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#WFD – Chicken Fajitas with Avocado and Peppers

Serve chicken on top of tortillas or roll the chicken up in the tortilla to make it easier for the children to eat.

POLOKWANE – Fajitas are found in Tex-Mex cuisine and are commonly refered to any grilled meat usually served as a taco on a flour or corn tortilla.

Popular condiments are shredded lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, pico de gallo, shredded cheese, and diced tomatoes.

The northern Mexican variant of the dish name is called Arrachera.

Ingredients

  1. 15ml basil pesto
  2. 1 juice of 1 lime (plus extra juice to sprinkle)
  3. 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  4. 15ml oil
  5. 5ml Robertsons Origanum
  6. 5ml Robertsons Cumin
  7. 1 cup coriander leaves, chopped
  8. 800g chicken breasts, cut into strips
  9. 4 tomatoes, finely chopped
  10. 1 onion, half diced and half sliced
  11. 1 x KNORR Chicken Stock Pot
  12. 2 avocado
  13. 2 red peppers, cut into large strips
  14. 12 tortillas (to serve)

Method

  1. Combine lime juice, garlic, 5 ml oil, origanum, cumin, chopped coriander and basil pesto in a shallow bowl and season with pepper.
  2. Add chicken and toss to coat.
  3. Refrigerate and marinate for 1 hour or overnight.
  4. Combine tomato and diced onion in a small bowl and season (to taste).
  5. Halve and stone avocado, then slice and sprinkle with extra lime juice.
  6. Heat a frying pan.
  7. Toss red pepper and onion, sliced in remaining 10 ml oil and fry for 4 minutes, tossing frequently.
  8. Add chicken and KNORR Chicken Stock Pot and cook for 3-4 minutes until brown.
  9. Toss through red pepper and serve with tomato mixture, avocado, tortillas and extra coriander.
  10. Serve chicken on top of tortillas or roll the chicken up in the tortilla to make it easier for the children to eat.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. – Tom Stoppard

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