Smoky Chicken Fajitas

Smoky Chicken Fajitas

#Spicy

🥘 Ingredients

  • avocado
    2 unit
  • chicken breasts
    4 unit
  • chili powder
    1 tsp
  • cilantro
    2 bunch
  • corn
    4 unit
  • cumin
    1 tsp
  • flour tortillas
    8 unit
  • jalapeño
    2 unit
  • lime
    2 unit
  • olive oil
    2 tbsp
  • pepper
  • red bell pepper
    2 unit
  • red onion
    2 unit
  • salt
  • tomato
    2 unit

🍳 Cookware

  • oven
  • medium bowl
  • large pan
  • pan
  • large pan
  • large pan
  • oven
  • fork
  • bowl
  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. HINT: If you have microwave, you can skip the oven and warm the tortillas there instead! Halve, peel, and slice half the red onion and finely dice the other half. Finely chop the tomato , cilantro , and jalapeño . Zest half the lime , then cut it into wedges. Core, seed, and thinly slice the red bell pepper . Cut kernels off the corn cob. Finally, cut the chicken breasts into 1/2-inch strips.
    red onion: 2 unit, tomato: 2 unit, cilantro: 2 bunch, jalapeño: 2 unit, lime: 2 unit, red bell pepper: 2 unit, corn: 2 unit, chicken breasts: 4 unit
  2. 2
    In a medium bowl , combine the tomatoes, half the ciltrano, jalapeño to taste (carefuly, it's spicy!), and a drizzle of olive oil . Season with salt and pepper .
    olive oil: 2 tbsp, salt, pepper
  3. 3
    Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add corn and half the diced red onion and season with salt and pepper . Cook, tossing, ⏱️ 5 minutes , until corn is slightly blistered. Remove from the pan and set aside.
    olive oil, corn: 2 unit, red onion, salt, pepper
  4. 4
    In the same large pan , heat another olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the sliced red onion and red bell pepper and cook ⏱️ 5 minutes , until soft and slightly charred. Season with salt and pepper . Set aside with corn .
    olive oil, red onion, red bell pepper, salt, pepper, corn
  5. 5
    In the same large pan , heat another olive oil over medium-high heat. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and cook in batches, tossing, until browned ⏱️ 4 minutes . Once cooked, add all the chicken back to the pan and stir in the red bell pepper , red onion , cumin , chili powder , and a squeeze of lime . Cook ⏱️ 30 seconds , until fragrant. Set aside.
    olive oil, chicken breasts, salt, pepper, red bell pepper, red onion, cumin: 1 tsp, chili powder: 1 tsp, lime
  6. 6
    Wrap flour tortillas in foil and heat them in the oven for ⏱️ 5 minutes . Or, wrap tortillas in a damp paper towel and microwave for ⏱️ 45 minutes on high. While the tortillas warm, halve, peel, and pit avocado . Using a fork , mash it in a bowl with the remaining red onion , remaining cilantro , a squeeze of lime , lime zest, and more jalapeño if you like it spicy! Season with salt and pepper .
    flour tortillas: 8 unit, avocado: 2 unit, red onion, cilantro, lime, jalapeño, salt, pepper
  7. 7
    And now the fun part! Assemble fajitas with the tortillas, chicken, peppers and onions, corn salsa, and guacamole. Ole!