Chicken Fajitas

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 174.4
  • Total Fat: 4.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 64.4 mg
  • Sodium: 611.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 11.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
  • Protein: 24.4 g

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Introduction

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Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1/4 cup lime juice
    2 Tb olive oil
    4 garlic cloves, crushed
    2 tsp soy sauce
    1 tsp salt
    1/2 tsp liquid smoke
    1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
    1/4 tsp black pepper
    1 lb chicken breast, halved horizontally
    2 Tb water
    1 tsp soy sauce
    1/2 tsp lime juice
    1 dash salt
    1 dash black pepper
    1 Tb olive oil
    1 Spanish onion, halved lengthwise and sliced thin
    1 green bell pepper, seeded, sliced thin
    1 red bell pepper, seeded, sliced thin
    1 yellow bell pepper, seeded, sliced thin

Directions

Combine the lime juice, oil, garlic, soy sauce, liquid smoke, salt and peppers and the chicken in a plastic Ziplock and refrigerate two hours or overnight.

Once vegetables are sliced and set aside, pull chicken and garlic cloves from the Ziploc (discard marinade) and pan-fry or grill over medium flame 2-4 minutes on each side then set aside to rest a few minutes.

While the chicken rests, spray a large skillet or heat 1 Tb olive oil (you can use the juices from the chicken if you pan-fried it) and cook the onions and peppers until browned. Remove from heat. Combine the 2 Tbls. water, soy sauce, lime juice, salt, and pepper and stir into the vegetables.

Cut chicken into thin strips and combine with the onions and peppers, mixing thoroughly

Serving Size: About 1-1/2 to 2 cups

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DEBBI_KAZ.