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Arizona Chicken Fajitas

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Recipe

 

Yield

10 servings

Prep

10 min

Cook

30 min

Ready

40 min
Trans-fat Free, Low Carb

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
½ cup vegetable oil
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½ cup lime juice
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1 cup tequila
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¼ cup tomato paste
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2 each garlic cloves
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1 each jalapeño pepper
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½ teaspoon salt
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½ teaspoon chili powder
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½ teaspoon cumin
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1 ½ pounds chicken breasts
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10 each flour tortillas
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3 tablespoons vegetable oil
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1 each sweet red bell peppers
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1 each onions
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1 each tomatoes
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1 x sour cream
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
118 ml vegetable oil
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118 ml lime juice
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237 ml tequila
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59 ml tomato paste
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2 each garlic cloves
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1 each jalapeño pepper
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2.5 ml salt
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2.5 ml chili powder
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2.5 ml cumin
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680.4 g chicken breasts
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1E+1 each flour tortillas
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45 ml vegetable oil
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1 each sweet red bell peppers
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1 each onions
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1 each tomatoes
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1 x sour cream
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Directions

Mince garlic.

Cut bell pepper and onion into strips. Cut tomato into chunks.

In a glass bowl or baking dish , combine ½ cup oil, lime juice, tequila, tomato paste, garlic, jalapeno, salt, chili powder, and cumin.

Blend well. Add chicken, cover, and marinate in refrigerator at least 6 hours or overnight.

Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).

Wrap tortillas in aluminum foil.

Bake 15 minutes while preparing fajitas.

Remove chicken from marinade. In a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat, heat 3 Tbl oil.

Add chicken and cook, stirring constantly, 5 to 7 minutes or until chicken is done.

Add bell pepper and onion and cook 3 minutes more, just until vegetables are crisp-tender.

Serve with tortillas, guacamole, sour cream, salsa, and cheese.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 146g (5.1 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 26659% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 17g 27%
Saturated Fat 3g 13%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 58mg 19%
Sodium 178mg 7%
Total Carbohydrate 2g 2%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars g
Protein 44g
Vitamin A 6% Vitamin C 70%
Calcium 2% Iron 7%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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