Authentic Fajita Recipe
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4.9
24 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Additional Time
30 mins
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Total Time
1 hr
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Servings
6 -8 servings
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Calories
238 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Mexican
Authentic Fajita Recipe
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An Authentic Mexican Chicken Fajita Recipe packed with delicious flavors and perfectly sauteed! I can already hear the bell peppers, onions, and tender marinated chicken sizzling in the pan just before being served nice and hot!
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Ingredients
Fajita de Pollo Marinade Ingredients
- 2-3 limes zested and juiced
- 2-3 cloves garlic minced or pressed (or replace with 1 teaspoon garlic powder)
- 1 teaspoon oregano dried
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½-1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½-1 teaspoon ancho chili powder or replace with regular chili powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Chicken Fajita Ingredients
- 3-4 medium chicken breasts boneless, skinless, cut into ½ inch strips
- 2 large onions I used one sweet onion and one red onion, sliced thin
- 3-4 bell peppers I used green, red, orange, and yellow, use your favorite
- 3 tablespoons olive oil divided
Serving Options
- Guacamole, Pico de gallo, or salsa, Spanish rice, refried beans, sour cream or Mexican crema, shredded lettuce, grated cheese, flour or corn tortillas. Use your favorites
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Instructions
Make Chicken Fajita Marinade
- Combine all marinade ingredients until you have a thick, but pourable marinade, if necessary add a little more lime juice to thin out. In a large bowl or freezer baggie, add sliced chicken and the marinade, turning until all chicken is coated. Marinate at least 30 minutes (on the counter), or longer, but place in fridge. May be marinated up to 24 hours ahead of time.
Make Chicken Fajitas
- While the chicken is marinating, prep the remaining vegetables and even start cooking. Slice the onions and peppers into thin strips.
- In a large skillet (cast iron or similar works best) heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium-high heat. Once hot and shimmering, carefully add the sliced onions and stir, sauteing for 4-5 minutes until softened and just starting to brown.
- Add sliced peppers and turn them with the onions, sauteing 4-8 minutes until soft and caramelized. If you like your veggies crisper, stay on the low end of the time, I like mine softer and more caramelized, so I cook them for longer. There is no right or wrong way.Remove to a plate and cover with foil while you cook the chicken.
- Add an additional tablespoon of oil to the same pan (you want all that flavor) over medium-high heat; carefully add chicken strips, not crowding the pan (do in batches if necessary) and quickly stir fry the chicken 5-6 minutes until cooked through.
- During the last minute of cooking, add the peppers and onions back into the pan, using tongs to turn and rotate the fajitas until combined with chicken and heated through. Serve immediately.
- If restaurant-style, sizzling, and slightly charred fajitas are desired, place a cast iron skillet into your oven on its highest heat setting while preparing the fajitas. Very carefully (use a pot holder or special heat gloves to grab the pan) when ready to serve, add hot fajitas to the hot pan and watch (and hear) they sizzle.
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Notes
- Easy & Quick Pico de Gallo
- 2-3 Roma or similar tomatoes, diced
- 2 tablespoons diced onion
- 1-2 tablespoons white vinegar
- Pinch of salt
- Mix together tomatoes, onion, and salt, and let sit while you make the rest of the fajitas.
- Mix together tomatoes, onion, and salt, and let sit while you make the rest of the fajitas.
- Toppings for Authentic Mexican Chicken Fajita Recipe
- instant pot
- Variations
- Vegetarian Fajitas: Make vegetarian fajitas with meaty portabella mushrooms, pinto or black beans, tofu, or a plant-based meat alternative. You may also want to increase the vegetables or add variety, like yellow and zucchini squash or broccoli.
- Swap or Add Protein: Serve a variety of meats or swap the chicken for shrimp or beef. If you’re making a combination, marinate each in separate containers. Remember only to saute shrimp until it becomes opaque.
- Spicy Fajitas: Sprinkle some cayenne pepper into the marinade for a little kick of heat, and add some chopped fresh jalapeño when sauteing the peppers.
- Chicken Fajita Salad: Serve this recipe over a bed of lettuce or mixed greens to make it a refreshing and flavorful salad. You can even serve it over rice for homemade fajitas burrito bowls.
- 2-3 Roma or similar tomatoes, diced
- 2 tablespoons diced onion
- 1-2 tablespoons white vinegar
- Pinch of salt
- Guacamole is a classic Mexican condiment made with mashed avocado, lime juice, cilantro, and spices. Pico de Gallo or Salsa: Make your own quick pico de gallo above or this super easy blender salsa. Spanish Rice: Also known as Mexican rice. Refried Beans: Reheat some on the stovetop or instant pot, top with cheese and serve. Pinto or black beans. Sour Cream or Mexican Crema Shredded Lettuce & Grated Cheese Flour or Corn Tortillas
- Guacamole is a classic Mexican condiment made with mashed avocado, lime juice, cilantro, and spices.
- Pico de Gallo or Salsa: Make your own quick pico de gallo above or this super easy blender salsa.
- Spanish Rice: Also known as Mexican rice.
- Refried Beans: Reheat some on the stovetop or instant pot, top with cheese and serve. Pinto or black beans.
- Sour Cream or Mexican Crema
- Shredded Lettuce & Grated Cheese
- Flour or Corn Tortillas
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1serving
Calories
238kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
26g
(52%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
72mg
(24%)
Sodium
527mg
(22%)
Potassium
665mg
(19%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
2133IU
(43%)
Vitamin C
88mg
(98%)
Calcium
42mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6-8 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 238 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 238kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 26g | 52% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 72mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 527mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 665mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 2133IU | 43% |
| Vitamin C | 88mg | 98% |
| Calcium | 42mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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