Grilled Chicken Fajitas
Fajitas are fun to make and for this recipe, you will use chicken breast, and to add more flavour to these mild pieces of chicken, you will need to marinate it before cooking. Grab a shallow dish and whisk together a third cup of coarsely chopped cilantro, 2 finely chopped garlic cloves, half a teaspoon of chilli powder, half a teaspoon of ground coriander, half a teaspoon of ground cumin, a juice of one lime and 2 tablespoons of olive or vegetable oil. Add one pound of boneless chicken breast to the dish and turn them to coat them well in the marinade.
You can set the dish aside then let them sit for ten minutes and grill them or cover the dish with aplastic wrap and let them marinate for up to 24 hours. The more time the chicken suits in the marinade the more flavor it’s going to have. When you are ready to grill the fajitas, grab a grill pan and heat it over medium heat, once hot, put the chicken on the grill and season with salt and pepper then let it cook without bothering it until it’s nice and brown the bottom, that will take about 10 minutes.
Flip the chicken over, season with salt and pepper on the other side, and let it cook until the other side is brown and the chicken is completely cooked through about ten minutes. For the veggies, you will need one red onion and one red pepper. Cut the top and bottom of the pepper then set it on one end and slice it down the side, lay the pepper down, and work the knife along the inside to cut off the seeds in the core.
For this fajitas, you want to cut both the paper and onions into half an inch strips, put the cut vegetable in a bowl, season with salt and pepper then toss then with one more tablespoon of oil. Put the vegetables on the grill, in an even layer and cook them stirring them every once in a while until they are tender and lightly charred, that should take about ten minutes.
Slice the chicken into half-inch pieces then serve with the vegetables. The marinade has a spicy flavour and lots of lemon juice for zest and tang and the grilled chicken is delicious.
Ingredients;
- 1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 medium garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- Juice of 1 medium lime
- 3 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 medium bell pepper (any colour), cored and sliced into 1/2-inch strips
- 1 medium red onion, halved and sliced into 1/2-inch pieces
- 8 (6-inch) tortillas (corn or flour)
Instructions;
- Place the cilantro, garlic, chilli powder, coriander, cumin, lime juice, and 2 tablespoons of the oil in a shallow baking dish and whisk to combine. Add the chicken and turn to coat with the marinade. Set the chicken aside for at least 10 minutes, or cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
- Heat a grill pan to medium. Once hot, add the chicken pieces, season with salt and pepper, and cook undisturbed until well browned on the bottom, about 10 minutes.
- Flip, season the second side with salt and pepper, and cook undisturbed until well browned on the bottom and cooked through, about 10 minutes more.
- Remove the chicken to a cutting board and let it rest while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
- Place the bell pepper and onion in a medium bowl, drizzle with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat.
- Place the vegetables on the grill pan in a single layer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and slightly charred, about 10 minutes. Transfer the vegetables to a serving dish. Meanwhile, warm the tortillas.
- Heat a medium cast-iron or frying pan over high heat until hot, about 3 minutes. Place a tortilla in the dry pan and heat, flipping once, until warmed on both sides. Wrap the tortilla in a clean dishtowel to keep warm. Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
- Slice the chicken against the grain into 1/2-inch-thick pieces and place it in the serving dish with the vegetables. To serve, fill a warm tortilla with chicken and vegetables