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Chicken Fajitas with Homemade Salsa
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Serves: 4
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Prep Time:
15 mins -
Cook Time: 8 mins
Hosting a Mexican night? This chicken fajita recipe is the perfect party addition. Make it vegetarian by swapping the chicken for Tofu and let the fajita building begin.
What you'll need
The Salsa:
- 2 tomatoes, deseeded and diced
- 1 spring onion, finely chopped
- 1 green chilli, diced (optional)
- 1 tbsp chopped parsley
- squeeze lemon juice
The Fajitas:
- 3 chicken breast, cut in thin strips
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp ground coriander
- pinch chilli flakes
- juice half a lime
- 1 tbsp SPAR extra virgin olive oil
- 1 red and 1 green pepper, cut in strips
- 1 red onion cut in thin wedges
- tortillas
- soured cream
Method
- To make the salsa; Combine 2 seeded and chopped tomatoes, 1 finely sliced spring onion, 1 diced green chilli (optional) 1 tablespoon chopped parsley and a squeeze of lemon or lime juice.
- Mix 3 chicken breasts cut in thin strips with a tablespoon each smoked paprika and ground coriander, a pinch of chilli flakes and the juice of half a lemon and a tablespoon of oil.
- Stir in a chopped red and green pepper and a chopped red onion.
- Set aside for 15 minutes then season.
- Heat a pan or griddle pan and cook the chicken mix over a high heat for 5 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
- Serve the mixture on warmed tortilla wraps with the salsa and a little soured cream.
Get everything you need for your chicken fajitas recipe at your local convenience store and impress your friends with a homemade taste of Mexico.
