Sunday, August 3, 2014

OVEN BAKED CHICKEN FAJITAS


A quick stir after 15 minutes

This is an easy dish to make - great for company or for clean eating meals for the week. It comes together in about 10 minutes. Keep this healthy by making your own seasoning mix instead of the packaged stuff.  You are not going to believe how good this smells when it starts cooking in the oven.

Ingredients - serves 4  (2 fajitas per person)

FAJITA SEASONING
  • 1 T chili powder
  • 1/2 T paprika
  • 1 T garlic powder
  • 1 T cumin
  • dash of sea salt
  • pinch of cornstarch
FAJITA FILLING
  • 1/2  red onion
  • 1 large green bell pepper
  • 1 large red bell pepper
  • 1 lb chicken breast or chicken tenders
  • 2 T olive oil
ADDITIONS
  • 8 tortillas
  • sour cream, cilantro, avocado/guacamole and lime wedges if desired.
Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Mix dry ingredients ( spices ) in a bowl and set aside
Slice the onion and peppers into 1/2 inch strips
Slice the chicken into thin strips
Place the chicken and veggies into a 9X13 baking dish ( ungreased).  Top with the spices and cornstarch. Drizzle the olive oil over everything and mix well to distribute the spice mix.

Bake for 35-40 minutes until done.  Give it a stir after about 15 minutes to incorporate the juices.

Serve with tortillas and desired additions.