan on the table, together with the warm tortilla wraps and whatever extras you have chosen for people to make up their own fajitas. Enjoy!

Notes

Suitable for freezing.
Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

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