
Easy chicken fajitas
Need a simple, vibrant midweek meal the family will love? Put together these easy chicken fajitas and people can create their own masterpieces at the table
- 2 large chicken breastsfinely sliced
- 1 red onionfinely sliced
- 1 red peppersliced
- 1 red chillifinely sliced (optional)
For the marinade
- 1 heaped tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp ground coriander
- pinch of ground cumin
- 2 medium garlic clovescrushed
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 limejuiced
- 4-5 drops Tabasco
To serve
- 6 medium tortillas
- bag mixed salad
- 230g tub fresh salsa
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal723
- fat26g
- saturates6g
- carbs77g
- sugars12g
- fibre11g
- protein39g
- salt2.48g
Method
step 1
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and wrap 6 medium tortillas in foil.
step 2
Mix 1 heaped tbsp smoked paprika, 1 tbsp ground coriander, a pinch of ground cumin, 2 crushed garlic cloves, 4 tbsp olive oil, the juice of 1 lime and 4-5 drops Tabasco together in a bowl with a big pinch each of salt and pepper.
step 3
Stir 2 finely sliced chicken breasts, 1 finely sliced red onion, 1 sliced red pepper and 1 finely sliced red chilli, if using, into the marinade.
step 4
Heat a griddle pan until smoking hot and add the chicken and marinade to the pan.
step 5
Keep everything moving over a high heat for about 5 mins using tongs until you get a nice charred effect. If your griddle pan is small you may need to do this in two batches.
step 6
To check the chicken is cooked, find the thickest part and tear in half – if any part is still raw cook until done.
step 7
Put the tortillas in the oven to heat up and serve with the cooked chicken, a bag of mixed salad and one 230g tub of fresh salsa.