Chicken Fajitas With Guacamole

Total Time: 1 hr 37 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup snipped fresh cilantro or 1/4 cup snipped fresh parsley
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon shredded lemon peel
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 12 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 8 (8 inch) flour tortillas
• 1 ripe avocado
• 1 medium tomato, seeded, chopped & drained
• 2 tablespoons onions, chopped fine
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 cups shredded lettuce
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 1/2 cup pitted ripe olives, sliced
• sour cream, garnish
• salsa, garnish

Recipe

• 1 guacamole:.
• 2 seed and peel avocado.
• 3 in a mixing bowl coarsely mash avocado.
• 4 add medium tomato, onion, garlic powder, the tablespoon lemon juice and salt.
• 5 cover the surface of bowl with plastic wrap and chill for up to 4 hours.
• 6 marinade:.
• 7 in a shallow nonmetallic dish combine oil, cilantro or parsley, lemon peel, 2 tablespons of lemon juice, chili powder, cumin & red pepper flakes.
• 8 add chicken to marinade, turning to coat.
• 9 cover and chill about an hour.
• 10 drain chicken, reserving marinade.
• 11 grill chicken on an uncovered grill directly over medium coals for about 5 minutes.
• 12 turn chicken and brush with marinade; grill for 7-10 minutes more or until chicken is tender and no longer pink.
• 13 or, place chicken on the unheated rack of a broiler pan. broil 5-6" from the heat for 10-12 minutes, turning and brushing with marinade once.
• 14 wrap tortillas in foil and heat on grill or in oven during the last 5 minutes of cooking the chicken.
• 15 to serve, cut chicken into bite-sized strips.
• 16 on each tortilla, arrange chicken strips, shredded letturce, shredded cheese, tomato and sliced olives.
• 17 roll up tortillas, tucking in sides.
• 18 serve with guacamole, sour cream and salsa if desired.