Chicken Fajita Skillet

⏱ 30 min · 🍽 4 Servings · 🧂 11 Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 500 g chicken breast fillet
  • 3 piece bell peppers (red, yellow, green)
  • 2 piece onions
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 30 ml canola oil
  • 10 g sweet paprika
  • 5 g ground cumin
  • 1 pinch chili flakes
  • 1 piece lime
  • 8 piece small flour tortillas
  • 1 pinch salt and black pepper

Instructions

  1. Slice the chicken into finger-width strips. Core and slice the bell peppers, cut the onions into wedges, and finely chop the garlic. Combine the paprika, cumin, chili flakes, salt, and pepper, then toss the chicken in the spice mix until evenly coated.
  2. Heat half the oil in a large skillet until very hot. Sear the chicken strips until golden brown and just cooked through, then transfer to a plate.
  3. Add the remaining oil to the skillet and stir-fry the peppers and onions over high heat until lightly charred but still crisp. Add the garlic and cook briefly until fragrant.
  4. Return the chicken to the skillet, toss everything together, and squeeze over the juice of half the lime. Season to taste and serve with lime wedges and warm tortillas so everyone can roll their own fajitas.
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Chicken Fajita Skillet
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Chicken Fajita Skillet

Juicy strips of chicken with charred bell peppers and onions in a smoky fajita spice blend, finished with a squeeze of fresh lime. Serve straight from the skillet with warm tortillas for wrapping..

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Cook time

30 min

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Servings

4

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Ingredients

11

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Nutrition

per serving

425 kcal

Calories

35 g

Protein

14 g

Fat

40 g

Carbs

Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Slice the chicken into finger-width strips. Core and slice the bell peppers, cut the onions into wedges, and finely chop the garlic. Combine the paprika, cumin, chili flakes, salt, and pepper, then toss the chicken in the spice mix until evenly coated.

  2. 2

    Heat half the oil in a large skillet until very hot. Sear the chicken strips until golden brown and just cooked through, then transfer to a plate.

  3. 3

    Add the remaining oil to the skillet and stir-fry the peppers and onions over high heat until lightly charred but still crisp. Add the garlic and cook briefly until fragrant.

  4. 4

    Return the chicken to the skillet, toss everything together, and squeeze over the juice of half the lime. Season to taste and serve with lime wedges and warm tortillas so everyone can roll their own fajitas.

Chicken Fajita Skillet Recipe | Culinse