Healthy Chicken Fajitas - My Gorgeous Recipes (2024)

Healthy Chicken Fajitas, a lovely light and super quick midweek dinner that is ready in under 15 minutes. Grilled chicken pieces, lightly fried onions and peppers in a delicious tortilla wrap, and served with sour cream - what a treat, full of Mexican flavours!

I cook chicken breast very often - and my post Quick and Easy Chicken Breast Recipes for Dinner is a testament for that- it's inexpensive, light, has a great taste and can be ready very quickly, thus cutting the time spent in the kitchen. Not that l dislike it, but time is ever so precious and, if l can do lots of things in one day, why not.

Although l prefer the red peppers out of all the other varieties because of their sweet taste, the green and yellow ones added to the red peppers make this dish pretty and colourful. What gives the distinctive Mexican flavour is the smoky spicy sauce, which is enhanced by the sweetness of the caramelised onions.

I should make this dish more often. You do not have to add any sour cream if you do not like it, but l find that its fresh taste balances very well the flavours. And the tortilla wrap can be either microwaved for a few seconds to warm it up, or grilled.

I prefer grilling as the wraps get a nice crunchy texture that makes the fajitas even more delicious than they are. Such a treat!

Ingredients needed

• chicken breasts
• large onion - either yellow or red, or shallots
• red pepper
• green pepper
• yellow pepper
• olive oil
• smoked paprika
• smoked bbq sauce
• salt and pepper to taste
• sour cream - or mayonnaise to serve
• parsley - to decorate
• tomato paste
• tortilla wraps

Step-by-step instructions

How much spice goes into the fajitas is entirely up to you, even some nice chilli peppers can be thrown into the pan.

• start cutting the chicken breasts into chunks, add them to a bag together with the spices and bbq sauce
• shake the bag well to coat the chicken pieces evenly, then grill for about 3-4 minutes on each side until tender
• remove from the pan and set aside
• fry the onions until translucent, then add the peppers and cook until tender
• add the chicken back to the pan, garnish with parsley or coriander
• spread sour cream over a tortilla wrap, add the chicken and peppers, and roll

Expert tips

If you are keen on cutting down the amount of carbs, you can enjoy this fajitas without the tortilla wraps. You got chicken and veggies, and that is a filling enough meal that is nutritious and delicious.

Or use wholemeal wraps instead of the plain flour ones, and that should up the fibre intake and make it a healthier, better option.

Swap chicken for beef or pork if you like, it will still be a winner, it might just add extra time to your cooking, as chicken usually cooks a lot faster.

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