Fajitas

 

• 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts approximately 1 lb.
• ▢1 medium onion
• ▢1 lime
• ▢3 bell peppers red, yellow, green or orange
• ▢3 tablespoons olive oil divided
• ▢1 teaspoon chili powder
• ▢½ teaspoon smoked paprika
• ▢½ teaspoon onion powder
• ▢½ teaspoon black pepper
• ▢½ teaspoon cumin optional
• ▢salt to taste

Instructions 

• Cut onion into slivers & slice peppers.
• In a separate bowl, combine 1 tablespoon olive oil, juice of ½ lime, chili powder, paprika, onion powder, pepper, cumin and salt. Cut chicken into strips and toss with the spice mixture.
• Preheat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium high. Add ½ of the chicken and cook until just cooked, about 3-5 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside. Repeat with remaining chicken.
• Set chicken aside and add 1 tablespoon oil to the pan. Drain onions well (if soaking per note below) and cook 2 minutes. Add in sliced peppers and cook an additional 2 minutes or just until hot. Add chicken back to the pan and stir to combine.
• Squeeze additional lime overtop and serve over torhttps://www.spendwithpennies.com/easy-chicken-fajitas/tillas.

Notes

Optional: If I am serving these to kids, I find soaking the onions in cold water for a bit takes a bit of the "bite" out of them.