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Saturday, May 30, 2015

Chicken Fajitas (light & Healthy)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
  • 1 medium onion, peeled and thickly sliced top to bottom
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice (bottled is fine)
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 bell pepper, cut into strips (any color)
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 6 (3/4 ounce) corn tortillas, warmed

Recipe

  • 1 heat a small skillet to medium high. remove from flame and spray with non-stick. return to stove and add chicken.
  • 2 cook without moving chicken until browned, turn and brown other side.
  • 3 add broth; cover and reduce heat to low. simmer 20 minutes.
  • 4 cut up the veggies.
  • 5 remove chicken to plate, tent with foil and set aside. keep broth.
  • 6 heat your largest skillet to high heat. remove from flame and spray with non-stick. return to stove and add onion and bell pepper.
  • 7 cook over high heat, stirring occasionally until almost tender and edges are slightly charred.
  • 8 add seasonings, stir to coat veggies. cook 1 minute to toast seasonings.
  • 9 slice chicken crosswise and add to skillet with lime juice and any juices from the plate. toss to coat chicken with seasonings and combine with veggies.
  • 10 add broth, bring to a boil; reduce heat. simmer until almost dry.
  • 11 serve in warmed corn tortillas.

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