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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
POLOKWANE – Mexican food is not only easy to make but it is delicious too!
A fajita, in Tex-Mex cuisine is any grilled meat usually served as a taco on a flour or corn tortilla.
What’s for Dinner adds a unique twist to this dish by adding pesto and coriander for a tasty and filling treat.
Ingredients
- 15ml basil pesto
- 1 juice of 1 lime (plus extra juice to sprinkle)
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 15ml oil
- 5ml Robertsons Origanum
- 5ml Robertsons Cumin
- 1 cup coriander leaves, chopped
- 800g chicken breasts, cut into strips
- 4 tomatoes, finely chopped
- 1 onion, half diced and half sliced
- 1 x KNORR Chicken Stock Pot
- 2 avocado
- 2 red peppers, cut into large strips
- 12 tortillas (to serve)
Method
- Combine lime juice, garlic, 5 ml oil, origanum, cumin, chopped coriander and basil pesto in a shallow bowl and season with pepper.
- Add chicken and toss to coat.
- Refrigerate and marinate for 1 hour or overnight.
- Combine tomato and diced onion in a small bowl and season (to taste).
- Halve and stone avocado, then slice and sprinkle with extra lime juice.
- Heat a frying pan.
- Toss red pepper and onion, sliced in remaining 10 ml oil and fry for 4 minutes, tossing frequently.
- Add chicken and KNORR Chicken Stock Pot and cook for 3-4 minutes until brown.
- Toss through red pepper and serve with tomato mixture, avocado, tortillas and extra coriander.
- Serve chicken on top of tortillas or roll the chicken up in the tortilla to make it easier for the children to eat.
