Archives for August 12, 2009

The best fajitas you’ve EVER had!

This is no joke folks!  These are the best fajitas in the world!  And it’s all in the marinade.  I’m drooling over here just thinking about them as I type.  So let’s get to it!!

Now, just so you know when I’m coming up with this kind of stuff I don’t really measure.  I do it to taste usually, so these measurements are estimates.  If you want to add a little more of something or a little less of something go for it- they’re your fajitas!!

Marinade ingredients:
1 jalapeno, chopped
1-ish tsp of ground cumin
handful chopped parsley
the juice of 1 orange
the juice of 2 limes
big glug of canola oil (a couple of TBS)

Ingredients:
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
marinade (recipe below)
1 onion
2 bell peppers (whatever color you like)

To make the marinade, combine all of the ingredients.  Set aside.

Slice chicken into strips.  Put into a ziplock bag and pour in marinade.  Let sit for a couple of hrs (if you don’t have a couple of hrs, 20-30 mins should due).

Slice up onion and peppers for your fajitas.

Take out chicken and drain off extra marinade.  Throw chicken in hot pan (with a teensy bit of canola oil).  Sautee up chicken until it’s brown.  Take chicken out and set aside.

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Add peppers and onions to pan and sautee them until they are nice and soft and a bit charred. 

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Add chicken back to the pan and take off of the heat.

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Now you’ve made the best fajitas in the world.  Serve them up however you want.  I suggest salsa, guac, maybe a little sour cream.  Yumm- enjoy!!